Sajai Foundation

Programs: Wise kids - sajai foundation promoted the wise kids program. This 9-week wellness curriculum focuses on teaching the energy balance concept to children ages 6-11 through youth agencies. The program provides a turnkey kit which includes children's workbooks, games and tools, training materials, communication aids and a program effectiveness evaluation tool. More than 15,000 children from 125+ communities in 40 states have been reached with this program. Promotion included print ads, direct mail and educational conference presentations to after-school leaders across the country. During the year, 2,350 children were served by the wise kids program. Testing results continued to show significant impact for children. We also learned that 64% of surveyed parents report their child bringing information home on a weekly basis.

wise kids outdoors - sajai foundation promoted the wise kids outdoors program. This 20-mission curriculum focues on continuing to teach children ages 6-11 about the energy balance concept while encouraging them to learn about and explore the natural world around them. This program also provides a turnkey kit which includes children's workbooks, backpacks, tools for outdoor investigation, training materials, communication aids and a program effectiveness evaluation tool. During the year, 1,970 children were served by the wise kids outdoors program.

wise kids two - the sajai foundation has developed and launched the wise kids two program; a follow-on program to the successful wise kids curriculum. This 9-week wellness curriculum goes deeper into specific topics of the energy balance concept to continue children's learning. Specifically it investigates vitamins, daily requirements and serving size, water, muscles and bones. More than 80% of children surveyed following participation in the wise kids program expressed a desire to learn more about wellness, making creation of wise kids two a natural next step. During the year, 315 children were served by the wise kids two program.