Tag: healthy schools

  • Learning to Live In Baltimore

      How schools can improve the health of students and their communities The 2017 Neighborhood Health Report by the Baltimore City Health Department is hard to read.                               It spells out the stark disparities and desperation in our city with a clarity…

  • Science out of the Silos

         The New Scientific Breakthroughs:             How and Who   When we list our most important scientific breakthroughs, we usually note the discoveries of new evidence: ancient bones, DNA, black holes and medicines.  But could our biggest recent breakthrough be not what have found, but how we collaborate in our research? There is a…

  • Creating Healthy, Smart Schools

    If we wish to create schools that  promote the health, learning and lives of our students,  we must involve students as full partners in this adventure. When students help design and maintain their school environment, they gain knowledge, voice and responsibility. In turn, the school gets expert advice on what works for kids, innovative ideas…