Healthy Students Make Better LearnersValley West is proud to bring FREE classes to your school taught by experienced community wellness health educators.Our flexibility allows us to work with you to fit these programs into your schedule.
Call 815.786.3962 for more information! We also offer these and other programs for before and after school groups.
Goal Oriented Programs
We strive to work with school educators and staff to meet the following learning objectives related to individual and community wellness in the Illinois State Learning Standards (ISLS).
- Use language arts to acquire, assess, and communicate information
(ISLS – 5).
- Understand principles of health promotion and the prevention and treatment of illness and injury (ISLS-22).
- Understand human body systems and factors that influence growth and development (ISLS-23).
- Promote and enhance health and well being through the use of effective communication and decision-making skills (ISLS – 24).
Pre-K & Kindergarten
- Poison Prevention
- Henry the Hand: Champion Hand Washer
- Dental Health
- MyPyramid for Kids - Nutrition Education (Kindergarten only)
1st & 2nd Grade
- Poison Prevention
- Henry the Hand: Champion Hand Washer
- Dental Health
- MyPyramid for Kids - Nutrition Education
- Water and Sun Safety
3rd Grade
- Henry the Hand: Champion Hand Washer
- Dental Health
- MyPyramid for Kids - Nutrition Education
- Poison Prevention
4th & 5th Grade
- Henry the Hand: Champion Hand Washer
- Dental Health
- MyPyramid for Kids - Nutrition Education
- Hygiene from Head to Toe
- Puberty for boys and girls
- Preventing Unintentional Injury
6th, 7th & 8th Grade
- MyPyramid for Kids - Nutrition Education
- Dental Health
- “Game Plan”: Abstinence, Goal Setting and Staying on Track (7th & 8th grades only)
- Personal Health and Hygiene (6th grade only)
High School
- CPR
- First Aid
- Nutrition Education
- Preventative Smoking Education
