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Lynn Public Schools to advance pilot of Girls Inc. STRIVE health education for 4th–5th graders
Summary
School committee curriculum subcommittee advanced a proposal to pilot an age‑appropriate relationship and health program (STRIVE / Informed Together) for 4th and 5th graders, to be offered during the school day with an opt‑in process for parents and Girls Inc. facilitators delivering the lessons.
The Lynn Public Schools curriculum subcommittee voted to send a proposal to the full school committee that would pilot a health education program for 4th‑ and 5th‑grade students taught during the school day.
The pilot would use Girls Inc. materials (the STRIVE grant program plus the age‑appropriate Informed Together toolkit) and be delivered by trained Girls Inc. facilitators over 11–13 weekly sessions of about 45 minutes each. Lynn Public Schools nursing and physical education staff presented the proposal to the subcommittee and recommended a during‑school delivery during the physical education block to maximize access and equity.
District presenters said the pilot is designed to align with the Massachusetts Comprehensive Health and Physical Education (CHPE) framework and to give…
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