Denver Post: Core standards are education’s best hope

By: Donna Lynne Denver Post May 15, 2013 Today's workplace demands highly educated employees who can succeed in an increasingly complex and global economy. As a business leader and parent, I am impressed with the hard work and innovative strategies educators engage in daily to meet the needs of students. Yet, despite these efforts, I also see that far too many students are not getting the education and skills they need. These skills include problem- solving, critical thinking, navigating ...

Merino School District: Engaging Youth as Leaders in School Wellness

In this video, Merino School District offers three easy, “zero-cost” to low cost strategies for engaging youth teams to further school health and wellness efforts.   Watch this video to see why partnering with youth is a great way to promote health and wellness and build a positive, inclusive culture in your school.

Blog: Colorado Legacy Foundation Promotes Health and Wellness for Kids

By: Jennifer Kelly Blog April 30, 2013 An apple a day just isn’t what it’s cracked up to be. At the fifth annual Colorado Legacy Foundation luncheon, nearly 1,000 guests watched the debut of the Foundation’s latest awareness-raising video (http://colegacy.org/2013/04/health-wellness-video/). This, their second in the last few months, focuses on the fact that if children are going to do better in school, then we need to help communities understand that healthier ...

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Design EDU

Design EDU is a joint effort by the Colorado Legacy Foundation, Donnell-Kay Foundation, and Charter School Growth Fund to build a community of innovative K12 educators in Colorado.  Design EDU is a two day workshop that brings together 50 forward-thinking K12 educators from across Colorado.  Participants work together to create ‘personalized learning’ plans for students and discuss ways to put their ideas into immediate action in the classroom, school or beyond.