Health & Safety
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When fifth-graders and a physical education teacher noticed a lot of students in their elementary school were out of shape, they worked together to create a physical fitness challenge that could be replicated at school's across their school.
Students participate in an aging sensitivity course taught by AmeriCorps members and then applied their new knowledge in several projects that promoted senior safety, including the identification of potential environment hazards, disposal of hazardous waste, and preparation of emergency kits.
High school students designed skits focusing on crimes that target the elderly and performed the skits at senior centers. They also surveyed residents in their communities to evaluate critical needs and distributed literature on safety to senior residents.
