Penn Medicine LGH funds SuperNoodle social-emotional program for Lancaster County elementary schools

Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health is providing three-year SuperNoodle subscriptions to all 67 Lancaster County elementary schools and five in the Lebanon City School District, a program in place since January 2025 to support social-emotional learning.

Teachers in Lancaster County are using SuperNoodle videos and guided activities in classrooms as part of a new, countywide effort supported by Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health. The three-year SuperNoodle subscription is provided through a partnership between Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health and GoNoodle. The series uses characters, movement and breathing exercises to help young students practice social-emotional skills in short, routine lessons. The program has been available to the county’s elementary schools since January 2025 and is also provided to five schools in the neighboring Lebanon City School District. Key facts: - Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health is sponsoring three-year SuperNoodle subscriptions for all 67 Lancaster County public elementary schools and five Lebanon City School District elementary schools. - SuperNoodle is the premium, curriculum-based offering from GoNoodle and includes 240 videos and 160 guided activities designed for daily classroom routines. - As of the report, 52 of the 72 total schools given access (including those in Lebanon County) are actively using SuperNoodle in classrooms. - Teachers use characters such as McPufferson to lead movement and breathing exercises; the lessons are designed for zero prep and can run 10 to 30 minutes. - Wynne Kinder, GoNoodle’s head of education and a Lancaster native, developed the SuperNoodle curriculum and records character voices and videos locally. Summary: The sponsorship is intended to give teachers tools to help students identify and manage emotions through repetition, movement and guided breathing, and teachers report those lessons can support relationship-building and classroom regulation. Undetermined at this time.