A crate of apples greeted parents and students at PS/MS 15 last week, as part of a school expedition on health and wellness. A long table was filled with healthy food – vegetables, whole wheat cereal and bars, juice boxes, and low-calorie snacks, all part of a free raffle.
Pamphlets in both English and Spanish offered information on how to eat healthy and various other health and wellness issues.
The Wellness Table was part of the school’s new wellness program, funded with a $5,000 wellness grant from the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Food Change. The school plans to have continuing programs, as well as a monthly newsletter.
PS 15 is the only school in the Bronx to have won the grant.
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