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Becoming a SunWise School
SunWise Program for schools |
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Background information |
Becoming a SunWise School |
Tools available |
Enter/View UV data |
Program evaluation |
Educator resources |
Poster contest |
Becoming a SunWise School is easy! Any elementary or middle school in the United States may participate in the SunWise Program. A single classroom, multiple classrooms, a school, or an entire school district may join.
To become a SunWise School, you must:
- Be an educator of at least 10 students in grades K - 8. Usually that means you are a teacher or a school nurse. If you are a student teacher, a university professor, a camp counselor, a 501(c)(3) organization, or other group or individual, you may register as a SunWise partner organization.
- Participate in student evaluation. A random sample of participants will be asked to complete the SunWise student survey before and after implementation of SunWise activities. This simple, 10-minute questionnaire, developed by Boston University's Skin Cancer Prevention Team, elicits basic information on attitudes and practices of children relating to sun exposure. This survey will provide information for evaluation purposes only. All personal information will remain confidential.
- Complete a teacher evaluation form. Your feedback about the usefulness of classroom and school materials is vital to the refinement of SunWise educational materials. You may review the survey form now, if you wish.
- Adopt at least one of the following SunWise activities:
- Cross-curricular classroom lessons.
- UV measurement and reporting on the Internet.
- School infrastructure enhancements (school policy changes and/or sun-protection structures).
- Community outreach (inviting guest speakers and forming business partnerships).
- School-wide sun safety activities (school assemblies or other programs).
We hope you will agree to fulfill the participation requirements above. Then we will send you, free of charge, everything you need to get started, including a SunWise teacher Tool Kit.