| Back-to-School + Student/Teacher Self-Care
This back-to-school season, we give our heartfelt appreciation to our teachers out there, tackling the many challenges of COVID-19 with creativity, adaptivity, and perseverance.Â
With much uncertainty still ahead, we’d also like to remind of the importance of self-care, and offer some tips from our CATCH training team:Â
- Teacher self-care will be key this year. Consider hosting a self-care challenge for your faculty!Â
- Remember your WHY - why did you become a teacher? Keep that top of mind to get you through the tough days!
- “Maslow before Bloom” – meet your students' health, safety and social/emotional needs first before academics.
- Mindfulness is for everyone! Find your favorite mindfulness activity and use it often for yourself and your students.
(See free mindfulness activities at CATCH “Health at Home”)
- 85% of our students are kinesthetic learners – include physical activity in your lessons.
(See free activity breaks at CATCH “Health at Home”)
We’re all in this together!
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| Back-to-School / COVID-19 Resources
➡️  “Health at Home” – free resources for parents, teachers, and camp/OST staff, including:
➡️ CATCH My Breath Resources
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“Restart Smart” Trainings Â
Due to popular demand, we’ve scheduled virtual “Restart Smart” trainings every week this September! If you’re a wellness team member, PE/health teacher, classroom teacher, or camp/OST staff – these trainings are for you! Come learn best practices and real-world strategies for health-ed in the COVID-19 era.Â
"Thank you so much for all the tools you provided us with! I can go into the year feeling much more confident." – Restart Smart Trainee
"I've walked away from both trainings with a new energy and excitement for what I do... I'm glad I attended!" – Restart Smart Trainee
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| $252,000 Awarded to Help Michigan Schools “Restart Smart”
Thanks to two generous grants from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund, CATCH Global Foundation will be increasing access to high-quality nutrition education and P.E. in Michigan. Eligible K-8 Michigan schools can apply to receive free “Restart Smart” trainings and Whole Child wellness programming.
As an added benefit, SHAPE MI will provide a free year of membership to the first 100 teachers who attend one of the CATCH "Restart Smart" trainings.
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| CATCH K-8 Video Lessons
In these unpredictable times, we know teachers need flexible ways to deliver lessons. That is why we’ve developed pre-recorded CATCH health lessons, available to stream on CATCH.org or via a unique, sharable link (for simple, account-free student access).
Episodes for the K-2 and 3-5 bundles are now available, with several more (including all 6-8 episodes) premiering in September. Each bundle includes 5 health/nutrition videos based on the evidence-based CATCH curriculum, plus 4 newly-developed Fighting Illness & MVP video lessons.
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| CATCH My Breath / Vaping Prevention Updates
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| FDA Flavor Ban
On July 20, 2020 the FDA took action in protecting youth from flavored e-cigarettes. Ten companies that sell flavored, disposable e-cigarettes, including Puff Bar, were ordered to take their products off the market. Read the FDA announcement here.
CATCH My Breath Comes to Canada!
This October, CATCH My Breath will officially expand into Canada with an adapted curriculum to meet Canadian Health education standards, and include the most recent youth surveillance data and federal regulations. The curriculum and teacher training will be available for grades 5-8. Stay tuned for more details this fall!Â
Podcast: “When Parents Lead the Charge”
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If you haven't yet, we encourage you to join our online community to keep up-to-date on the latest CATCH and e-cigarette news, recipes, health tips, training opportunities, & more!
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| Welcoming the CATCH Kenya Team!
CATCH is headed to Kenya next year, and we’re excited to announce the formation of our local CATCH Kenya Board of Advisors. The CATCH Kenya BOA will play an instrumental role in the development & implementation of CATCH health curriculum in 16 pilot schools in 2021.Â
Currently, CATCH is seeking corporate sponsors to help us continue to bring this initiative to life. If you’re interested in learning how your company can get involved, please contact us today.
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| Save the Date! 10/19-10/23 is “Bring PE to Your Family Week”
Due to COVID-19, Action for Healthy Kids is hosting “Bring PE to Your Family Week” from October 19-23 this year (in place of their annual “Take Your Parent to PE Week”). Be sure to mark your calendar and learn more here!
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| We invite you to join one or more of our "Restart Smart" virtual educator trainings occurring every week throughout September!
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News / Journals
PR NewswireÂ
National
The Lincoln Courier
Lincoln, IL
The Daily Progress
Charlottesville, VA
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Communities all over the country are responding creatively to the challenge of keeping health education going during the pandemic. Big high-five to all of those who have shared so far and keep the posts coming ( be sure tag @CATCHhealth)!
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To get CATCH in your community, email us or call 855-500-0050. For more information, visit our website at catchinfo.org
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