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Putting the Gym Back in Gym Class - October 13, 2005 - New York Times | |
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A perfect fit...District's
physical-education curriculum a national benchmark
March 31, 2004 |
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Channel 7 -
10:00 News |
Leaner for Life: Channel 7 10 o'clock news clip of Madison Junior High aired on Sunday February 9, 2003 |
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Feature: Kids and Fitness - February 3, 2003 |
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Fit 4 Life PBS Video of Madison program - Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW-Chicago reports on a new kind of physical education program aimed at helping children live healthier lives. |
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Jan 13, 2003 |
USA Today 'New P.E.' teacher takes students to the max Every activity stresses cardiovascular fitness |
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Tribune Mar 10, 2002 |
Playing games with PE; With kids' health in mind, a few bright spots buck the trend of an end to gym class. |
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Chicago
Sun Times |
Phil Lawler, physical education director in School District #203, helped come up with the ideas for a changed P.E. curriculum after school systems across the country began looking for ways to trim their anemic budgets and pointed their knives at P.E. Classes. |
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USA
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Schools should teach kids the skills they'll need to stay physically fit the rest of their lives. |
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Each year millions of people make a New Year's resolution to work out. Now there's a class that's helping young people keep. that resolution for the long term. Instead of focusing on sports and athletics, we focused on health and wellness and lifestyle management. |
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 CNN at Madison April 12, 2001 |
CNN filmed our PE classes on April 12, 2001. (--> click for 3-minute clip.) Special Notice: Madison's PE Department was highlighted in a short broadcast segment Friday morning, May 17, 2001 on CNN TV. They were here to tape our kids in class in April for 6 hours. —>click to read CNN.com's feature education story. |
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George
Lucas Education Foundation
Published: 8/1/2001 |
The New P.E. Curriculum Healthy Kids, Hi-Tech Tools - High-tech tools and a commitment to total fitness are the hallmarks of this junior high's exemplary PE program. |
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Date: 10/10/01 Fitness organization makes Naperville schools the model for nationwide program With the help of other community members, Lawler spearheaded efforts to change P.E. classes to focus less on sports skills and more on overall health and wellness. Today, Madison Junior High has a state-of-the-art fitness center, complete with exercise equipment and a rock climbing wall. |
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Date: 10/14/01 Fitness program should be praised For many people, physical education from their good old school days conjures up a lot of memories, mostly bad. But the face of physical education is changing in junior high schools and high schools, and particularly in Naperville School District 203. |
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Magazine articles |
Time Magazine Article (Dec 2000) American School Board Article (Oct 2000) |
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Letters
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Testimonial from a Doctor |
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Madison Junior High School Phone: 630) 420-6400 |
Email to PE Department: mcrackel@naperville203.org Email to PE4Life plawler@naperville203.org Email Webmaster: webmjhs@naperville203.org
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