Michael C. Gieck,
Children's Power Play!
Campaign Project Coordinator
E-mail:
mgieck@ucsd.edu
Phone:
619.681.0659
Fax: 619.681.0666
Larissa Johnson,
Community Youth Organization Coordinator
E-mail:
lrjohnso@ucsd.edu
Phone:
619.681.0676
Fax: 619.681.0666
Address:
UCSD Community Pediatrics
4305 University Ave.
Suite 590
San Diego, CA 92105 |
Marvin
Elementary Gets Healthy!
If you work with schools or after school
programs, you know about Power Play!
If you have not been fortunate enough to
experience it, Power Play! is a program
which motivates and empowers youth 9-11
years old to eat 3 to 5 cups of fruits and
vegetables and get at least 60 minutes of
physical activity everyday. It is a
great program which a lot of San Diego
County Schools and After School Programs
have used. The Programs receive a kit
that includes 20 activities in it and the
sites have to complete at least 5 activities
to receive a Celebrity Cook Book for each
participant. Occasionally, there are
sites that go above and beyond the minimum 5
activities.
Rebecca Willets, the Site Supervisor at
Marvin Elementary 6 to 6 Program, is one of
those leaders who took the program to
another level. In November, she had
her students participate in an entire month
based on Power Play! She had a guest
speaker, Larissa Johnson, the Community
Youth Organization Coordinator , come to the
site to conduct a Smoothie Demonstration for
the youth and they completed two walking
fieldtrips to local grocery stores,
Albertsons and Windmill Farms. The
highlight of the month was a Stone Soup
Parent Night where everyone played Power
Bingo (an activity from the kit) and ate the
community soup. According to Rebecca,
the kids and parents “loved it!”
Rebecca Willets and the Marvin Elementary 6
to 6 are Power Play! All-Stars! Not
only were the students participating in the
Power Play! Program but they had parent
involvement and utilized their community to
show how important it is to eat fruits and
vegetables and be active everyday. |
