IT'S THE KIDS!
Educating Future Generations
by Barbara Barnes
A Real-World Learning Framework Teaching K-12 Students Skills for Life, Work, Citizenship and Service
PROJECT LIBRARY
A collection of implementation examples that show how specific schools have adapted the Project and implemented them with their students. These examples include elementary, middle, high schools and home schools.
Well Into the Future
Sabin Magnet School in Chicago, Illinois, implemented the “Well Into The Future” project, targeting body, mind and societal attitudes.
Sabin Magnet School in Chicago, Illinois, under the leadership of Ed Peacock also implemented the “Well Into The Future” project. Teachers matched the project guidelines with the Illinois Health Goals. Their wellness project targeted body, mind and societal attitudes. The students participated in several field studies, including one undertaken at the Cook County Jail, where they interviewed inmates. Learners in each grade level at this K-8 school concentrated on a different aspect of health, including nutrition, exercise, drugs, quality health care and social/emotional issues.