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Active Schools – 2024 Highlights

Active Schools Us

AFHKs dedication to whole-child health aligns seamlessly with our mission, allowing us to work together to promote physical activity as a vital component of student success. Our annual campaigns showcased the power and impact of physical activity. Champions like you are vital to the Active Schools movement.

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High School Physical Education Curriculum

PLT4M

In this article, we’ll unpack what it means to create a meaningful and lasting high school physical education experience that empowers students for a physically active lifestyle for years to come. >>> As physical activity rates decline, schools must step up—not step back. From the 2024 U.S

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5 Simple Ways Principals Can Prioritize Health and Wellness This School Year

SHAPE America

And, despite clear research demonstrating the positive impacts of health and wellness on academic achievement , schools may be tempted to put critically important physical activity programs on the back burner. Along the way, they participate in different activities that have been pre-planned by our physical education teacher.

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Participation In PE – A Playbook For Success

PLT4M

Report Card on Physical Activity For Children and Youth from the Physical Activity Alliance has long served as a trusted resource for measuring and monitoring data surrounding overall physical activity and more specifically, physical education. Grade 10: 53.3% Grade 11: 40.2% Grade 12: 33.0%

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School-Based Promotion of Children's Physical Activity

Human Kinetics

Russell Pate discusses the promotion of physical activity in children, specifically in the school setting. Resources by Presenter Learn more from Russell Pate by checking out Promoting Elementary School Physical Activity.

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Fishin’ for Change: Combining Physical Education and Outdoor Recreation

SHAPE America

We teach at the Ancona School, a small, progressive elementary school in the Hyde Park area of Chicago’s South Side. Each year, our school’s Gone Fishin’ trip combines physical education with outdoor recreation. Why Fishing?

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Kung Fu Panda Would You Rather? 🐼 A Fun Movement Game For Kids

Elementary P.E. Games

If you’re looking for more brain breaks for kids, would you rather brain breaks, freeze dance games for kids, movement activities, classroom games or just dance / freeze dance activities then you came to the right spot! Get ready to join Po and the gang in this fun brain break activity!

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