Kids Blog

What’s on Kids’ Minds

Friendship, dealing with stress, and hopes and dreams are just a few of the topics students are writing about. Do you have something you’d like say and share? Consider sending a short reflection to us. Have your teacher, parent, or guardian contact us.

Fruit at lunch

By Karl, Cole Manor Healthy Comet | I learned that locally grown food tends to be fresher, and it has more nutritional value because it has more time to ripen….

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Fresher food

By Micheal, Cole Manor Healthy Comet | What I have noticed is that locally grown food is good for the environment because it is fresher. Also, if the food comes…

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Using less electricity

By Dalia, William Cramp Fit Flyer | Some of the things I can do daily to make a difference to address climate change in my classroom or home are to…

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Making a difference

By Edrian, William Cramp Fit Flyer | To make a difference in the world, I will stop leaving lights on, recycle water bottles, and bike or walk to school to reduce…

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Avoiding plastic

By Jasmine, DePaul Healthy Trailblazer Journal | Even though plastic is very useful to use, it does cause a lot of damage to the environment. I want to make sure…

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A change agent

By Leiland, DePaul Healthy Trailblazer Journal | When I was younger, I used to always throw plastic everywhere without caring. But after doing some serious research, I realize that I…

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Turn off the lights

By Eva, William Rowen Healthy Roar | [To help the Earth,] turn off lights in empty rooms (of course), but also ask yourself, “Do I even require this light on?” If…

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Hike up a long path

By Starr, Hancock Healthy Times | A memorable walk I took was when I went to the Norristown Farm Park on a class field trip on October 7, 2022. We…

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A walk for a brother

By Maddison, Hancock Healthy Times | My memorable walk was last May when I took a walk to help my mom go into labor. My sister and brother came on…

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Walking instead

By Katherine, Cole Manor Healthy Comet | If I could do anything to make the world healthier, I would clean up parks and streets. I would also walk instead of…

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Safety struggles

By Yarilis, Catholic Partnership Schools Healthy Courier | I do enjoy walking but I don’t do it often. My struggle is that I don’t have a place to walk near…

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A memorable fall walk

By Toniya, Hancock Healthy Times | My grandmother took me to Corn Cob Acres around October 22, 2022. I experienced the most memorable walk through the corn maze. I was…

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