What are some ways you eat healthy?
I try to eat as many greens as possible- lots of kale and whole grains. Kamet berry is my favorite. Also, I cook most of my own food. Family dinners are key.
How do you engage in physical activity? Personally, I ski, hike, do yoga, and walk on the beach. In the classroom, I lead the kids in yoga. We also do Special Olympics- soccer in the fall and track and field in the spring. They love it!
What are some of your stress reduction techniques? I do deep breathing, take breaks for water, stretch, and make sure to laugh plenty.
Margaret Hillcrest
What are some ways you eat healthy?
It’s an ongoing process about embracing good foods, eating a balanced diet, and avoiding processed foods.
How do you engage in physical activity? I teach kindergarteners, so everything is kinesthetic—physical activity is woven into everything we do.
What are some of your stress reduction techniques? In class, we breathe in and then push out all our bad thoughts. We sing songs with motion and do energizers, which are little songs in which the kids learn opposites.
Karen Malcom X
What are some ways you eat healthy?
When shopping, I spend a lot of time in the produce section. I like to cook with a minimum amount of ingredients and always make my food colorful. I like to have meals with something from each food group.
How do you engage in physical activity? Personally, I go to the gym. I have a family membership to the YMCA and ran my first marathon almost two years ago.
What are some of your stress reduction techniques? I walk, exercise, and read.
Rosario Besse Carmichael
What are some ways you eat healthy?
I watch my sugar and try to eliminate foods with white flour in them.
How do you engage in physical activity? I like to dance. In the class, I do a lot of movement activities and yoga.
What are some of your stress reduction techniques? I do a stress release activity with the kids where they hold each finger and count to ten. Also, when the kids come in from lunch unable to focus, I play calming music, turn down the lights, and have them do a quiet writing exercise.
Fowzigah Sheridan
What are some ways you eat healthy?
I eat breakfast and make sure to keep a tub of oatmeal in a cabinet so I have energy to teach.
How do you engage in physical activity? In the classroom, I add kinesthetics to my lessons. In math, the kids make angles with their bodies. Personally, I walk around Lake Merced.
What are some of your stress reduction techniques? In times of stress, I close my eyes and focus on breathing in and out. Exercise is a stress reliever for me.
Jessica El Dorado
What are some ways you eat healthy?
I am a vegan, so I don’t eat dairy or meats. I try to eat whole grains and no refined sugar. I also cook all of my meals at home.
How do you engage in physical activity? I enjoy riding my bike, running, and exercising. In the classroom, I run with the kids, they get excited about that. We also do geometry as exercise.
What are some of your stress reduction techniques? Personally, I exercise. In class, we do yoga. After lunch when the kids come in stressed out, I put music on, instruct them to put their heads on their desks and do visualizations.
Kimberly El Dorado
What are some ways you eat healthy?
I only cook organic, well-balanced meals with lots of vegetables.
How do you engage in physical activity? I enjoy walking, both on my own and with my kids in the park backing up to my school.
What are some of your stress reduction techniques? I like to listen to classical music. In class, I do yoga on the floor with the kids.
Rosalia Mission Ed. Center
What are some ways you eat healthy?
I eat fiber, fruits and vegetables. I like to look at the Harvest of the Month recipes and prepare them.
How do you engage in physical activity? I enjoy walking on my own and also with the kids at school.
What are some of your stress reduction techniques? At home I enjoy gardening and walking. At school, I enjoy networking with my coworkers and make sure to take my lunch break so I don’t get stressed out.
Michelle Sherman
What are some ways you eat healthy?
I keep fruits and veggies in my fridge at school. Having the fridge keeps me from eating out. Precook meals and freeze on weekends.
How do you engage in physical activity? I walk stairs daily. I do Pilates two times a week. I lug around a 10-month-old and a three-year-old.
What are some of your stress reduction techniques? Deep breaths.
Stacey Hillcrest
What are some ways you eat healthy?
Fibers, fruits, and natural foods.
How do you engage in physical activity? Yoga, running, and biking.
What are some of your stress reduction techniques? Yoga.
Janice Dr. William L. Cobb
What are some ways you eat healthy?
Our family has very little “junk food” in the pantry. I love fresh fruits and vegetables so we always have plenty for snacks that are “healthy.”
How do you engage in physical activity? Personal: Walking three to five miles every other day is a serious goal.
Classroom: Two to three minutes are used throughout the day to stretch, move, and sing.
What are some of your stress reduction techniques? Deep breathing, relaxing my shoulders, stopping and taking a moment to get centered, clear my mind and keeping thoughts positive.
Elaine Francis Scott Key
What are some ways you eat healthy?
Cook on the weekend and freeze the foods/ meals so that when the week gets busy I have good things to eat rather than going for the “sometimes” foods.
How do you engage in physical activity? We take stretch breaks in the classroom, SPARK three times per week for P.E. and baseline testing for fifth grade PE test.
Personal: Three times a week to the gym and I also try to make it to the pool.
What are some of your stress reduction techniques? Teaching meditative breathing techniques to the kids.
Personal: estimating time to get somewhere and leaving 10 minutes earlier to eliminate stress.
Melissa George Moscone
What are some ways you eat healthy?
Five-a-day.
How do you engage in physical activity? Hiking and swimming.
What are some of your stress reduction techniques? At school: dancing, stretching laughing
At home: never mind.
Christy Malcolm X Academy
What are some ways you eat healthy?
More fruits and vegetables.
How do you engage in physical activity? Yoga, hiking, and P.E.
What are some of your stress reduction techniques? Being/going outdoors, enjoying nature, and yoga.
Kelly Harvey Milk CRA
What are some ways you eat healthy?
I buy fresh fruit from a local grocer near our school site and I also buy freshly prepared soup from Harvest Foods.
How do you engage in physical activity? I go to the gym almost daily (treadmill and weights) and I walk daily (few miles minimum, fast pace).
What are some of your stress reduction techniques? Treadmill is the best. Walking near water is wonderful. Writing is
always wonderful.
Ana Bessie Carmichael
What are some ways you eat healthy?
Include fruits and vegetables in every meal.
How do you engage in physical activity? We dance a song two or three times a week before class begins.
What are some of your stress reduction techniques? Remember to breathe!
Florence Sherman Elementary
What are some ways you eat healthy?
Cooking light, eating five veggies and fruits a day, cut fruits for students and myself.
How do you engage in physical activity? Personal: Exercising (running) two to three times per week,
exercising, stretching, running laps with students.
What are some of your stress reduction techniques? Walking to the beach.
Shelli Ulloa ES
What are some ways you eat healthy?
Healthy snacks, try not to have foods with sugar whenever possible, eat lots of fruits and vegetables.
How do you engage in physical activity? P.E., go to the gym, walk, do sit ups and push ups.
What are some of your stress reduction techniques? Yoga and meditation.
Patricia Bret Harte
What are some ways you eat healthy?
Oatmeal, blueberries, yogurt; prepare own lunches.
How do you engage in physical activity? Personal: walking and Pilates
Classroom: dance and movement.
What are some of your stress reduction techniques? Music, breathing.
Dorothy Ulloa
What are some ways you eat healthy?
Low fat foods; high fiber.
How do you engage in physical activity? Workout four times per week and P.E. on a daily basis.
What are some of your stress reduction techniques? Meditation and yoga exercises with students.
Jocelyn ER Taylor
What are some ways you eat healthy?
I eat organic foods such as fish and chicken most of the time.
How do you engage in physical activity? Yoga and running around the classroom.
What are some of your stress reduction techniques? Yoga for kids.
Marie ER Taylor
What are some ways you eat healthy?
Eat at least five fruits and veggies a day, eat whole grains.
How do you engage in physical activity? Stretching, P.E. and breathing.
Tony Sheridan
What are some ways you eat healthy?
Read labels, cook at home, avoid salt and sugar and avoid fast food places.
How do you engage in physical activity? I walk 6,000 steps three times a week.
What are some of your stress reduction techniques? Don't care about things out of your control, get involved where you can make a difference. Don't get angry and say things you can't take back. Cut back on driving.
Shauna Harvey Milk
CRA
What are some ways you eat healthy?
I really try
hard not to shop when I'm hungry. I'll tend to buy less
junk food. I make sure to have a fruit for a snack during
the day / after dinner as a healthy dessert.
How do you engage in physical activity? I take my rowdy class
on more nature walks around the community. They get fresh
air & exercise.
Plus I can work them because of our steep hill that our
school is located on.
What are some of your stress reduction techniques? Yoga inside of the classroom. All of the students
in the school do what we call "concentration", but
it's really meditation. I also play softball to let out
my aggression, & jog around Kezar.
Dawn J. Serra
What are some ways you eat healthy?
Eating healthy always makes me feel good and energized.
How do you engage in physical activity? Physical activity has always been a de-stressor
and a way to clear my mind.
What are some of your stress reduction techniques? When I'm stressed I like to get my heart rate
up & sweat the stress out.
Katie J. Serra
What are some ways you eat healthy?
I enjoy buying fresh produce and making yummy dinners!
How do you engage in physical activity? I love going on long bike rides and exercising
outside.
Aysha Hillcrest
What are some ways you eat healthy?
I like to eat salads and also I like to try new vegetables.
How do you engage in physical activity? I like to periodically have them play "Simon Says" with different activities.
What are some of your stress reduction techniques? Yoga and shopping.
