Poetry about pressure

Poetry about pressure

Quandre Davis, a reporter for the Chester Charter Scholars Academy Healthy Highlights, wrote a poem that was featured in the Fall 2025 edition of By Kids, For Kids. The poem, titled…

Student reporters talk loneliness and connection with Dr. Vivek Murthy

Healthy NewsWorks student reporters recently asked Dr. Vivek Murthy, the 19th and 21st U.S. Surgeon General, about loneliness, social connection, and the importance of building strong relationships.  During a sit-down interview, the reporters learned what led Dr. Murthy to focus…

VIDEO: Healthy NewsWorks alum returns to Cole Manor

Dean Millard, a Healthy NewsWorks alum, returned this year to Cole Manor Elementary School, where he was previously a reporter for the Healthy Comet.  Student reporters interviewed Dean about making…

Read the 2024-25 Impact Report

The 2024-25 Healthy NewsWorks Impact Report is now available! The report provides a snapshot of Healthy NewsWorks’ accomplishments, impact, and financial highlights.    Healthy NewsWorks reached 1,995 students with programming….

Strides toward Building a Healthy Future

Thank you to everyone who has contributed during the first two years of our Building a Healthy Future Campaign!   We are happy to report that, as of June 30, 2025,…

Dr. Ross T. Hamilton, Jr. joins the board of directors

The Healthy NewsWorks board is pleased to announce its newest member, Dr. Ross T. Hamilton, Jr., a career educator who has taught in New York City and Philadelphia schools, worked…

Looking back on a year of Making Good Decisions

The 2024-2025 school year was defined by “Making Good Decisions,” a theme that led students to reflect on sleep habits, making friends, healthy snacking, and using social media. They reflected…

Lessons on gratitude from Bogota, Colombia

A group of students in Bogota, Colombia, have a special partnership with Healthy NewsWorks. This year, they reported on the importance of gratitude in their community at Colegio Nuevo Granada…

Family Engagement Workshops reach beyond the classroom

This spring, Healthy NewsWorks delivered a half dozen Family Engagement Workshops, a new initiative to reach out to families and to students who don’t have Healthy NewsWorks in their classrooms….

Teachers talk gratitude

“Gratitude is awesome and makes me feel good,” said Ms. Gaby. Research shows that as Ms. Gaby said, the more you express gratitude to others, the more likely you’ll have…