WELLNESS POLICY

• Nutrition Education Goals: Kamalani Academy will educate, encourage, and support healthy eating by all students of all ages.

• Physical Education Goals: Kamalani Academy will provide opportunities for students to maintain physical fitness. Kamalani Academy will adopt or exceed the state standards for physical activity.

• Nutrition Standards:  Kamalani Academy will comply with the current Hawaii Child Nutrition Guideline for the National School Lunch Program.

  •  Fundraisers

  • Class parties – Others

• Other School-Related Activities:  Kamalani Academy will create a total school environment that is conducive to being physically active.

• Nutrition Education Guidelines:  Kamalani Academy will educate, encourage, and support healthy eating for all students of all ages. Guidelines:

  • Schools will promote fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low fat & fat free dairy, healthy food preparation, and health-enhancing nutrition practices.

  • Nutrition Education will be part of not only health education classes, but also classroom instruction in subjects such as Math, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies, and elective subjects.

  • The school cafeteria serves as a “Learning Lab” to all students to apply critical thinking skills taught in the classroom.

  • Nutrition Education will involve sharing information with families and the broader community to positively impact students and the health of the community.

  • School will promote enjoyable, developmentally and culturally appropriate participatory activities.

  • Schools will offer nutrition education at each grade level as a part of a sequential, comprehensive, standards-based program designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to promote and protect their health.

  • The staff responsible for nutrition education will be adequately prepared and participate regularly in professional development activities to effectively deliver an accurate nutrition education program as planned.

• Physical Activity Guidelines: Kamalani Academy will provide opportunities for students to regularly participate in physical activity and maintain physical fitness. Guidelines:

  • Children should have several opportunities for physical activity lasting 15 minutes or more approximately every two hours, especially during the daytime hours.

  • We will implement physical activities from adopted curriculums.

  • We will encourage classroom teachers to provide short activity breaks between lessons or classes.

  • We will provide a daily recess period of 30 minutes. Kamalani Academy will adopt or exceed the state standards for physical activity. Guidelines

  • Policies ensure that state physical education classes have student/teacher ratio similar to others.

  • Time allotted consistent with research and standards, 30 minutes per day or 150 minutes per week, kindergarten through sixth grade.

  • We will provide opportunities for activity through physical education classes, recess and integration in curriculum.

• Nutrition Standards Guidelines

  • Kamalani Academy will comply with the current Hawaii Child Nutrition Programs and National School lunch program nutrition guidelines. For details go to hcnp.org

  • Goal #2 Schools will comply with the current USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans, Texas Public School Nutrition Policy as well as adhere to the following restrictions.

  • *A SCHOOL MAY OPT TO BE MORE RESTRICTIVE Attach School Nutrition Policy plus record restrictions:

  • Fundraisers

  • Food and beverages sold at fundraisers include healthy choices and provide age appropriate selections for all school levels.

  • Class parties

  • Will provide nutritional options.

  • Others

  • Promotional activities to encourage physical activity, and academic achievement in compliance with local guidelines

  • Promotional activities connected to healthy lifestyles.

• Other School-Based Activities Guidelines:  Kamalani Academy will create a total school environment that is conducive to being physically active. Guidelines:

  • After-school programs will encourage physical activity and promote healthy habits.

  • Schools will not deny a student participation in recess or other physical activity as a form of discipline or classroom make-up time.

  • Schools will schedule recess for elementary schools before lunch so that children will come to lunch less distracted and ready to eat.

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