New York City public school students in grades K-12 are invited to submit poster designs for a contest promoting wellness in schools. Wellness promotes a healthy mind and body, and focuses on the mental and physical health benefits of eating nutritious food, being physically fit, and getting adequate sleep. Schools play an important role in promoting wellness for everyone in our school communities. To learn more about school wellness, read our
Wellness Policy, see which schools have
school wellness council grants, or
view tools and resources for wellness in schools.
The winning designs in this contest will appear: on posters displayed in schools citywide; on the DOE website; and in other documents used to increase awareness of School Wellness, including a colorful calendar. There will be one winner and one runner-up selected from each grade level: elementary, middle and high schools. Top prize for each level is $500 worth of wellness-themed materials for winners' schools, and the three runners-up receive $250 worth of wellness-themed materials.
The deadline for submitting a poster has been extended to March 28, 2012, and guidelines are available by
clicking here. For more information, contact
Tyrone Johnson.
See last year's winners here: