Physical Activity
Physical Activity
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There is a link between physical activity and learning, with more active students reporting higher levels of academic achievement, greater satisfaction with their learning & positive mental health when they are active throughout the school day.
There is a link between physical activity and learning, with more active students reporting higher levels of academic achievement, greater satisfaction with their learning & positive mental health when they are active throughout the school day.
Youth engagement and empowerment is key to the development of Active Living in AVRCE schools. For support to practice meaningful youth engagement in your school visit Heartwood Centre for Community Youth Development or speak to School Health Promoter Emma Van Rooyen.
Active Living work in our schools supports both of the AVRCE Well-Being Goals:
- All students will grow in their sense of identity, belonging, and personal empowerment in a relational, supportive and student-centred environment.
- All students will grow their ability to make healthy choices and to build and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Active Living work in our schools supports both of the AVRCE Well-Being Goals:
- All students will grow in their sense of identity, belonging, and personal empowerment in a relational, supportive and student-centred environment.
- All students will grow their ability to make healthy choices and to build and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Program ideas to Support Active Living
Program ideas to Support Active Living
Professional Development Opportunities to Support Active Living
Nova Scotia Active Smarter Kids (ASK) Project
Nova Scotia Active Smarter Kids (ASK) Project
Nova Scotia ASK
Nova Scotia ASK
Active Smarter Kids (ASK) is a model for curriculum delivery that has been developed and researched in Norway. ASK uses Physically Active Learning (PAL), which consists of fun and active lessons that combine physical activity with academic content as part of instructional time.
Physically active lessons (PALS) are educational lessons that “aim to incorporate physical activities with a moderate-to-vigorous intensity into the teaching of academic lesson content and do not come with the cost of academic instruction time” (Creswell, Plano Clark, Gutmann, & Hanson, 2003). International research has demonstrated that PALS effectively increase students’ physical activity, while also positively affecting students’ time on task, academic achievement, and overall mood and sense of enjoyment of school.
Check out the project's YouTube for example lessons and contact School Health Promoter Emma Van Rooyen to set up professional development in your school.
Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds
Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds
The Brain + Body Equation
The Brain + Body Equation
Canadian kids need active bodies to build their best brains. All kids deserve to thrive in mind and body. But in order for them to reach their full mental, emotional and intellectual potential, their bodies have to move to get the wheels in their brains turning.
Promoting Activity Through Design
Promoting Activity Through Design
Don't Walk in the Hallway
Don't Walk in the Hallway
Ever Active Schools Alberta
Ever Active Schools Alberta
The environments we operate in provide cues, nudges and incentives that influence our behaviour. Recognizing the importance of promoting healthy learning environments, hallway decals offer a way to modify school spaces, helping to activate your students!
Don't Walk in the Hallway decal kits can be ordered through EverActive Schools for $120. Order online: https://everactive.org/product/dwith/
Inquiry-Based Learning
Inquiry-Based Learning
Loose Parts and Unstructured Play
Loose Parts and Unstructured Play
Come enjoy a day outside with these Ottawa teachers and their students as they engage in cooperative, inquiry-based learning using loose parts.
Do you know of a great resource that supports or inspires whole-school physical activity? Send ideas & resource links to our School Health Promoter: Emma.VanRooyen@nshealth.ca
Benefits of Unstructured Play
Benefits of Unstructured Play
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