Dunsmore Elementary students jump rope with the heart in mind

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Education Assistant Sharon Padilla helps kindergartener Arthur McArdley jump rope for the Dunsmore Elementary School Jump Rope for Heart event to benefit the American Heart Assn. on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. Children from all class levels at the school jumped rope for about half an hour.

(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Second-grader Anne Kim, center, participated in the Dunsmore Elementary School Jump Rope for Heart event to benefit the American Heart Assn. on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. Children from all class levels at the school jumped rope for about half an hour.

(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Kindergartener Claire Tambascia participated in the Dunsmore Elementary School Jump Rope for Heart event to benefit the American Heart Assn. on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. Children from all class levels at the school jumped rope for about half an hour.

(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Kindergarten through third-grade students participated in the Dunsmore Elementary School Jump Rope for Heart event to benefit the American Heart Assn. on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. Children from all class levels at the school jumped rope for about half an hour.

(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Kindergartener Luke Righton participated in the Dunsmore Elementary School Jump Rope for Heart event to benefit the American Heart Assn. on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. Children from all class levels at the school jumped rope for about half an hour.

(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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American Heart Association Senior Director for Youth Programs Kyle McAuley puts out the ropes for children to use in the Dunsmore Elementary School Jump Rope for Heart event to benefit the American Heart Assn. on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. Children from all class levels at the school jumped rope for about half an hour.

(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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First-grader Charlotte Jepsen, center, participated in the Dunsmore Elementary School Jump Rope for Heart event to benefit the American Heart Assn. on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. Children from all class levels at the school jumped rope for about half an hour.

(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Volunteer “Cool Patrol” dad Ty Mayberry cools down participants during the Dunsmore Elementary School Jump Rope for Heart event to benefit the American Heart Assn. on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. Children from all class levels at the school jumped rope for about half an hour.

(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Students participated in the Dunsmore Elementary School Jump Rope for Heart event to benefit the American Heart Assn. on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. Children from all class levels at the school jumped rope for about half an hour.

(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

By Kelly Corrigan

Feb. 10, 2016 11:59 AM PT

Students at Dunsmore Elementary jumped rope Tuesday morning with their principal, Karen Stegman, as part of a campus wide effort to teach students to learn about the heart and how exercise benefits the heart’s health.

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Beginning at 10:30 a.m., the youngest students on campus — those in transitional kindergarten through third grade — jumped rope with Stegman.

Tuesday’s event followed a school assembly in late January when students learned about heart disease.

“It’s an opportunity to learn about keeping our hearts healthy,” Stegman said.

Kelly Corrigan, kelly.corrigan@latimes.com

Twitter: @kellymcorrigan