St. Regis Mohawk School Celebrates 'Every Kid Healthy Week'

Every Kid Healthy Week is an annual observance created in 2013 to celebrate school health and wellness achievements. Each day of the week shines a spotlight on the great actions schools and families are taking to improve the health and wellness of their kids and the link between nutrition, physical activity, mental health and learning – because healthy kids are better prepared to learn and thrive!

This year the St Regis Mohawk School collaborated with the SRMT Health Promotion and Planning Program, SRMT Alcohol Chemical Dependency Prevention, SRMT Mental Health, Holistic Life Foundation Akwesasne, SRMT Dental, Iakwa'shatste Youth Fitness, Troy Thompson/ Mohawk Council of Akwesasne and SRCS Sources of Strength to provide activities for the students.

The activities included: Mindful Monday - to focus on social and emotional health. Tasty Tuesday - to spotlight nutrition and food access. Wellness Wednesday - highlighting self-care strategies. Thoughtful Thursday - focuses on relationship skills and social awareness and Fitness Friday - highlights physical activity and active play.