Upgrade in schools
Upgrade creates and promotes opportunities that make healthy living easier.
Upgrade supports over 30 schools with evidence-based programs to develop healthy student behaviors for daily success.
Our experienced staff uses best practices and resources to guide implementation of a school action plan and ensures outcomes that support academic success, positive behaviors, and mental and physical health.
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Upgrade in schools
Our reach in local schools.
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Upgrade in schools
Our Process
Nutrition Strategies
Using training and best practices to empower cafeteria staff members to serve fresh fruits and vegetables
Cafeterias integrating fresh menu items through scratch-cooked recipes and fresh ingredients, including Farm to School practices
Nutrition education and vegetable experiences through Upgrade’s signature research-based taste testing program
Providing healthy or non-food solutions in classroom celebrations, rewards and fundraisers to ensure minds are nutritionally fueled to be successful
Physical Activity Strategies
Using best practices for a walking program that decreases sedentary time before or after school
Equipping teachers with the tools for physical activity moments specifically designed to ensure engaged and classroom-ready students
Developing a recess structure that increases overall physical activity and supports improved focus, behavior and time-on-task in the classroom
Ensuring physical education classes have an environment that maximizes activity time for students of all abilities, supported by training and equipment
Helping students sharpen handwriting, reading and time-on-task skills with this brain-accelerating physical activity maze
Upgrade is an initiative of Welborn Baptist Foundation
