Events

Join Healthy Schools Pennsylvania on Friday, October 25 for their 4th Annual Healthy Schools Summit to learn, collaborate, and commit to creating healthier, greener, and more sustainable learning environments for all children in our region!

Morning Sessions

• • Foundations for Student Success: How School Buildings Influence Student Health, Thinking, & Performance
    Keynote Speaker – Erika Eitland, MPH Program Manager, Schools for Health, Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health
    
• • What Does it Take to Create a Healthy School?
    Panel Discussion – Cassandra Brown, RN, Pittsburgh Public Schools; Jake Douglas, Food Services Director, Deer Lakes School District; Christine Schott, Parent and Sustainability Coordinator, Steel Valley School District; Vicki Ammar, Teacher, Pittsburgh Public Schools
• • Celebrating Success through Our Healthy Schools Recognition Program
    Awards Ceremony and Luncheon
• • Working Lunch: What Makes a Successful School Grant Proposal?
    Featuring Tracey Reed Armant from the Grable Foundation

Afternoon Sessions

• • Teaching Resiliency and Environmental Justice in the Classroom
    Educator Workshop – Katie Modic, Director of Education Initiatives at Communitopia
    
• • Creating a Game-Plan for Whole-School Sustainability
    School Administrator Workshop – Donnan Stoicovy, Head of School, State College Friends School
    
• • Engaging Parents and Community Partners for Healthy Schools
    Parent and Partner Workshop – Monté Robinson, Community Schools Coordinator, Pittsburgh Public Schools and LaKeisha Wolf, Executive Director, Ujamaa Collective
    

Registration

To register, visit the Eventbrite page.

Learn More

For questions, email Healthy Schools Coordinator, Kara Rubio, at 412.404.2872 or kara@womenforahealthyenvironment.org.