Cool+School


 * Ideal Health Classroom**


 * Classroom:** Life Skills Learning Room
 * Vision:** Healthy Kids
 * Mission:** A place where students can explore, learn, and practice skills that will enhance their physical, social, and emotional well-being.

School + Family + Community = Healthy Kids!
 * Village Model:**


 * Environment:** Plants, low lighting (no florescent!!), sound system

Each student has an individual plan that is a hybrid of what they (and their families) want to learn/practice and what I want them to learn/practice (standards).


 * Staffing:** Me, college interns (U of M School of Public Health, Health Education). Community Resources - community health workers, police officers, law makers, etc.

Gathering space - carpeted, comfy chairs, no florescent lights Media Space - 10 computers, health library (books, magazines, brochures, etc) video, still cameras, ipods, mobile lab w/ enough laptops for each student. Classroom Space - Tables w/comfortable chairs, SmartBoard (and all supportive technology that goes with it.) Practice Space - small theater space for role plays, skits, presentations, communication skills practice. Individual/Small Group Meeting Space - place to meet with students or a quite space for a small group to meet.
 * Spaces:**

Real problems - innovative ways to change this.

3rd space - proactive health measures. Center for Thriving.

Facebook Page Connect-Play-Discover Can be texted - you exist, you're real. Teacher agent, students authors of projects. 20 ipod touches, What do we do with them?