Teacher Resources

Resources for Out-Of-School Programs! Introducing Healthy Kids Hub

The Healthy Kids Hub offers free activity, nutrition, and equipment support to volunteers, coaches, and other leaders of out-of-school programs to fight childhood obesity!  Visitors can browse through resources or complete a brief survey to get resources tailored to their specific needs. The Hub also features products, discounts, and other special offers that encourage healthy habits.

Visit their website for more information!

Posted by ECCLA at 1:50 pm |

Juniors! A Chance to Win $10,000 for Higher Education

Every year, Nordstrom awards $10,000 scholarships to high school Juniors who show ambition and dream of higher education. Scholarships are paid out in $2,500 installments over a course of 4 years and are awarded based on a student’s academic achievement, awards/honors, leadership, school activities, community/volunteer activities, financial and employment activities. Deadline is May 1.

To be eligible, you must:

  1. Be a high school junior
  2. Live and attend high school in one of the participating states designated by Nordstrom
  3. Have participated in community or volunteer activities
  4. Have and maintain a cumulative unweighted GPA of at least 2.7 (on a 4.0 scale) throughout your high school career
  5. Plan to apply for financial assistance to attend college
  6. Be eligible to attend a four-year college or university in the United States
  7. If awarded, attend an accredited four-year college or university in the United States during all years ofthe scholarship
  8. Not have been convicted of any crime

Timeline:
May 1, 5:00 p.m., CT: Deadline to submit online application
May 16: Semifinalists notified by email
May 16: Applicants not advancing in competition notified by email
May 17: Recommenders for semifinalists notified by email to
complete recommendation
May 31, 5:00 p.m., CT: Recommendation submission deadline
June – September: Selection process
By October 31: Scholars notified by email
By October 31: Semifinalists not advancing in competition notified
by email

Click here for more information.

Posted by ECCLA at 9:38 am |

An Invitation to Get Outdoors and Celebrate Nature Through the Arts!

Get to Know Contest invites students to get outdoors, connect with your neighbors and create original works of art, writing, photography, videography, and music inspired by nature.

These are the official rules and regulations for the Get to Know Contest in the United States. This contest is separate from the Get to Know Contest held in Canada, and different rules apply to each contest.

  • Open to all US residents 19 and under (Don’t live in the U.S.? Don’t worry. The Video Category is open to youth in all countries!
  • No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to enter or win this contest
  • Online entries must be received by no later than 12:59PM PST on Friday, November 1, 2013. Mail in entries must be post-marked by November 1.
  • You may enter as many categories as you want!

Visit their website for more information!

Posted by ECCLA at 3:38 pm |