Move2Learn Summit

RunningBrooke inspires our city’s* at-risk kids to move, sparking their learning for success in school and life.*City of Alexandria, VA

RunningBrooke

When:  June 9, 2016 from 8:30am – 10:00am
Where:  The Campagna Center – 418 S. Washington St., Alexandria, VA  22314
Learn about how physical exercise fuels the brain and accelerates learning, featuring nationally known heath and physical education expert, Tim McCord.
Tim McCord was a physical educator in the Titusville Area School District in Titusville, PA for 34 years prior to his retirement in 2012.  He transformed the district’s Physical Education program in 2000 which resulted in significant student achievement gains in reading and math (17% and 18% above the state average, respectively).  The program was featured in Dr. John Ratey’s book, SPARK: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain.  
Program:
1. Why We Need to Get and Keep Kids Moving:  The Research 2. The Importance of Recess 3. Recess, Zero Power Hour and Non-Traditional P.E.:  The Data 4. Outside the Gym and Into the Classrooms:  Key Takeaways 5. Q&A
Who Should Attend: City, school, non-profit and community professionals serving kids from preschool through high school, CEOs, directors, program managers, coordinators and direct service staff, pediatricians, parents and anyone interested in getting kids moving.
Cost: $20 per person Coffee & Pastries

The Campagna Center

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