Vermont Healthy Schools
The 2013 School Wellness Awards application is now online!
All schools are encouraged to apply. The awards publically recognize schools whose policies and practices reflect a high priority on healthy outcomes for children as well as a culture of health and wellness for employees. Apply now!
Vermont Healthy Schools Resource
The Vermont Healthy Schools Resource: provides school teams with ideas and examples for their school wellness policies.
The Resource complements the Vermont Nutrition and Fitness Policy Guidelines. We believe you will find it to be a valuable tool for implementing school wellness policies for nutrition, physical education and physical activity.
For each policy there is a corresponding page with:
- Implementation Ideas
- A Vermont example
- Resources - Vermont and National
The Healthy Schools Resource is a joint project of the Departments of Education and Health, and the Agency of Agriculture.
Get the Vermont Healthy Schools Resource
- Part 1 - Nutrition
- Nutritious Food Choices
- The School Food Service Program
- Other Food Choices at School
- Part 2 - Physical Education Program
- Instructional Program - Quality Physical Education
- Facilities
- Curriculum
- Inclusion (Adapted Physical Education
- Part 3 - Physical Activity
- Recess
- Interscholastic Sports (Athletics)
- Before and After-School Programs
Our thanks to everyone who contributed to this resource — providing school examples, content review, and implementation ideas.
School Wellness Awards
The Fit and Healthy Kids School Wellness Awards recognize Vermont schools whose policies and practices reflect a high priority on healthy outcomes for children and staff.
- All Vermont schools in the federal meals program are eligible
- Special consideration to schools with high free/reduced meal rates
- Awards worth $3,000 (gold); $2,000 (silver); $1,000 (bronze) are given out to 3 elementary, 3 middle and 3 high schools for a total of 9 awards
- A $5,000 award is given to the school that is most improved
- All schools that apply receive a recognition poster
Apply now! Application deadline is February 15, 2013.
The awards are sponsored by the Vermont Departments of Health and Education, New England Dairy and Food Council and the Vermont Health Education Initiative.
Apply for an Award !
To Apply: Complete and submit this Survey Monkey application.
Want to review the application and instructions?
This new application has fewer essay questions, and no paperwork!
Application deadline is February 15, 2013.
Have any questions? Contact us.
2012 Award Recipients
Congratulations to the 2012 School Wellness Award Recipients!
The annual School Wellness Awards recognize schools whose policies and practices reflect a high priority on healthy outcomes for students. Top scoring schools receive cash prizes to support school wellness activities and a banner recognizing their efforts
Congratulations to all the winners, and to all the students, staff and faculty members who participated!
Elementary School Winners
GOLD Northeast Primary, RutlandSILVER Bristol Elementary, Bristol
BRONZE St. Albans City Schools, St. Albans
Middle School Winners
GOLD Main Street Middle, MontpelierSILVER Edmunds Middle, Burlington
BRONZE Twinfield Union School, Plainfield
High School Winners
GOLD Chelsea Public School, Chelsea
SILVER Twinfield Union High, Plainfield
BRONZE Mt. Abraham High, Bristol
Most Improved
Floodbrook Union School, Londonderry
The following received Recognition level awards and have each won a banner:
Barnet School |
Barre Town School |
Brewster Pierce Memorial School |
Chamberlin Elementary School |
Chelsea Public School |
Enosburg Elementary School |
Fairfield Center School |
Ferrisburgh Central School |
Holland Elementary School |
Jay/Westfield Elementary School |
Jericho Elementary School |
JFK Elementary School |
Killington Elementary School |
L.E.A.R.N., Inc. |
Lincoln Community School |
Lothrop Elementary School |
Malletts Bay School |
Montgomery Elementary School |
Morristown Elementary School |
Mt Anthony Union Middle School |
Northwest Primary School |
Putney Central School |
Randolph Elementary School |
Richmond Elementary School |
Salisbury Community School |
Smilie Memorial School |
Spaulding High School |
St. Johnsbury School |
Stowe Middle School |
Thetford Academy |
Twinfield Union Elementary School |
Underhill Central School |
Underhill ID School |
Westminster Schools |
Woodstock Elementary School |
Contact Us
Todd Perry
Health Promotion & Disease Prevention
Vermont Department of Health
Suite 203 (Drawer 38)
108 Cherry St., Box 70
Burlington, VT 05402
Phone:802-859-5909
Todd.Perry@state.vt.us