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Becoming a
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Becoming a SunWise School
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.
To join the SunWise Program, please complete our registration form.
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