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Food and Food Education

In Bellingham Public Schools, we encourage a lifetime of healthy eating by serving students nourishing, delicious, whole foods in a welcoming environment. Bellingham Food Services Vision Statement

Bellingham Public Schools recognizes the link between food served in schools, food education and students’ ability to learn effectively and learn to make healthy lifelong choices. Our schools model and actively promote good health and nutrition. When we offer food to students, we foster a healthy relationship with food.

We respect the human need to eat, to share meals, and to include food in our celebrations. Enjoying food together is a fundamental experience for all people and a primary way to nurture and celebrate our cultural diversity. These fundamental human experiences are vital bridges for building friendships, forming intergenerational bonds, strengthening core values, and promoting the general wellness of our community.

Physical Education

The recognizes physical education in the definition of a well-rounded education.

(National Standards for K-12 Physical Education)

Physical Activity

Physically active children are healthier children, and have a better chance of a healthy adulthood.  The recommends that youth engage in a minimum of 60 minutes of physical activity every day.

Bellingham Public Schools has a ) that includes these components: physical education, recess, classroom-based physical activity, walk and bicycle to school, and out-of-school time activities.