16 PHS Schools Awarded Fall Wellness Grant
16 PHS Schools Awarded Fall Wellness Grant Please join us in congratulating the following 16 schools that applied and received a Fall PHS Wellness Grant. Each of these schools were funded up to $1,000 to support their requested health and wellness initiatives designed specifically for their school community. Pierce Middle School – 9 Square in […]
North Dickinson County School Creates School Wellness Challenge
North Dickinson County School Creates School Wellness Challenge Did you know you can use your PHS funding to incentivize wellness challenges? Incentives significantly boost motivation in competitions, with studies showing performance increases of 22% to 44% for well-designed programs, depending on duration and structure (Incentives, Motivation and Workplace Performance: Research and Best Practices – Incentive Research Foundation). […]
The 2025 Michigan School Wellness Award Cycle is Open!
The 2025 Michigan School Wellness Award Cycle is Open! It is time for Michigan schools to be recognized for their efforts to create and maintain the healthy school environments that support student learning. All Michigan K-12 public and non-public schools are eligible to apply. The deadline for online applications is midnight ET on May 14, […]
Giving Blueday is Wednesday, March 19th
Giving Blueday is Wednesday, March 19th As we continue to celebrate the PHS 20th Year Anniversary, Project Healthy Schools will be participating in the University of Michigan’s annual Giving Blueday on Wednesday, March 19th. This online fundraising campaign is designed to raise important funds needed to enhance and sustain important projects across the university. Project […]
2024 KidSport Huddles in Ann Arbor
2024 KidSport Huddles in Ann Arbor KidSport Huddles give kids ages 5 to 11 the opportunity to participate in sport clinics with University of Michigan varsity student-athletes. The goal is to have fun while stressing the importance of mastering sport-specific fundamentals, doing well in school, and living a healthy lifestyle. During the huddle, participants will […]
Active U Autumn Encourages U-M Community to Get Moving!
Active U Autumn Encourages U-M Community to get Moving! Active U Autumn returns this fall to encourage the U-M community to move and stay active. Registration is now open for the eight-week physical activity program sponsored by MHealthy. Tracking activity minutes starts Sept. 16. All fitness levels and abilities are encouraged to sign up for […]
Get Ready to Celebrate: PHS is Turning 20 Years Old!
Get Ready to Celebrate: PHS is Turning 20 Years Old! We are eagerly awaiting the 2024-2025 school year because we will be kicking off some fun and exciting ways to celebrate our program’s big birthday. We will be unveiling some great new resources in the fall such as new PHS Goals and a new-and-improved PHS […]
What Are Your Summer Health Goals?
What Are Your Summer Health Goals? Summer is around the corner. As you begin to plan your summer vacations, try to build in how you plan to stay healthy as you enjoy all the benefits summer has to offer. Are you traveling out of town? Does your destination offer any fun hiking trails? Farm-to table […]
A Heart-Felt Thank You to Everyone Who Supported PHS on Giving Blueday!
A Heart-Felt Thank You to Everyone That Supported PHS on Giving Blueday Thank you to everyone who donated to Project Healthy Schools on Giving Blueday 2024. The collected funds will be used to support a variety of projects that will support our core program and the 150+ schools we support across the state of Michigan. […]
Earth Day 5K Run at Kensington Woods Schools
Earth Day 5K Run at Kensington Woods Schools Kensington Woods is a 1st year BHC:PHS school located in Lakeland, Michigan. On April 26th, they held their annual Bob Ross 5K to help students get out and get active and in honor of Earth Day, which was April 22nd. According to Kensington Wood’s principal, Jessie Pratt, […]
