Tag: Back to school

Healthy lunch

Fueling Young Minds: Back-to-School Nutrition Tips, Recipes, and Lunchbox Ideas

by Lori Wiggins
August 4, 2025

As students return to the classroom, good nutrition is one of the most important tools for setting them up for success. A well-balanced diet helps children stay focused, energized, and ready to learn. Whether your child is starting kindergarten ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Back To School, Children, Cooking, Family, Health, Healthy, Lunch Box Ideas, Nutrition, Taylor County
Alarm clock

Back to School: Why Sleep Schedules Matter More Than You Think

by Lori Wiggins
August 1, 2025

As backpacks are packed, lunchboxes are labeled, and alarm clocks are set, one of the most critical, yet often overlooked parts, of back-to-school prep is getting children back on a consistent sleep schedule. While school supplies and homework ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Back To School, Family, Sleep Schedule, Taylor County

Let’s begin the new academic year

by Alejandro Sanchez
August 25, 2022

“From my youth on,” writes Italo Calvino, “my personal motto has been the old Latin tag, festina lente, “make haste slowly”.  The original form, σπεῦδε βραδέως (speũde bradéōs), is Classical Greek, of which festina ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Curriculum, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Back To School, One Health, One Health At UF, One Health Center, One Health Student Association, Sustainable Development Goals

4-H Goes Back to School

by Megann Cady
August 18, 2021

  School is back in session this Wednesday, August 18th, and our 4-Hers are ready to learn! The University of Florida and Broward County Parks and Recreation offers a positive youth development program through 4-H.. We provide youth ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth
Tags: Back To School

Back to School Tips

by Jenny Rodriguez
July 23, 2021

Already the store isles are loaded with back-to-school supplies, backpacks, and lunch boxes. As summer nears an end, parents are starting to stock up on back-to-school items in hopes of avoiding the mad rush. In fact, according to a National ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: Back To School, Back To School Savings, Back-to-school Supplies, Backpacks, Highlighters, Lunch Boxes, Notebooks, Ocextension, Pencils, Pens, Save On School Supplies, School Supplies, School Supply Savings, Tax-free Holiday

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