Education

The following post was written by Arleen S., a student at The Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics, a Children's Aid Society Community School. Arleen recently participated in the "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" Education Symposium. 

On November 11^th, Veterans Day, approximately eighty middle school students dedicated their day off from school to a leadership training workshop to become Certified Youth Advocates in either Healthy Food, School-Based Health Care, Anti-Bullying, or Healthy Streets and Active Transportation.

In today’s information economy, reliable data is invaluable to good decision making. We look to nutrition facts on our food packaging to help us make healthy eating choices; trust newspapers to keep us up-to-date on current events; and utilize resources like the Better Business Bureau to help us find reputable services.