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HelloBerkeley,

SeptemberwasanincrediblyexcitingmonthforTijuanaenAccion.TheofficialstartdateoftheprogramwasSeptember19th2016.Webeganbypresentingourselvestoourtwomiddleschoolclassroom.Meanwhile,theteamnutritionisttooktheinitialmeasurementsofoursixty-ninestudents.Additionally,ourstudentsansweredalifehabitsandnutritionsurveyanda24hr-eatingsummary.Fromthesurveys,werealizedthatthemajorityofourstudentsdonothavebreakfastbeforeschoolandhadlittleknowledgeaboutnutrition.

Wecreatedathirteen-weekcurriculumforTijuanaenAcción.Webeganourprogrambydiscussingthetopicofhygieneoffoodonweek2(September26-28).WewentoveranaverysimplePowerPointwherewedemonstratedthecorrectwaytocleanfruitandvegetables,howtocookandstoremeats,andpersonalhygienetips.Duringournextclassmeetingwebroughtiningredientstomakeasalad,andwewent

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throughthecleaningprocessofeachingredient.Ourstudentswerereallyhappytohaveahandsonactivity.Afterwards,eachstudentatetheirsaladastheirlunch.

Furthermore,weplannedouteachclasstobedividedintwoparts.Forthe

secondhalfoftheclass,wetaketheclassoutsidetodoexerciseactivities.ThephysicalexercisesthatweplanforthemaredifferentthantheirregularP.E.classeswheretheylearnaboutdifferentsports.Somedaystheyarenotveryexcitedofhavingtodocardioorstrengthexercises,butwehavetriedtoconveytothemthatphysicalexerciseisanimportanthabitforahealthylifeanditispossibleforthemtodoexerciseanywhere,athome,outdoors,etc.Saludos,CarlaIbarra

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