Teachers found the Health ninjas program easy to implement and highly beneficial for their students. There is a wealth of research linking better cognitive function with children that exercise regularly, eat a healthy diet and participate in mindfulness. These are certainly not the only elements...
The health ninjas program creates a health conscious school community. Like any group there is a critical mass that starts to affect change. In the pilot program this health consciousness drove students to start leading their parents to create better lunch options, to be more...
The students in the program tend to start to take control of their health decision making. we believe that for someone to make lifelong good health decisions it has to come from within and be linked to a persons values. By P Plating the students...
Students asked their teachers if they could participate in healthy activities such as class stretching, morning exercise and class mindfulness sessions. The students are motivated to participate regularly in different health related activities to earn ninja points....
Students actively told their parents to put fresh food in their lunch box instead of packaged foods. There was an increase in the amount of fruit and vegetables the kids brought to school....
Levels of active transport increased significantly during the pilot program. Some classes reported 40% of their students walking or riding to school. Children reported that walking to school allowed them to get to talk to their mum and dad more often....