Ellsworth Elementary

The Ellsworth garden is a powerful weapon in the school's fight against childhood obesity. More than 42% of Ellsworth's 437 students are overweight and 25% are considered obese.

In order to reverse these numbers, the Regional YMCA offers the SCRAM (Students Can Run And Move) health/fitness program to Ellsworth Extended Learning Program (ELP) and summer school students. Through fun exercises and hands-on nutrition lessons, the Y teaches children about healthy living. The garden is used by SCRAM instructors to:
- Teach health/nutrition lessons
- Increase low-income students'̃