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Wellness Policy

Wellness Policy Changes and Triennial Assessment

 The GMCS Board recently approved the following revisions to the Wellness Policy. These were based on the Wellness Committee’s recommendations. 

• We removed all the websites in our old policy because most took you to pages that did not work, and did not need to be included. 
• Under the Nutrition heading we changed the information slightly to accommodate what we are putting into place at our school.  We included our farm-to-school activities, grade bands’ field trips to local farms, agriculture, and nutrition being taught in the curricula, and special activities such as Letters to Farmers, Agriculture Week, and Ag Lab days. 
• Under the Celebrations and Rewards heading we stated that unhealthy foods and beverages will not be allowed for celebrations or special events and that non-food activities should be a priority. Also, as a reminder, candy should not be sent to school for snacks, lunch, and special events. 
• We removed a lot of excess information that did not need to be included. 

Wellness Committee 2021-2024 goals and progress assessment.

1. Gettysburg Montessori Charter School’s Wellness teacher will receive standards-based training each year. The teacher will engage families in nutrition education efforts. Attained

2. GMCS will partner with community organizations to promote physical activity. Attained

3. GMCS will incorporate health instruction into physical education classes via Wellness classes. Attained

4. GMCS will provide the nutrition content of school meals to the school community. Not Attained (We provided names of products.)5. GMCS will re-establish a school garden. Not attained6. GMCS will include health and nutrition information in school announcements. Attained

As for the extent to which we comply with our policy, we have room to improve. We would like to see more opportunities for physical activity in our daily schedule and see more non-food birthday and party c

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Wellness policy assessment

The Gleaning Project

We are in Partnership with The Gleaning Project of South Central Pennsylvania. Click here to learn more