[whitmanpta] FW: PTA Council: Learn about the link between healthy body and academic success at first of 4 wellness forums
- From: "Celeste Ozaki" <cbobryk-pta@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <whitmanpta@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 22:23:13 -0700
From: Laura Schumacher [mailto:lauras@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2011 11:02 AM
To: Laura Schumacher
Subject: PTA Council: Learn about the link between healthy body and academic
success at first of 4 wellness forums
Please forward to your members
Lincoln High School Youth Health Council and UCSD present
Community Wellness Program Kick-off
An Olympic Gold medalist, a neuroscientist and a Yale University child
psychiatrist are a few of the speakers promoting healthy lifestyles at the
Lincoln High School Health Council Community Wellness Series. With the help
of UCSD, the Health Council has put together a four-part series that is free
and open to the public. All presentations are in the Lincoln High School
Theatre, 4777 Imperial Avenue, and begin at 6:00 pm. There will be community
resource tables and refreshments in the central quad on June 23 and October
20.
Thursday, June 23 - Feeding the Mind, Body and Spirit
Monique Henderson, Olympic Gold Medalist and Adam Henderson, Lincoln High
School Director of Track and Field and will discuss the link between
physical health and academic success. Mike Carey, NFL Official, will
illustrate how making healthy choices leads to a successful and rewarding
life.
Thursday, July 28 - Music and The Mind
Dr. Makeba Jones will facilitate the discussion by Dr. Patel, The
Neurosciences Institute, and Sundiata Kata, San Diego Youth Symphony. The
physiological and psychological benefits of music on mental health and
cognitive development will be discussed following the performances by San
Diego Youth Symphony & Conservatory's Opus Orchestra, Oak Park African
Drummers, and International Youth Symphony.
Thursday, September 1 - Managing Stress for Academic Success
Chris Yanov founder of Reality Changers will lead a discussion on the
effects of stress on the cognitive, social, emotional and physical
development of children and adolescents following a screening of "Race to
Nowhere". Ben Carson, MD, John Hopkins University, will speak via video
regarding his experiences, challenges and his success as a student and
surgeon.
Thursday, October 20 - Building Healthy Communities
James P. Comer MD, child psychiatrist at Yale University, will provide a
presentation promoting collaboration among parents, educators and the
community to improve social, emotional and academic outcomes for students.
Contact:
Lincoln High School Youth Health Council
LinconHighSchoolYHC@xxxxxxxxx
LHS Wellness Center
4777 Imperial Avenue
San Diego, CA 92113
Ph: 619.266.6502
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