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More than students from Middletown's elementary schools took part in the new music video for the Community Health Center's national school-based program to reverse childhood obesity.
Recess at most Connecticut elementary schools is 25 minutes long, which may seem lengthy, but when the school day clocks in at six and a half hours, for naturally energetic children ages 4-11, it’s not always enough activity. Enter Recess Rocks, developed by the Community Health Center in 2004. It’s a national program to reverse childhood obesity and to redefine and redesign how recess is incorporated into the school day: a a free, dynamic movement program for elementary school children that can be adapted to any part of the school day. It brings fun, non-competitive aerobic exercise and kinesthetic learning into the classroom and beyond. Click here to read the full article.
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Movement instructor Lisa Rozo and first grade students pretend to be sharks while exercising to music during Recess Rocks at Strong Elementary School in Southington Thursday January 5, 2012. The Community Health Center of Middletown fitness program keeps kids moving as an alternative to board games and computer games at recess during the winter months. Click here to read the full article.
The Recess Rocks music video is on its way! Pick up the beat as SteveSongs of PBS fame launches the new Recess Rocks theme song to excited kids selected to participate in the upcoming music video.
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Miss Kim is leading 1,000 Girl Scouts of Connecticut in multiple, fun-packed Celebrations! events at the Meriden Mall during their overnight celebratory stay.
Last November, Recess Rocks trained 28 new movement instructors in Recess and Celebrations! Now more kids from Connecticut, New York and Rhode Island will be moving to the Recess Rocks groove!
On September 13, Community Health Center, Inc. of Danbury presented crucial information about childhood diabetes to GE’s Fairfield County area employees. After the presentation, participants engaged in a dynamic, interactive overview of Recess Rocks. They learned how movement—the Recess Rocks way—helps children alleviate the symptoms of childhood diabetes and keep the disease in check.
CHC, Recess Rocks’ parent company, was awarded a $500,000 grant from GE last winter, along with three years of GE volunteer support, under the GE Developing Health™ program, with the goal of increasing access to primary care for uninsured and underserved populations in Norwalk and Danbury, Connecticut. The September 13th workshop was part of this initiative.
