"Students who begin each day as healthy individuals can learn more and learn better. We believe that healthy staff can more effectively perform their assigned duties and model appropriate wellness behaviors. Students who learn and practice healthy lifestyles in their formative years may be more likely to practice them as adults.

We are committed to providing a school environment that promotes and protects children's health, well-being, and ability to learn by supporting healthy eating and physical activity."

*Excerpt from RSU 3 Policy JL

RSU #3 School Wellness Committee:

If you are interested in joining the Wellness Committee, please Contact Tina Fabian, School Nutrition Director, tfabian@rsu3.org

Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC)

The Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child, or WSCC model, is CDC’s framework for addressing health in schools.   The WSCC model is student-centered and emphasizes the role of the community in supporting the school, the connections between health and academic achievement and the importance of evidence-based school policies and practices. The WSCC model has 10 components:

1. Physical education and physical activity.

2. Nutrition environment and services.

3. Health education.

4. Social and emotional climate.

5. Physical environment.

6. Health services.

7. Counseling, psychological and social services.

8. Employee wellness.

9. Community involvement.

10. Family engagement.