Announcing the 2016 Champion Schools Awards

By Let's Move Pittsburgh

Congratulations to all of our 2016 Champion Schools Awards winners! The following schools are awarded funding to “Bag the Junk” with projects that promote healthy food and nutrition education in schools, “Get Kids Moving” with projects that aim to increase physical activity in schools, and “Teach Kids to Grow and Cook Food” with projects that focus on growing and preparing healthy food. Thanks to generous funding from The Heinz Endowments, more than 7,500 children will benefit from programs in the following schools:

• Angels’ Place (Angels' Place Learning Garden Program)
• Barrett Elementary (Barrett Bears on the Move)
• Beth Shalom Early Learning Center (Namaste & Play!)
• Community Day School (CDS Farm Stand After-School Program)
• Curtisville Primary Center (Creating a Kinesthetic Learning Lab)
• Donaldson Elementary School (Tchoukball in Elementary School)
• Dr. Cleveland Steward Jr. Elementary School (Yoga-Mindfulness in the School )
• Earthen Vessels Outreach (Stepping Ahead While Dropping the Junk )
• East Union Intermediate Center (Tower Gardens)
• Environmental Charter School (Morning Energize Club)
• Greenock Elementary (Eat Your Science)
• Heritage Out of School Time (Heritage Gets Healthy)
• Hillcrest Christian Academy (Hillcrest Grows!)
• Hugs Away from Home (Kids on the Move)
• Jefferson Elementary School (JES is Growing!)
• Linton Middle School / Penn Hills Elementary School (Zumba Night)
• Marshall Elementary School (Rollerblading for Fitness)
• Mon Valley School (Mon Valley Grows!)
• Mount Lebanon Montessori School and Academy (Healthy Bodies, Helping Hands)
• Mt. Washington Children’s Center (Grow with Ro)
• Myrtle Avenue Elementary School (After School Intramurals)
• Pittsburgh Banksville K – 5 (Healthy Kids Initiative)
• Pittsburgh Linden K – 5 (Linden Garden)
• Pittsburgh Minadeo Pre-K – 5 (Fancy Water Program)
• Pittsburgh Montessori Pre-K – 5 Seed Pittsburgh Parks Rx at Pittsburgh Montessori)
• Pittsburgh West Liberty K – 5 (AIM: Add more fruits and vegetables, Increase activity, Make smart choices)
• Pre-K Counts Founders Hall (Yoga to be Kidding Me- Smoothies are Healthy)
• Propel Pitcairn (Pitcairn Grown)
• Rankin Promise Program (Award Rankin Garden)
• Righteous Beginnings Learning Center (Future Foodies)
• Shady Lane School (Let's Move! Toolbox + The Neighborhood of Make Believe + Sugar-Free Snack Time)
• Shady Side Academy Junior School (Active Learning)
• Shaler Area High School (Fun with Farm Food)
• South Fayette Elementary School (Elementary Discovery Garden Curriculum Initiative)
• Southminster Child Care Center (Fun Fitness for Kids)
• St. Bernard School (Gardening and Nutrition)
• Sto-Rox Elementary School / Middle School (Sto-Rox Intermediate After-School Athletics)
• University Child Development Center (Garden to Classroom Table and Beyond)
• Urban Pathways K – 5 College Charter School (Urban Pathways Proactive Day Starter (PDS) Smoothie Program)
• Washington Elementary School (Eating the Alphabet: Fruits and Veggies from A to Z!)