I wanted you to know that each year we award the Presidential Fitness Awards to our students who master all of the Physical Education goals.  This is a national assessment.  At Poinciana we usually have […]

As a Psychologist, I know of the numerous positive mental health benefits that occur from physical activity. Regular exercise has been shown to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. In children physical activity increases concentration, […]

Poinciana Pelicans are extremely excited about their Morning Mile program, which is sponsored by Lower Keys Medical Center. They completed 620 miles in the first five days alone, and plan to walk enough miles to […]

Jeff Galloway is the real deal when it comes to running. He’s run an obscene amount of marathons throughout his life (he’ll tell you how many in this video interview) and has done so because […]

Since almost 65,000 students in the state of Florida now have access to participate in the Morning Mile at their schools, we’d love to encourage these Morning Milers and their parents to take part in […]

Parents, teachers, Principals and students have told us that participating in the Morning Mile enhances student’s ability to sit still, focus and learn, but it’s always nice when science says so too. This feature comes […]

Congrats to Liberty Elementary’s 4th grader Mackenzie Worthy, who just earned her #100 charm for yes … running 100 miles! She ran 102 miles in just 32 days. Wow! We’re so excited to share in […]

Morning Mile has just completely changed the lives of our students. We have seen these kids become so motivated and addicted to fitness. We have also witnessed these children have better attention in the classroom on our morning […]

At a recent press event to celebrate the enormous success of 20 Morning Mile programs in the Miami-Dade Parks and Rec Departments, AvMed Health Plans President, Ed Hannum, ran the mile will several hundred children. He […]

We recently started the Morning Mile at both of our Baby Gator Child Development and Research Center sites with 2 ½ – 5 year olds and it has been the talk of our school.  The […]