The Monterey County Health Department has been awarded $130,000 from the California Office of Traffic Safety to bring pedestrian safety education to schools in Salinas. The grant will benefit three elementary schools in East Salinas – Bardin Elementary, Cesar E. Chavez, and Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary.
Safe Travels Via Salinas, as the program is called, aims to encourage more students to walk or bike to school. Walking to school is an activity that benefits parents and students by including physical activity and getting to know other parents. Safe Travels also aims to reduce pedestrian injuries in the City of Salinas, which had a total of 50 between October 2016 and September 2017.
Safe Travels will bring bike safety education directly to the students through assemblies and bike rodeos. Topics will include watching out for unsafe drivers, bike safety, and helmet usage.
The grant will allow for children to practice their bicycle skills within a bike rodeo brought to their school. Students will work with pretend traffic situations, such as cars backing up in driveways and distracted drivers, learning to recognize the problems and how to protect themselves.
Special walk to school events will be held throughout the year to encourage students and parents to walk instead of drive to school. Stay tuned for dates!
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Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Thursday, March 3, 2016
Lincoln Elementary students get up close and personal with a cow
Students at Lincoln Elementary in Salinas learned how milk and dairy foods get from the farm to the table when a real cow and calf visited the school on Feb. 25.
The experience was brought by the Mobile Dairy Classroom, sponsored by Dairy Council of California. The learning lab teaches K-6 students about cow anatomy, cow care on the farm, the milking process and agriculture technology. Instructors integrate Language arts, math and science into the lesson, which aligns with Common Core State Standards. Students also learn about healthy food and activity choices.
“For many students, this is the first opportunity they have to see a cow up close,” said in a statement Brandon Roberts, the Mobile Dairy Classroom instructor. “And while the students are having fun, the lessons they are learning are important.”
Mobile Dairy Classroom – the original Farm-to-School program in California – began in the 1930s as a joint venture between dairyman Clarence Michel of Edgemar Farms and Dairy Council of California. Michel would travel weekly to schools in his area in a truck built to accommodate a real cow and teach children how milk and dairy foods were produced.
These days, the Mobile Dairy Classroom reaches more than 453,000, with six full-time instructors who travel to elementary schools, agriculture days and fairs throughout the state. The assemblies are offered at no cost to schools and are part of dairy farm families’ and dairy companies’ efforts to give back to the community. California dairies support the program by providing cows and calves for assemblies.
The experience was brought by the Mobile Dairy Classroom, sponsored by Dairy Council of California. The learning lab teaches K-6 students about cow anatomy, cow care on the farm, the milking process and agriculture technology. Instructors integrate Language arts, math and science into the lesson, which aligns with Common Core State Standards. Students also learn about healthy food and activity choices.
“For many students, this is the first opportunity they have to see a cow up close,” said in a statement Brandon Roberts, the Mobile Dairy Classroom instructor. “And while the students are having fun, the lessons they are learning are important.”
Mobile Dairy Classroom – the original Farm-to-School program in California – began in the 1930s as a joint venture between dairyman Clarence Michel of Edgemar Farms and Dairy Council of California. Michel would travel weekly to schools in his area in a truck built to accommodate a real cow and teach children how milk and dairy foods were produced.
These days, the Mobile Dairy Classroom reaches more than 453,000, with six full-time instructors who travel to elementary schools, agriculture days and fairs throughout the state. The assemblies are offered at no cost to schools and are part of dairy farm families’ and dairy companies’ efforts to give back to the community. California dairies support the program by providing cows and calves for assemblies.
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
MCOE hosts the 2015 STEM Expo
Over 50 Monterey County science teachers took part in the 2015 STEM Expo organized by the Monterey County Office of Education last weekend. The expo gave teachers an opportunity to meet and network with local scientific groups, research organizations and non profits to learn what’s available for their students as they pursue scientific knowledge.
Some of the organizations that participated were the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Save the Whales, Rocket Mavericks and more. Hopefully, teachers got many ideas for jazzing up their classes and get more students interested in science!
Some of the organizations that participated were the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Save the Whales, Rocket Mavericks and more. Hopefully, teachers got many ideas for jazzing up their classes and get more students interested in science!
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Monterey County professionals: be a role model for Career Day at Los Padres Elementary School
Los Padres Elementary School is organizing a Career Day for the school, and organizers are looking for volunteer professionals who would want to inspire young people to follow on their footsteps!
The second annual Career Day will take place on Thursday, May 23, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The objective of this event is to expose students to positive role models in the community and to explore opportunities for the future.
Guest speakers have the opportunity to present their background and childhood experiences, particular field of study, challenges overcome to succeed, and the qualifications and training needed to obtain such a position.
Career day is a lot of fun. Students are always receptive and grateful. And it's always interesting to hear what's on their minds, what types of issues they're facing. And the children benefit greatly from the presentations.
For more information, contact Eva Silva at esilva@csumb.edu. They'd love to have your response by May 17.
The second annual Career Day will take place on Thursday, May 23, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The objective of this event is to expose students to positive role models in the community and to explore opportunities for the future.
Guest speakers have the opportunity to present their background and childhood experiences, particular field of study, challenges overcome to succeed, and the qualifications and training needed to obtain such a position.
Career day is a lot of fun. Students are always receptive and grateful. And it's always interesting to hear what's on their minds, what types of issues they're facing. And the children benefit greatly from the presentations.
For more information, contact Eva Silva at esilva@csumb.edu. They'd love to have your response by May 17.
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