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NORTHERN SYDNEY HEALTH PROMOTING SCHOOLS SEEDING GRANTS 2009

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Schools located in Northern Sydney are invited to apply for a Northern Sydney Health Promoting Schools Seeding Grant 2009 Closing Date for Applications Friday 12th June 2009 @5.00p.m Grants are available up to $1,000 See the area health page for Application forms and more details To be eligible to apply for a Northern Sydney Health Promoting School Seeding Grant your school must be located in one of the following local government areas: Hornsby - Ryde - Mosman - Ku-ring-gai - Warringah - Lane Cove - Hunters Hill - Pittwater - North Sydney - Manly - Willoughby Schools can apply for amounts up to $1000 in one of the five seeding grant categories: 1. Physical Activity 2. Injury Prevention 3. Healthy Eating 4. Connecting with parents 5. Other health issue important to your school Student Representative Councils and P&C Associations are strongly encouraged to apply Projects funded in 2008 The 2008 Northern Sydney Health Promoting Schools Seeding Grants were very successful. A total of 54 applications were received from government, catholic and independent schools. Twenty seeding grants were awarded. Examples of projects funded include:          school fruit and vegetable gardens (nutrition)          play/sports equipment (physical activity)          social learning group (social skills improvement) Useful web links Australian Health Promoting Schools Association Healthy Kids NSW Government Five steps to a healthy lifestyle. Good list of links. Centre for Health Promotion South Australia Health Promotion material MindMatters Booklets MindMatters is a mental health promotion program for secondary schools. Health Promoting Schools resources DEET Victoria National Safe Schools Framework (pdf) National Safe Schools Framework, Prepared by the Student Learning and Support Services Taskforce, 2003. The National Safe Schools Framework incorporates existing good practice and provides an agreed national approach to help schools and their communities address issues of bullying, harassment, violence, and child abuse and neglect. From the MCEETYA site (ANZ Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs).

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