At the Center Fees:
$3.50/person (2-hour program)
$5.50/person (5-hour program, including lunch break)
Lunch Options: If your school is at the Center over the lunch hour, you are welcome to use our Brown Bag Lunch area in the basement of our facility, the city park or various local restaurants.
Teacher/Chaperones are required to accompany students through the field trip programs. A minimum of one adult for every 15 students is recommended. One adult per every 15 students is welcomed free of charge.
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The Kansas Learning Center for Health has partnered with schools in Kansas since 1965. By adhering to the Kansas State Science and Health Standards and emphasizing tobacco and drug free living, the Learning Center has developed classes that actively engage students in learning. Our format allows teachers to pick the option best suited to their lesson objectives. Take a moment to discover the various ways our staff can meet your health education needs.
Handful of Healthy Habits (K-2): This program is designed to encourage students to take care of their bodies by following basic health rules: proper nutrition, exercise, hand washing to prevent communicable diseases, and understanding body organs and senses. K-2 (S 3.1.4)
Safety Matters (K-2): Students will learn techniques in keeping themselves safe with the telephone, internet, medicine chest and strangers. Students will also discover the importance of helmet and seatbelt safety. K-2 (S 6.1.3)
Dental Health (K-2): During this fun-filled program, students will examine the parts of a tooth and learn proper dental health and hygiene. K-2 (S.6.1.1,2,3)
Bones & Muscles (K-2): Students meet the authentic skeleton "Charlie Bones" who will help them learn the importance of keeping bones and muscles healthy. Students will be taught the importance of exercise and host to chose calcium-rich foods. K-2 (S6.1.3)
Nutrition I (3-4): Using the "My Pyramid," students will be involved in choosing good snacks and foods for a life long healthy body. Fats and sugars will be emphasized. 3-4 (S6.1.1, 2, 3)
Handful of Healthy Habits (3-4): This program is designed to encourage students to take care of their bodies by following basic health rules: proper nutrition, exercise, hand washing to prevent communicable diseases, and understanding body organs and senses. 3-5 (S 6.1.1, 2, 3 & 3.1.3)
Bones & Muscles (3-4): Students meet the authentic skeleton "Charlie Bones" who will help them learn the importance of keeping bones and muscles healthy. Students will be taught the importance of exercise and host to chose calcium-rich foods. 3-4 (S6.1.1, 2, 3)
Digestive System (5-7): Students discover how the digestive system breaks down food using both mechanical and chemical digestion. Lesson will be concluded with a fun demonstration of this amazing system! 5-7 (S3.1.3)
Circulatory System (5-7): Students learn the parts and function of the heart. They will participate in activities that will help them recognize and prevent diseases of the ciculatory system. 5-7 (S3.1.3 & 6.1.1)
Respiratory System (5-7): Observing preserved pig lungs, students explore the respiratory system and discover the consequences of smoking. 5-7 (S3.1.3, 4 & 6.1.1)
Nervous System & Cells (5-7): Students identify the parts of a cell and build a "brain" cell. After examining the physiology of the nervous system, students will observe the possible consequences of alcohol on the "brain cell." 5-7 (S3.1.1, 2, 3, 4)
Nutrition I (3-4): Using the "My Pyramid," students will be involved in choosing good snacks and foods for a life long healthy body. Fats and sugars will be emphasized. 3-4 (S6.1.1, 2, 3)
Nutrition II (5-7): Students will learn about dietary and caloric needs, and how to best meet them through the use of the "My Pyramid" and energy expenditure activities. Learning food label information and participating in a food trivia game will teach how to make healthy food choices. 5-7 (S6.1.1)
Immune System (5-7): Using a role playing format, students will become members of the immune system to learn how this system fights disease. This program includes a brief explanation of how HIV/AIDS damages the immune system. 5-7 (S3.1.3, 4 & 3.3.1)
Drugs: Choice or Chance (3-4 & 5-7): Students will learn how the body systems are affected by drugs. Decision-making skills, drug recognition, alcohol, inhalants, tobacco and medicines are discusssed. 3-4 & 5-7 (S 6.1.1)
You, Your Body and Puberty (5-7): After a physiology and anatomy lesson of the male/female reproductive system, students will be involved in a discussion about the body changes of adolescence. This class is divided boys/girls. 5-7 (S 3,2,1)
Mean Streets of Middle School (5-7): Bullying behavior can have serious negative effects not only on the students involved in the incident but also on the overall school climate. Students will be engaged in activities that will explore the signs of bullying, the various stages of bullying and why students bully. The different characteristics of victims and the short and long term consequences of bullying are also discussed. 5-7 (S 6.1.1)
Nutrition II (5-7): Students will learn about dietary and caloric needs, an dhow to best meet them through the use of the "My Pyramid" and energy expenditure activities. Learning food label information and participating in a food trivia game will teach how to make healthy food choices. 5-7 (S6.1.1)
Body Blueprints (5-7): Students will understand how the hereditary information of each cell is passed from one generation to the next. Constructing marshmallow creatures helps students learn about Punnett Square and dominant/recessive genes. Prenatal drug use is discussed. 5-7 (S3.1.1, 2, 3)
Mean Streets of Middle School (5-7): Bullying behavior can have serious negative effects not only on the students involved in the incident but also on the overall school climate. Students will be engaged in activities that will explore the signs of bullying, the various stages of bullying and why students bully. The different characteristics of victims and the short and long term consequences of bullying are also discussed. 5-7 (S 6.1.1)
Drugs: Choice or Chance (3-4 & 5-7): Students will learn how the body systems are affected by drugs. Decision-making skills, drug recognition, alcohol, inhalants, tombacco and medicines are discusssed. 3-4 & 5-7 (S 6.1.1)
Human Growth & Development (5-7): Students will participate in a discussion of mental, social and physical maturity. This lesson enables students to acquire a better understanding of sexual reproduction including development from fertilization to birth. 5-7 (S 2.1, 2, 3)
In the NO with Drugs (8-12): This session is a straightforward discussion on the consequences of drug use and the effects that lead to tolerance and addicition. Includes high-impact video clips and interactive studies. 8-12 (S 6.1.1, 2)
Life's A Gamble (8-12): Students will be lead in a discussion showing characteristics of healthy and unhealthy relationships. An overview of the male/female reproductive systems, graphic illustrations of STD's and interactive activities show that abstinence leads to a healthy relationship. 8-12 (S 6.1.1, 2, 3)
Eating in Style (8-12): Students learn to choose healthy foods based on nutritional guidelines that provide energy to get them through the day. They are encouraged to strive for a fit body, rather than the "ideal" body physique. Interactive activities and video clips create a better understanding for students. 8-12 (S 6.1.2, 3, 4)
Health Ed - 505: Build excitement in your future educators about teaching health. This program provides an overview of general body systems or the reproductive system for your elementary and secondary education students.
