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Resources and Opportunities NBC Learn K-12 donates licenses to all Delaware High Schools for the 2011-2012 school year NBC Learn, the educational arm 75% of kids are not getting enough physical exercise One third of American children are overweight. The average amount spent on physical education per school is only $764 a year. Physical education budgets keep getting slashed and for the first time in our nation's history chil- dren are facing a shorter lifespan than their parents. Clearly, everyone, from the First Lady to companies to educators, must help augment these budget shortfalls and do their part to improve the health and fitness of our young people. To that end, Henkel (makers of Dial, Right Guard, Purex, and Loctite) is teaming up with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation (a non-profit founded by the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation) to launch the Henkel Helps Get Kids Fit Program giving schools nationwide the opportunity to win their share of $30,000 to improve the health/ fitness equipment, resources, and services available at their school. There are no strings attached, no products to sell or buy plus it's simple and costs schools nothing. Schools that answer the ques- tion, "What would your school do with $10,000 to improve youth fitness?" on by September 30 will be entered to win. The three winning schools will be determined by a public voting process that encourages schools, communities, and families to rally support for their school to improve youth fitness and one deserving ele- mentary school, middle school, and high school will be rewarded $10,000 each to turn their health / fitness dreams into reality. For more information and to enter, go to Interest girls in science thru reading Experts, psychologists and researchers everywhere agree: not only are girls in grades 4 and under just as interested in applied sci- ences and mathematics as boys, encouragement of this interest by parents and educators in today's boy-focused landscape is vital to their continued involvement in the field. In John Nielsen's new young adult sci-fi thriller, , Stacy Carver, a 17-year-old English school- girl with a knack for quantum physics and creating black holes in her bedroom, is just the role model that science-encouraging moms, dads and teachers everywhere have . of NBC News, announced today that it will donate licenses to its "NBC Learn K-12" resource to all Delaware High Schools for the 2011- 2012 school year. This gift matches a grant that the Honda Foundation launched last year, which funds the "NBC Learn K-12" resource to all Delaware mid- dle schools—including teachers, students and their parents—for two years. Subscriptions to "NBC Learn K- 12" include: • More than 11,000 short, search- able and downloadable videos from Del Monte Fresh to award schools with cash, fresh fruit and salad bars This fall Del Monte Fresh will hold its second annual online con- test, "Teacher Monday: Cash for Classrooms." The program awards cash and been looking for. A whirlwind of action, quantum physics, fun and feminism, pushes the boundaries of young adult fiction - and the science fiction genre - and turns our decades-old fascination with time travel on its head. Starring a will- fully strong, whip-smart young female protagonist the likes of which this genre has rarely – if ever – seen before, explores educational and entertain- ing themes. For more information email Sarah Miniaci at or (856) 489-8654 x. 329. fresh fruit to kindergarten thru 12th grade school teachers across North America to encourage them to incorporate healthy eating and living messages into classroom activities. Sixty teachers will win a total of $1,000 in cash to purchase school supplies and fresh fruit for their students. To be eligible to win, teachers must register online, submit a short essay on how they will incorporate healthy eating and living messages into their lesson plans, then encour- age all their fans to vote for them online. Ten winners will be selected each Monday for six consecutive weeks beginning October 3, 2011. Winners the NBC News Archives and other content partners • K-12 videos aligned to Delaware State Standards • Current events updated daily • Award-winning original series such as Science of the Winter Olympic Games, Science of NFL Football, Chemistry Now, and Changing Planet • 24/7 access, from school, library or home • Individual accounts for all teach- ers, all students, and all parents Learn, visit For more information on NBC . are based solely on the number of votes they receive. Winning teach- ers will receive $750 in cash to pur- chase school supplies and $250 in Del Monte® fresh fruit coupons for classroom fresh snacks and to use in fruit educational activities. Top winners will get a Del Monte Fresh® Field Day event for their school in which the entire student body will enjoy a day of Del Monte fresh fruit, games and fun activi- ties. Salad bars for schools will also be given away through promotions at supermarkets. Winning North American schools will also be linked with schools in countries where Del Monte grows its fruit to help further the educa- tion of students by introducing them to another culture. Go to for more information and click "Enter to Win." Items described on this page are not always endorsed by the Association, but are provided for your information. 22 September 2011 DSEA ACTION! www.dsea.org nbclearn.com www.HenkelHelps. com http://teachermonday. votigo.com/teachermonday www.HenkelHelps.com Timehole Timehole Timehole smithpublicity.com sarah.miniaci@