Healthy hearts at Pocopson

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on February 14, 2015

Dr. Jennifer McDonald helps a young student find her own heart beat with a stethoscope.

It was Healthy Heart Day at Pocopson Elementary School on Friday, Feb. 13. Students spent parts of the day learning about the heart, how it works and how to keep it healthy.

Volunteers from Livfit in Oxford get the kids moving with a Zumba lesson.

Broken down into groups, students from the third, fourth and fifth grade went from interactive station to interactive station listening to teachers and volunteers explain how blood courses through the heart and lungs, how to check heart rates and getting engaged in a variety of other activities.

They also learned about healthy eating and exercise.

About Rich Schwartzman

Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.