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Fueling the Body and Mind in the School of the Future

January 16, 2019  |  Michael Price  |  1 min read

A healthy diet. Regular exercise. Unplugging from technology.

Sound familiar? Those are all things that adults know they should do. The same goes for kids, but just like grownups, they can fall short — sometimes through no fault of their own.

But schools are helping pick up the slack — providing nutritious meals, getting kids into gardening, and more.

Perhaps these efforts are just the tip of the iceberg. What is extraordinary today might just be ordinary in the school of the future.

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Take Note is Kansas City PBS’s multi-year education reporting project. In this season, we are examining all aspects of the school of the future. Keep an eye on the website and join the conversation at #TakeNoteKC.

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