SWAT Food Fun Fiesta CAMP

YMCA Food, Fun and Fitness Fiesta Summer Camp

SWAT Students entering grades 9^th, 10^th and 11^th were all invited to participate In the Food, Fun and Fitness Fiesta Camp.

We started the camp with a few different Leadership Learning style inventories so the students could learn about their individual leadership and learning styles.

Every day the students experienced new activities from the Mobile YMCA program.  The students had the chance to learn the skills involved in slacklining, roller blading, skate boarding and even land boarding.  These students will be available to assist afterschool at their school sites with the equipment during afterschool programs.

Students took part in nutrition integrated, physical activity field day stations. These students are trained to facilitate the stations and provide nutrition education to younger students all over the Sunnyside school district.

Students also were trained on various curriculum to teach their peers and their community this school ye ar including The Great Garden Detective, Label reading, My plate and Fuel up to play 60.

The students experienced lessons and even practiced peer to peer teaching.  They learned the parts of facilitation and how to instruct a class of youth. The students will be well rounded mentors next year.  Students will be able to teach youth at Elementary schools in SUSD who have received 2 1 st century grants and starting school gardens.

These students will be ambassadors for health and wellness at each of their school sites and in their community.