Our Mission:
Improve Health.
D-SHINES aims to cultivate a healthy school culture where teachers, students and families are provided with the resources and knowledge needed to adopt lifelong health habits.
Our Mission
D-SHINES, a program dedicated to improving the health of school-aged and early childhood youth and their families in the Dearborn Public Schools district reaching 15 DPS elementary and middle schools and the district’s early childhood center. Through a combination of increased physical activity and healthy eating opportunities, garden builds, parent, principal, and teacher engagement, and policy and system-level changes we will decrease risk factors for obesity and nutrition-related health problems and chronic diseases and create a culture of health in the Dearborn community.
Our Impact
DSHINES is a comprehensive program offering students access to school gardens, classroom physical activity, nutrition and gardening lessons, quality physical education, after school clubs and family nights. DSHINES by design cultivates a healthy school culture where teachers, students and families are provided with the resources and knowledge needed to adopt lifelong health habits.
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Students Served
Fifteen schools have participated in the DSHINES program, touching the lives of over 9000 students and families.
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Gardens Created
DSHINES has created a total of eight gardens across elementary and middle schools in Dearborn and has another 8 in progress to be completed by Spring 2021.
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Teacher Professional Developments
The D-SHINES staff work with the district and the teachers to provide professional development around physical activity, quality physical education, and nutrition education.