MacDougal School

Helping Our Children Be Fit For Life We have adopted two fitness programs this year, Take Time, and Walking School Bus.  Our goal is to help the children increase their focus on healthy living.  Because physical activity increases oxygen to the brain, is not only good for the children’s bodies but their minds as well, having a direct impact on learning!  Mainley Nutrition Network recommends 150 minutes of structured physical activity for elementary age children.  MacDougal’s healthy initiatives will help the children to reach this goal

Thanks to our district’s Health Coordinator, Woody Moore, we have received a grant from Maine Nutrition Network for equipment and educational materials for the take time program.   Thank you Mr. Moore for organizing this exciting program!

Take Time Fun

Walking School Bus

Another exciting program we are participating in is the Walking School Bus. Twice this year, students, parents, teachers, and administrators (and even a few grandparents!) have joined together to walk to school. Everyone enjoyed themselves and what a great way to start the day with some fresh air! Now that spring is upon us we will enjoy this program again!

"taking time"

Take Time Program

By participating in the Take Time program, teachers are integrating ten minutes of physical activities per day into their lessons making life in the classroom a little more exciting for everyone! One example of a Take Time exercise is a game called "scootch".  Children focus on listening to the music, when the music shuts off they schootch.  This game teaches children to focus and use their listening skills.   More About the Program

Stretch!