APPLE Schools In the News
Edmonton-based APPLE Schools selected for LEAP’s Healthy Futures Accelerator
Dec 7, 2020 - Edmonton’s APPLE Schools is one of three Alberta organizations selected for LEAP’s Healthy Futures Accelerator. With support from LEAP, APPLE Schools has a goal of reaching 62,000 student over the next five years.
Risk of ADHD diagnosis lower in children who follow healthy lifestyle recommendations, study shows
Jun 12, 2020 - Exciting new study alert! A healthy lifestyle may help prevent the development and severity of ADHD in children and youth. The study, conducted by the School of Public Health, University of Alberta, highlights the impactful, far-reaching effects of the work that APPLE schools do to ensure healthy behaviours in students.8 Essential Elements that Help Transform Kids' Health & Well-being
Feb 20, 2020 - APPLE Schools has developed a pretty solid model to ensure improvements to students’ long-term physical activity, healthy eating, and mental health habits. Here are the 8 essential elements to consider when building a healthy school community!Students Taste Test Vegetable of the Month
Jan 24, 2020 - Students at Lac La Biche's Aurora Middle School gathered in the school's on-site greenhouse on January 8, to collect bundles of a certain leafy vegetable to share with schoolmates. The vegetable selected for this month's student taste test is kale.School-focused health promotion project gets international recognition
Jan 14, 2020 - APPLE Schools, a school-focused health promotion project, has been selected as one of the world’s top 100 most innovative and inspiring education projects of 2020 by HundrED, whose goal is to improve education through pedagogically-sound education initiatives. This article dives into the history of the world-class research from the School of Public Health which supported our successful project.APPLE Schools program presentation made to Council
Nov 14, 2019 - FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – School Health Facilitators Courtney Baumeister and Christine Bourgeois made a presentation to City Council regarding a new initiative to their schools called APPLE Schools, a growing organization that recently received international recognition.APPLE School program gains international recognition
Nov 8, 2019 - An Alberta-based school program is getting international recognition for it’s innovative approach to a school-focused promotion of health.A City of Healthy Schools
Aug 21, 2019 - June 20, 2019 - Fort McMurray is a healthy city, and it starts in elementary schools. Since 2011, schools began taking part in a health promotion program called APPLE Schools, working with the organization to make the healthy choice an easy choice for students.Healthy habits lead to healthier lives for youth
May 23, 2019 - Healthier habits make happier kids, according to a new study published by the University of Alberta.Partnerships that Promote Health and Wellness
Jul 11, 2018 - Canadian Natural has a made a long-term commitment of $460,000 in funding to The APPLE Schools Foundation.Friends play bigger role than others in how active girls are in late childhood, study shows
Apr 24, 2018 - Who your daughter hangs out with at school plays a major role in her physical activity levels, according to a new University of Alberta study.St. Albert Gazette Interviews Jenn Flynn about Top 40 Under 40, and Active Lifestyle
Nov 16, 2017 - St. Albert Gazette spent time with our executive director to get the scoop on her recent recognition as one of Edmonton's young movers and shakers, and to chat about her active background.Jenn Flynn, Executive Director, named Top 40 Under 40 in Edmonton
Nov 16, 2017 - Avenue Magazine Edmonton named Jenn Flynn one of the city's movers and shakers! The APPLE Schools team celebrated on October 30 as she received an award for her outstanding work with APPLE Schools.