Gardenville GIFT-LEAP (Get Into Fitness Together Learning Emotional Activity Program)

Program name:
GIFT-LEAP (Get Into Fitness Together Learning Emotional Activity Program)

Program description:
GIFT-LEAP is designed to teach children that healthy eating and physical activity can be fun!

The class is designed to be interactive with around 30 minutes of educational material with around 20 minutes of physical activity based learning segments. 

This FREE 6-week program also provides tools for parents to: 

- encourage healthy eating habits
- increase physical activity
- shop on a budget
- incorporate healthy lifestyles into a busy schedule

Parents are invited to attend with their children each week and continue the fun at home! Parents are required to attend the 1st and 6th classes.

The parent sections talk about ways to shop for healthier items on a budget, encouraging and getting kids to actually eat fruits and vegetables, and how to portion a child’s plate/meals. 


Target age range:
The class is designed for children aged 5-9 due to their unique age of developing eating habits. Parents are required to attend the 1st and 6th classes. Siblings can sit quietly by their parents.

Group size: 20 kids ages 5-9

Program cost: FREE

Program time:
Thursdays, Noon - 12:50pm

Program dates:
January 31, 2019 - March 7, 2019

Program location:
Gardenville Recreation Center
11514 Corwin Street
Gibsonton, FL 33534

PLEASE NOTE: This class is created and led by the Department of Health. Registration into this program does not provide families with priority co-op class registration since this class is not affiliated with the Learning Homeschool Co-op program.

About the instructor:
Gregory Champlin is the Nutrition Educator for Community Health from the Florida Department of Health – Hillsborough County.

Mission: To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state,county & community efforts

Vision: To be the Healthiest State in the Nation

Values: I CARE (Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Responsiveness, Excellence)

Principles: Honestly, Fairness, Devotion, Courage and Excellence