799 North Highland Avenue
Winston Salem, NC 27101
Phone: 336-703-3100
Fax: 336-748-3292
Winston Salem, NC 27101
Phone: 336-703-3100
Fax: 336-748-3292
BeHealthy Kids Program
The Be Healthy School Kids Program is a nutrition education program targeting Pre-K through 5th grade students at all Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Elementary Schools. At each school, we strive to reach students, staff, faculty, and parents through bulletin boards, morning announcements, quarterly newsletters, grade-level presentations, School Wellness Committee technical assistance, PTA workshops and/or special events.
2023-2024 Be Healthy School Kids Schedule and Family Fitness Nights
| School | Dates | Family Fitness Night |
|---|---|---|
| Smith Farm School | November 13th-17th | November 17th |
| Caleb's Creek Elementary | December 4th-8th | December 8th |
| Frank Morgan Elementary | December 11th-15th | December 14th |
| Southwest Elementary | January 8th-12th | January 11th |
| Sedge Garden Elementary | January 16th-23rd | January 24th |
| Rural Hall Elementary | January 29th-February 2nd | February 1st |
| Brunson Elementary | Febraury 12th-16th | February 16th |
| Ashley Academy | February 26th-March 1st | March 1st |
| Mineral Springs | March 11th-15th | March 14th |
| Vienna Elementary | April 15th-19th | April 19th |
| Konnoak Elementary | April 29th-May 1st | May 1st |
| Old Richmond Elementary | May 13th-17th | May 17th |
Family Fitness Nights at each school will consist of door prizes, healthy snacks, and two 30-minute activity sessions! Below are the descriptions of the activities that you may participate in while at these fitness nights!
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Crazy Running offers running, track and field and conditioning programs for young athletes ages 3 – 17. Our programs are typically 8-week sessions, and we offer a variety of different training opportunities throughout the year. Athletes can train with us year-round with 5k Training, Winter Conditioning, Summer Track and Field, Family 5k Training, and Speed and Agility Training. Our goal is to positively impact the health and future of young athletes through running. |
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Home of Yoga(mmunity). Bringing the community together through yoga practice, one asana at a time |
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Kat's Travelling Studio delivers fantastic, focused coaching & training right to your door, with a variety of fitness styles to choose from! From dance, to high-intensity interval training, to core endurance, to mobility! |
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We take the "work" out of workout, by mixing low-intensity and high-intensity moves for an interval-style, calorie-burning dance fitness party. Once the Latin and World rhythms take over, you'll see why Zumba® Fitness classes are often called exercise in disguise. |
Besides BeHealthy School Kids we try to reach all students in Forsyth County by partnering with local YWCAs, Parks and Recreation centers, and other community partners by offering summer camps and after-school programs. Below are two programs we provide during those times:
A 4- week Summer Youth Nutrition program, targeting elementary aged children, that promotes healthy eating through educational sessions on MyPlate and healthy snack cooking tutorials.
Program Dates Coming in Summer 2024
Below are some of the recipes made by students at the camp.
Past Recipe Cards
A 10-week family focused garden, nutrition, and physical activity after-school program that will help reduce childhood obesity numbers in Forsyth County. Elementary age children will learn to try new vegetables, understand the benefits of MyPlate, and learn how to plant a garden! All produce harvested from the student gardens will not only be taste tested by students but donated to the Healthy Corner Store Initiative to help aid food deserts in Forsyth County. At the end of the program students will earn their Junior Master Gardener Certificate!
Interested? Complete this form:
Miller Park Recreation Center
Fall/Winter Session: Tuesdays 4pm-5pm
Spring Session: Begins Monday, March 4th, 2024
Check out the curriculum at https://jmgkids.us/kids-zone/what-is-it/
Health Observances
Each month, we feature select National Health Observances that align with our priorities for improving health across Forsyth County. Use these observances to incorporate new foods you have not tried before or add a fun physical activity to do with your family to improve overall health!
January
National Oatmeal Month
National Soup Month
February
American Heart Month
National Grapefruit Month
March
National Celery Month
World Water Day (March 22)
April
National Pecan Month
Kid's Yoga Day (April 5)
National Walking Day (Fifth Wednesday in April)
May
National Asparagus Month
National Bike Month
National Physical Education and Sport Week (May 1-7)
June
National Fruits and Vegetables Month
National Great Outdoors Month
July
National Peach Month
National Hop-A-Park Day (July 1)
August
National Golf Month
National Exercise with Your Children Week (First week of August)
National Watermelon Day (August 3)
September
National Whole Grains Month
National Family Health and Fitness Day (September 24)
October
National Spinach Lovers Month
Bring Your Family to PE Week (First week in October)
November
National Pepper Month
National Take a Hike Day (November 17)
December
National Root Vegetable Month
National Tomato and Winter Squash Month
National Stretching Day (December 11)
Below are resources you can use to help celebrate these observances with recipes and parks to get outside: