ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Preschool students from Providence Center for Child Development and Credit Union 1 Little 1′s Learning Center spent Thursday morning scurrying around Providence Health Park Courtyard, during the Providence Alaska Medical Center Mini Heart Run.
For the past week, the preschoolers have been learning about heart and body health, including the importance of living a healthy lifestyle, including 5-year-old Mackie Vancrof.Wayne Lamagdeleine, lead preschool teacher at the Center for Child Development, said that he loves running and getting the chance to share his passion for running with his students. This week, he said that the students have been working on running inside and outside, as well as monitoring their heart health.
The run has been something that Vancrof has been looking forward to. He said his favorite part is being able to run fast.While the run might have been seen by Vancrof and his preschool classmates as a fun opportunity to play outside and show off who was the fastest in their class, it also helps them start building healthy habits at a young age.