Food for Thought: KEY Academy 7th Graders Teach Parents About Healthy Eating Using...

Food for Thought: KEY Academy 7th Graders Teach Parents About Healthy Eating
Using mimio(R) Interactive Teaching Technology
White House Assistant Chef, USDA Deputy Under Secretary and DC Department of
Health Official To Take Notes

WASHINGTON, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 30th, seventh grade students from
the KEY Academy public charter school in southeast Washington DC will host a
healthy breakfast for their parents, community members, government officials
and the White House Assistant chef where they will present what they have
learned in summer school about food and nutrition. mimio, a creator of
interactive teaching technology, has partnered with the KEY Academy to equip
and train the classes on how to produce and share interactive,
multimedia-based presentations and lesson plans. Special guests will include
White House Assistant Chef Sam Kass, USDA Deputy Under Secretary Janey
Thorton, and DC Department of Health Chief Michele Tingling-Clemmons.

The KEY Academy is a public charter school that is part of the Knowledge is
Power Program (KIPP), a network of free, open-enrollment college preparatory
public schools in under-resourced communities throughout the United States.

"We are very pleased to support the KEY Academy and its talented students, who
can now serve as nutrition ambassadors to their families and communities,"
said Mel Jackson, general manager of mimio. "Now, these teachers can bring
important lessons to life and the students can experience learning in an
engaging and fun way, through active involvement and participation with the
teacher."

"The issues of food, nutrition, health and education go hand-in-hand," said
Bob Gierschick, mimio Senior Marketing manager. "Students involved in this
special project have a vested interest in both the outcome of their
presentations as well as their personal health. What these children create in
their sessions will have a positive influence on their eating and health
habits well into their adult years and we are excited to help foster that
learning."

In a unique, three-week interdisciplinary summer school session, KEY Academy
7th graders focused on how to make informed nutritional choices and studied
the importance of healthy eating. In Social Studies, students examined the
role of food in the Americas while in Science they focused on the digestive
system. In English, students created works based on the book Chew on This and
in Math, they focused on energy and caloric intake. Teachers and students used
mimio Interactive and Ink Capture systems and mimio Pads to produce tailored
lessons and presentations in each subject area.

"We all struggle with making good decisions about food and nutrition, so we
really wanted to make sure our kids were well prepared with the right
information. Through the use of mimio technology, the students were involved
in the research and animation of the lessons themselves, making it a hands-on
experience and one they are sure to remember," said David Ayala, Principal KEY
Academy/KIPP DC school. "We are grateful for the partnership with mimio as
now, our students and teachers have better tools to exercise their talents."

As part of their new partnership, mimio equipped several classrooms with a
full complement of mimio Interactive products and provided hands-on training
for the teachers from mimio masters, teachers that have gone through mimio's
full training program. 3M also donated and installed SCP 712 short-throw
projectors and Discovery Education streaming and Discovery Education Health
services.

Discovery Education streaming is the only digital video-based learning
resource scientifically proven to increase academic achievement, offering
teachers and students the largest, high-quality educational video library
available in schools today. Discovery Education streaming is searchable by
keyword, content area and grade level and contains over 9,000 videos segmented
into 71,000 content-specific clips aligned to state academic and testing
standards. Discovery Education Health is a comprehensive, online, K-12 health
and prevention library that covers a variety of critical topic areas such as
Physical Activity, Mental Health, Alcohol and other drugs, Safety, Nutrition,
the Body and Growth and Development.

For more information on mimio, please visit www.mimio.com, follow mimio on
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About KEY Academy/KIPP
KIPP DC: KEY Academy (Knowledge Empowers You) provides an innovative and
academically rigorous college preparatory program to 320 fifth, sixth, seventh
and eighth grade students in Southeast Washington, D.C. The school's mission
is to prepare students with the academic, intellectual, and character skills
necessary for success in high school, college, and the competitive world
beyond.

Media Contact
Heather Himes, Ketchum, 214.259.3438
Heather.himes@ketchum.com

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mimio