![Happy Hearts in Third Grade]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1692057070/saccdsorg/izpbvqmrelcnhdkduzq2/happyhearts.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1692057070/saccdsorg/izpbvqmrelcnhdkduzq2/happyhearts.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1692057070/saccdsorg/izpbvqmrelcnhdkduzq2/happyhearts.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1692057070/saccdsorg/izpbvqmrelcnhdkduzq2/happyhearts.jpg","width":1200}])
Third graders spent last week with our High School Happy Heart Club teaching them about heart health. Savanna Karmue (‘23) started Happy Heart Advices (HHA), a non-profit organization, with the help of her parents at age 8, dedicated to leading the charge in educating and empowering communities to live happy, healthy lifestyles.
Our students participated in daily educational sessions with Savanna and her team, where they learned about the heart and the importance of healthy eating. They engaged in the program by doing fun exercises to jump-start their new commitment to a healthy lifestyle while reading the book she wrote at age 9, to teach them about the heart in a colorful and engaging way!
Savanna set an aggressive goal with her company to help reduce childhood obesity in America in half by 2031, ultimately lowering the risk of heart disease in the US. Since then, she has created a curriculum so that kids can easily learn about their hearts and why it’s important to live healthily. Savanna's program is in the process of partnering with an after-school program in Northern CA, called ASES. It's in the process of expanding throughout this region and will partner with 50 schools that contain this after-school program. From there, HHA will be on track to impact approximately 5,887 elementary schools by the end of 2023 in California. Inspiring work!