Health & Wellness

The overarching importance of maintaining a healthy mind and body is woven deeply into the school’s culture and educational philosophy. To help children grow into life-long learners and responsible citizens, we cultivate the body as well as the mind. Our coordinated school health model fully integrates nutrition, physical activity, mental health.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

April

Cooking Matters Cooking Class
SOAR@Oakland April 11th and runs through May 16th, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

May

Field Day
SOAR@GVR May 18th, 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Students dismissed at 1:30 p.m.
SOAR@Oakland May 18th, 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Students dismissed at 1:30 p.m.

Kaiser Permanente Colfax Marathon
May 20th - SOAR@GVR & SOAR@OAKLAND will participate in the Colfax Marathon.

PRIOR  EVENTS:

“The Magical Powers of Plants” Presentation - SOAR@GVR April 4th, 5:30pm - 6:30pm. Phytochemical is a big word that we see a lot in the news these days, so we asked Dr. Michael Bizeau, a professor of nutrition at Metro State, to come and set the record straight. Dr. Bizeau explained the nature of phytochemicals in a way someone without a background in biochemistry could easily understand, and gave us tips on how to get more into our diets. Read more...

Student Talent Show Fundraiser - SOAR@Oakland March 22nd, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Chipotle Event - February 22nd, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Chipotle located at I-70 & Tower Road (3455 Salida St).

Dinner and a Movie - SOAR@Oakland February 10th, 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

Iron Chef Competition for New Menu Item Development - SOAR at GVR - January 31st at 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m

The Votes are in – Parents Win!

A new menu item is on its way to SOAR students, thanks to our parents.  Tonight, they battled it out with staff in an Iron Chef competition, answering food and nutrition questions for a chance to add ingredients for the new recipe.  The SOAR student nutrition council were judges and voted that the parent’s veggie riblet wrap; beat the staff’s Asian wrap.   Both wraps were yummy and we had a great time!  Rumor has it that staff may be asking for a rematch…so look for more to come on that. Big thanks to Jenny and Matt at Revolution Foods for all their hard work in putting this event together!

Gobble Wobble – Two teams, two t-shirt colors, fierce competitors unified by one SOAR symbol of strength.
Which team would be so proud as to display the trophy, of a running turkey…….with a football helmet? Click here for details.

Koa Event – Koa presented to the SOAR school communities on August 30, 2011at SOAR@ Green Valley Ranch. Click here for to learn more about Koa’s work.

Udi’s Cooking Demo – The bread crumbs from Udi’s Executive Chef were a big hit.  The chef entertained guests with her quick recipes and common sense ideas about food.