Expanding Our Global Reach
May 23, 2023 | By Eileen Kitrick
We are excited to announce the official launch of CATCH Kenya, an initiative to bring CATCH’s evidence-based physical education program to Kenyan schools. In April, CATCH and our local partners at Wellness for Greatness hosted a series of training sessions […]
Read MoreEmpowering Educators in Colombia
May 19, 2023 | By Eileen Kitrick
“Every activity allowed me to gain confidence and feel secure about my performance and also the efforts of my colleagues. This training awakened my interest and motivation.”– Educator from Bogotá, Colombia Our CATCH Colombia team continues to expand its reach […]
Read MoreNow Enrolling Bogotá Area Schools for CATCH PE
October 22, 2021 | By CATCH Global Foundation
Thanks to a generous donation, CATCH Global Foundation is offering its evidence-based physical education curriculum and training to 20 Bogotá area schools during 2021-23. Participating schools will implement CATCH PE in grades 1-4. Both private and public schools are invited […]
Read MoreCATCH in Ecuador: “Concerned to Support the Healthy Nutrition of our Students”
March 7, 2017 | By CATCH Global Foundation
See below for a translated update from the Torremar community in Ecuador and their involvement with CATCH, including a photo gallery. (Original post in Spanish here.) “Several members of the Torremar community including teachers and a doctor received a nutrition training sponsored by […]
Read MoreNational Nutrition Month Updates – Nutrition Education in Schools
March 31, 2016 | By CATCH Global Foundation
CATCH’s Cuenca, Ecuador Liason Rose Jennings writes again on her experience in Ecuador, this time with a nutrition focus for National Nutrition Month! Although Ecuador does not celebrate National Nutrition Month as we do in the United States, I am […]
Read MoreCATCH in Ecuador: Phase 2 training and more!
February 15, 2016 | By CATCH Global Foundation
CATCH returned to Cuenca, Ecuador in early February in order to expand our CATCH program there from 7 to 28 schools! Trainers Kathy Chichester (Flaghouse, Inc) and Julio Araiza (Los Fresnos CISD) traveled to Cuenca with the full support of […]
Read MoreSegunda Fase del proyecto alimentación nutritiva en escolares
February 9, 2016 | By CATCH Global Foundation
La Fundación CEDEI junto con CATCH (Coordinated Approach To Child Health) Global Foundation han organizado una capacitación dirigida a docentes de 28 escuelas de Cuenca. Los talleres se impartirán los días 10, 11 y 12 de febrero. La jornada incluye una […]
Read MoreCATCH in Ecuador!
September 17, 2015 | By CATCH Global Foundation
The week of September 7th, a team consisting of CATCH Global Foundation Executive Director Duncan Van Dusen, Program Director Peter Cribb, and CATCH researcher/eloquent speaker of Spanish Dr. Andrew Springer traveled to Cuenca, Ecuador to implement our first full Spanish […]
Read MoreNational CATCH Coordinator brings CATCH to Mumbai
December 30, 2014 | By CATCH Global Foundation
Our generous National CATCH Coordinator, Kathy Chichester, made CATCH proud this holiday season by taking a volunteer trip to Mumbai, India, to train YMCA staffers from throughout the major city. Several years ago Kathy met executives from the Bombay YMCA […]
Read MoreCATCH Visits Tijuana!
November 24, 2014 | By CATCH Global Foundation
The CATCH program and CATCH Global Foundation continue to spread our message of child health throughout the globe. This month, CATCH Executive Director Duncan Van Dusen and Dr. Andrew Springer of the UT School of Public Health traveled to Tijuana […]
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