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As founder and leader of PS 971 School of Math, Science and Healthy Living, we pride ourselves not only on creating an environment of academics to build healthy minds but one of nutrition and fitness to build healthy bodies. We know without health, we cannot learn anything, we cannot grow and be productive adults.
A large piece of what we do is to provide our students access to the knowledge to make healthy nutritional choices. It is vital that all students are supported in all areas of their lives, at school, at home and out in the community.  As a fully plant-based menu school, we support our students in the cafe while eating healthy lunches AND in the classroom educating them about nutrition to take care of their bodies that will create healthy habits to last for a lifetime of well-being.
      PARENTS! JOIN US IN THE JOURNEY TO ENSURE "OUR" CHILDREN GROW IN A HEALTHY WAY.
Information + Access = Knowledge
Check out PS 971 School of Math, Science and Healthy Living
​SCHOOL WIDE NUTRITIONAL INITIATIVE - SPREAD THE WORD!!!
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                                                                                             Our school is ONE of four public schools in the city of New York to have a full VEGETARIAN/VEGAN lunch menu? This includes items such as veggie nuggets, Mediterranean chickpea pasta and vegan veggie burgers with vegan cheese! Most parents do not send their children to our school with a home lunch because they know our vegetarian/vegan school lunch is filled with healthy nutrients, which is USDA and FDA approved!
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According to the DGA (2020-2025) - "Early food preferences influence food and beverage choices later. And the science has evolved to focus on the importance of a healthy dietary pattern over time. The science also shows it’s never too late to start and maintain a healthy dietary pattern, which can yield health benefits in the short term and cumulatively over years." 
What does this mean? We should pay attention to our children's food choices in terms of snacking and sweets. Exposing our children to healthy food choices can impact them now as children and create healthy habits for their future living!!!

Parents: Do you know you set the environment for healthy eating????

  • As parents, we often determine when and where our family eat meals whether it's breakfast, lunch or dinner.
  • Keeping that time positive is important in setting up life long positive eating for our children to follow.
A few suggestions:
  • Try to eat meals at the same time! Creating a routine for children allows them to know when the meal is coming and prevent overeating during the day.
  • Pressuring children can actually cause children to eat less. Usually, children will eat when they are hungry and stop when they are full. Keep food choice healthy and fun for them to choose from.
  • Be sure to avoid snacks that are loaded with sugar and artificial colors, flavors and sweeter! Keep it fun and healthy.​

Fitness f​or Kids!

  • We know that grown-ups are busy but it pays to get our children involved in after school activities and even on the weekend like soccer, swimming or simply playing in the local park! Explore your local Y for activities!
  • Swimming is a great way for early fitness. Teaching kids to swim early like 6 months-4 years takes away the fear of the water. Enroll in a basic swim class!
  • Having a variety of different sports for your child is great do develop different parts of their bodies over time. Switch it up with soccer, baseball and basketball to gymnastics.
  • Just remember, fitness is an all around activity that can include all kinds of sports. Sports are not limited to one gender, size, color or culture! Sports and healthy living is for everyone!!!​

Kids Mindfulness is everywhere!

As a school, we implement social-emotional learning for all our children! Check out some things you can do at home!
  1. Working on mindfulness strategies can help children in all areas of healthy living.
  2. There are plenty of mindfulness apps for your mobile device where children can listen, breathe and meditate.
  3. One great activity that we have in many classrooms is the "Mindfulness Jar" where you fill with glitter and watered down glue. It gets shaken then children can watch the glitter slowly sink to the bottom of the jar while they think about things to settle them. 
  4. The article link at the bottom of the page talks about mindful posing- this allows children to zoom into who they are, how they feel and think. It is our hope that our children will be raised to be mindful and tolerant of each other to grow up to be thoughtful caring citizens of our world.
  5. Use the 'Remind App" to let us know what kinds of mindfulness games you are doing at home with our children!!!​ ​

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The School of Math, Science and Healthy Living Address: 6214 4th Avenue, Brooklyn N.Y, 11220 Fax# 1-718-765-2205 Office# 1-718-765-2200