The Weekly Connect 12/5/16
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Category: Health & Wellness
Helping Children See More of What They’re Learning
We know that good healthcare helps students do better in school. But it’s tough for many children in our schools to get […]
Check out City Connects in the Boston Globe
City Connects was featured today on the front page of the Boston Globe’s G section: “Helping students with needs that extend outside […]
Back to School in Boston
This week is back-to-school time in Boston Public Schools (BPS), and we’re excited to be working in 18 schools across the city! […]
The connection between students’ health & poverty
Research shows that out-of-school factors (like hunger or homelessness) contribute to two-thirds of the achievement gap, with the other third being attributable […]
Excellence in School Wellness Awards to 4 City Connects Boston Schools
Last month, Boston Public Schools (BPS) bestowed Excellence in School Wellness Awards to 13 schools, four of which were City Connects schools. […]
Boston Moves for Health challenges Boston Public Schools to increase student physical activity
Last week, Boston’s Mayor Thomas Menino announced several exciting developments that will improve student health and wellness in Boston Public Schools (BPS). […]
It’s National Health Education Week!
The week of Oct. 15-19 is National Health Education Week (NHEW), presented by the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE). This year’s […]
New Study Shows School has Large Role in Kids’ Health Disparities
A study published in the August 23 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine by a consortium led by Boston Children’s […]
Two City Connects Schools Commended for Promoting Student Health
“Healthy Connections” awards were presented to two City Connects schools, the John F. Kennedy and the Josiah Quincy elementary schools, at the […]