2024 STUDENT WELLNESS FAIR

2024 Student Wellness Fair (for KESD Students in Grades 3-8)

The Kingdom East School District is continuing its collaboration and partnership with over 20 local community educators, businesses, and resources to build a robust Wellness Fair, “Discovery of Wellness and Visions of Success,” that focuses on educating and celebrating the 'Whole Child Wellness.'


KESD students in grades 3rd-8th will attend workshops that incorporate various aspects of Wellness and Health including but not limited to: Physical Health, Nutrition, Personal Health, Mental Health Promotion, Social and Emotional Health and Career Exploration. These workshops will elevate the instructional efforts that are currently happening within each of the KESD schools. This Wellness Fair is an interactive way for students to participate and be educated in their own personal 'Whole Health & Wellness,' paving the way for a healthy and successful future!


The Wellness Fair will be broken out into two days & the days will be split up by grade.
  • Tuesday, May 21st (for Grades 3-5)
  • Wednesday, May 22nd (for Grades 6-8)


Wellness Fair Logistics:
  • WHEN: May 21st (grades 3-5) & May 22nd (grades 6-8) from 9am-2pm.
  • LOCATION: Burke Mountain Resort and Hotel/Conference Center has agreed to partner in the event and will be hosting the fair. This is exciting as the venue is bigger and lends hand to the fair theme, "Discovering Wellness and Visions for Success," opening more opportunities for workshops and incorporating the outdoors naturally into the format.
  • TRANSPORTATION: All students are expected to ride the school bus to and from the Burke Mountain Hotel & Conference center unless an educational plan has been arranged by administration. Your child will be bussed to the Burke Mountain Hotel & Conference Center and participating in two to four workshops during the day.
  • KICKOFF: The Fair will begin with 10min motivational speech from 2 area motivational speakers Karri Willy and Andrea Thibadeau who will set the intention for the "Discovery of Wellness and Visions for Success" fair.
  • ENTERANCE/EXIT TICKET: All students will receive a folder that has an Entrance/Exit ticket to be completed to enter them a raffle drawing after the fair, 40 winners, all donations from community partners. In addition, every student (all 800 grades 3-8) are receiving a gift certificate from The Pizza Man for a free kiddie ice cream. 
  • BREAKFAST/LUNCH: Students will eat breakfast prior to loading the buses. Students will either bring their own bag lunch from home or will be provided with a bag lunch from school.
  • PARTNER PRESENTATIONS: The caveat of partnering is all presenters will take a minimum of 5-10min to talk about their career trajectory and path that led them there. Our goal is for KESD students to leave more curious than when they arrived about their own wellness and career possibilities...dream big, never live small.
Wellness Fair Schedule

Wellness Day Workshops:

Students will rotate through 2-4 workshops (45min - 2hr in duration), with 15min transitions, see schedule.

  • Yoga: Professional Yoga instructors from Heart Space Yoga and Healing Center interactively engage their passion for Yoga, a type of exercise in which you move your body into various positions in order to become more fit or flexible, to improve your breathing, and to relax your mind.
  • Mindfulness: mindfulness involves breathing methods, guided imagery, and other activities to relax the body and mind and help reduce stress, for example journaling, painting, coloring etc.
  • Fitness for Life: KILOS, owner and Professional Trainer, Brad Collins shares information on the importance of maintaining a healthy moving body, raising your heart rate daily and how to incorporate fitness into a physically active healthy lifestyle.
  • Smoothie Bike: Pedal stationary bike generating energy to run smoothie blender while learning tips for healthy eating and nutrition from KESD professionals.
  • Healthy Eating: Nutrition information for healthy eating to promote a healthy lifestyle, make a healthy snack with Bonnie, Health Advocate/Enthusiast from Lyndon Freighthouse and Café.
  • Outdoor Physically Active/Team Building Activities: Outdoor physical activities promoting team building skills with KESD Athletic Director.
  • Wellness Bingo: For grades 3-5, with KESD School Clinicians.
  • Wellness Jeopardy: For grades 6-8, with KESD School Clinicians
  • Alcohol/Tobacco/Other Drugs Misuse Prevention Education: Interactive games, Wheel of Misfortune and others with NVRH - Substance Misuse Prevention Team.
  • Mindfulness in Nature: Take a nature walk on the Burke trails while engaging in a mindfulness scavenger hunt with avid outdoor lover and mindfulness leader from Umbrella.
  • Food & Nutrition for Healthy Lifestyle: Chef led interactive cooking with NVRH Dietician and Food Service Manager, create a meal and learn the importance of a healthy diet and food choices, how they fuel your body.
  • Strength, Fitness & Injury Prevention: Follow Physical Therapist, Mike Matteis, and Sports Trainer, Ryan Farley, from Dan Wyand, P.T. through an injury, therapy and training for injury prevention.
  • Burke Mountain Hikes: Hike with outdoor enthusiasts from KESD and Outdoor Recreation & Resort Management Majors from VSU, while being mindful of nature and learn about fueling your body to do what you love.
  • Journey of a Pro Female Athlete: Watch Professional Female Downhill Mountain Biker, Ella McAndrew perform, hear of her journey and learn basic body positioning skills from the Pro.
  • Bike Tech Demo: Interactively learn basic bike maintenance skills alongside a professional from VSS and students in the LI Bike Tech program.
  • Mountain Biking: Actively participate in a guided mountain bike ride on and around Burke Mountain, professionally led by KC&E Adventures and Northwoods Stewardship Center.
  • Outdoor Workshop: Participate in outdoor team building/leadership challenges with Northwoods Stewardship Center.
  • Outdoor Emergency Preparedness: Gain knowledge and build skill on how to stay safe in the outdoors, prepare for and learn how to react to an emergency outdoors with LI Outdoor Recreation Teacher.
  • Vision Board: Explore dreams, visions and infinite possibilities for the future with Life Coach, Karri Willy and Sound Healing Practitioner, Andrea Thibodeau, highlighting wants/desires/dreams on a board.
  • Safety / Allies / Consequences: Caledonia County Sheriff’s Department debunks myths, build a foundation for students to comfortable with law enforcement, build allies.
  • Introduction to the World of Snowsports: Burke Mountain Director of Snowsports shares the view of skiing / riding through the eyes of Snow Sports.
  • Fly Fishing / Tying Flies: Learn the basics of fly fishing and fly tying with local enthusiasts.
  • Mindfulness: Learn different ways to practice mindfulness for life.
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