APS Employees Celebrate Wellness with an Engaging Day of Fun and Team Building
The Atlanta Public Schools (APS) Wellness Fair & Field Day took place April 27, 2024, and was a day of wellness for all APS staff to recharge and have fun.
The Atlanta Public Schools (APS) Wellness Fair & Field Day took place April 27, 2024, and was a day of wellness for all APS staff to recharge and have fun.
Atlanta Public Schools was presented with new CPR and First Aid Anytime Training kits from Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Heart Association for all 17 high schools (11 traditional, 6 charter or partner schools) to help fulfill the CPR in Schools graduation requirement and create a new generation of lifesavers. “This is […]
Ta’Dereious Phillips Jr., a six-year-old kindergarten student at Heritage Academy Elementary School, was excited to pick out a new pair of glasses Monday morning after getting a free vision screening and eye exam from the Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation (GLLF). After getting his vision checked, he found a pair of blue and orange Nike glasses […]
Several Atlanta Falcons athletes recently made a special visit to M. Agnes Jones and Connally Elementary schools. The special hometown guests spoke with students about the importance of health and wellness. Throughout the day students participated in various sports activities and exercises. Watch the video below to see students interact with the Dirty Birds. [youtube […]
A group of 8th grade girls from Kennedy Middle School were selected to participate in the 2nd Annual APS Day of Play for Girls held at Grady High School on August 16, 2013. Kennedy Middle was among the 13 schools selected to participate in the event. The girls thoroughly enjoyed the day full of play, sports, leadership and learning. The […]
Fitness, health, and wellness were all the buzz at Cascade Elementary during the school’s annual Health & Wellness Expo. During the expo, students watched as parents and teachers competed in a friendly game of basketball. Students also had the opportunity to put their skills to the test and burn calories as they took to the […]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ysPPTK-364%5D While we’ve documented a lot of Burgess-Peterson Academy‘s award-winning wellness initiatives, we thought it would be fun to have Coach Betty Jackson — the mastermind of many of these projects — to take us on a tour of what’s been going on and what students can expect for the 2010-2011 school year. It […]