Guess who is this month's healthy Hero with HEAL? Our very own Amy Ballou!
Congratulations Amy , keep up the great work! Here's what is being said on the HEAL Website:
Kids at the Mount Lebanon School are walking home from school every Friday this winter thanks to the organizing efforts of Amy Ballou, a physical education teacher at the school. Amy has brought enthusiasm, determination, and great organizing skills to mobilize “walk home school buses” each Friday.
The key to the “walk home” buses has been the involvement of an outstanding group of parent volunteers. “Our volunteers are the real heros” says Ballou. “They’re making a big commitment to making walking home accessible to a lot of our kids.
Every Friday, there are five “walk home” routes from the school. Each route is led by a parent volunteer. Children whose parents have given permission then walk home with the volunteers. Along with getting 10-45 minutes of physical activity while walking, Ballou says that one of the best things about the Walk Home buses is the relationships that are being built. “Kids start to learn that there are other adults in their neighborhood they can ask for help. And we’ve started seeing some of the older kids taking on a protective ‘big buddy’ role with some of the younger walkers.”
Read the rest of the article here:
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Dianne Estes
School and Community Relations
Lebanon School District - SAU#88
84 Hanover Street
Lebanon, NH 03766
603-448-1634 x114
Fax: 603-448-0602
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