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Community of Hope - Marie Reed Team 2011-2012 Recap:

This team collaborated with a DC Public School in Ward 1 – Marie Reed Elementary – through a health education partnership with Community of Hope, a local nonprofit with a District-wide reach. The team first learned about how the growing epidemic of childhood obesity has affected the young people of Marie Reed. They also learned that the school has a particularly important asset: monolingual classes taught in English as well as dual language classrooms offering content in English and Spanish, critical in providing culturally competent education to this largely Hispanic community. Given the aforementioned, the team decided to create a program that would integrate fun physical activity into the kids’ everyday routine while simultaneously reflecting the values of the school and neighborhood. With a grant the team received from the Public Service Grant Commission at GW, the team introduced Excitadores de los Niños to five classrooms at the school. Program materials included energizer kits for teachers based on a national evidence-based physical education program, Spark. With a scalability plan intact, this team’s efforts are on track to mold the school into a physically fit environment!

Regardless of team placement, all ISCOPES Participants should be aware of the following:

1. Roles and Responsibilities
2. ISCOPES Program Schedule*

*Service activities and on-site team meetings (see ISCOPES Program Schedule for dates) will take place at this location:

Marie Reed Elementary School
2250 Champlain St NW
Washington, DC 20009
www.communityofhopedc.org

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