The Sunnyvale Wellness Program formally began in 2006 in response to the federal mandate for districts to take action to combat childhood obesity. Our District Wellness Committee, which started small and mainly reporting site-based wellness activities around the SCCOE Fit for Learning, has now grown to a collaborative with community partners who directly support staff and student wellness, nutrition, and health.

Palo Alto Medical Foundation, one of our first partners, began delivering a program in the Sunnyvale Schools, based on a social marketing campaign called 5-2-1-0, a daily program of 5 fruits or vegetables; 2 hours or less screen time; 1 hour or more physical activity; 0 sugary drinks. Enthusiasm for 5-2-1-0 quickly spread to all schools through PAMF outreach, Wellness Committee members, and our District English Learner Parent Advisory Committees.

Our collaborative partners continue to meet throughout the year where we discuss and brainstorm new ideas that can continue to support health and wellness in our schools and give the opportunity to share many of the programs' successes in our schools and community.
Some events we hold are:  Annual 5-2-1-0 assemblies and poster contests; after-school sports programs, nutrition, puberty, and anti-bullying assemblies; classroom GoNoodle brain breaks; bike safety classes; parent nutrition education cooking classes; A-Z salad bars; a clear policy for healthy foods in the classrooms and at co-curricular activities; Week of Play.