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Riverside School' s Healthy Children Healthy Planet's Schedule of Events

The Riverside School PTO will host its “Healthy Children, Healthy Planet 2011” Community Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. HCHP will take place in and around Riverside’s acclaimed school gardens, providing a day of family fun while teaching about growing real foods, good nutrition and the benefits of a healthy, active lifestyle. Silent auction/raffle, plant sale, and kids activities. All proceeds from HCHP will be used to support the Riverside Gardens and related educational programming. Contact for additional information: Beth Behrend, HCHP Co-Chair,

beth.behrend@gmail.com.

Here is an updated schedule of events:

May 21, 2011 Riverside School

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS*

Time	Event	Speaker/Leader	Location

10:00 AM	Interactive Talk: “Life in the Soil”	Judith Robinson, Princeton Farmers’ Market	Garden Classroom
	Family Yoga Class	Justine Thompson, Wild Child Yoga	Athletic Field
	Film: “And this is My Garden” (55 minutes)	Katharina Steiffenhofer, Director	Library

10:30 AM	Interactive Talk: “Garden Cycles”	Fran McManus, Whole Earth Center	Garden
	Bluegrass music	RIVERSIDE Bluegrass Band	Athletic Field
	Origami folding workshop	Laura Kruskal, Origami Educator	Craft Area
	Soccer Clinic (grades 1-3)	Mike Raskys, PLAY SOCCER	Athletic Field

11:00 AM	Talk: “School Gardens: What’s the Motivation?”	Dorothy Mullen, Garden Educator	Garden Classroom
	Soccer/games		Athletic Field
	Film: “Better Bones and Gardens”	Natalie Elder & Lindsey Clark, Directors	Library

11:30 AM	Workshop: Tea Tasting	Glenn Swann, Bamboo Ocean Taijiquan	Garden Classroom
	Interactive Talk: “Test Your Food Smarts”	Fran McManus, Whole Earth Center	Garden
	Soccer Clinic (grades 4-5)	Mike Raskys, PLAY SOCCER	Athletic Field
	Film: “And this is My Garden” (55 minutes)	Katharina Steiffenhofer, Director	Library
	Origami folding workshop	Laura Kruskal, Origami Educator	Craft Area

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS, Page 2

Time	Event	Speaker/Leader	Location
12 Noon	Interactive Talk: “Sustainable Princeton BYOB Campaign”	Diane Landis & Sophie Glovier, Sustainable Princeton	Garden Classroom
	Martial Arts Demonstration	Montgomery Martial Arts Studio	Athletic Field

12:30 PM	Interactive Talk: “The Art of Japanese Lunch Box”	Haruko Wakabayashi, Riverside Parent	Garden Classroom
	Workshop: “Water Conservation”	Jane Harrison, PITCH Africa	Garden
	Games/obstacle course	Riverside parents	Athletic Field
	Film: “Better Bones and Gardens”	Natalie Elder & Lindsey Clark, Directors	Library

1:00 PM	Tai Chi Demonstration	Glen Swann, Bamboo Ocean Taijiquan	Garden
	Parent/Child workout	Princeton Fitness & Wellness Center	Athletic Field
	Silent Auction Bids Close		Exhibit Area (by playground)
	Weed Walk	Stephen Hiltner, Friends of Princeton Open Space	Meet at Garden
	Dance till you drop!	DJ, John Wertenbacher	Exhibit Area (by playground)

1:30 PM	Raffle Drawing		Exhibit Area (by playground)
	Auction Results/Check-out		Exhibit Area (by playground)
	Dance to more favorites	DJ, John Wertenbacher	Exhibit Area (by playground)

*Ongoing Events Include: Garden Tours and Demonstrations; Plant Sale; Silent Auction; Bluegrass Music (until 12:30); Music and Dancing; Face Painting; Pot and Tote Bag Painting; Birdhouse Building; Seed Planting; Origami; Police, Fire Truck and Rescue Vehicles; Lemonade Stand; Food and More!