Peaceful Playgrounds

JUNE 3, 2015

@ Urban PE- USA Track & Field and Let’s Move! Active Schools have teamed up to make RunJumpThrow accessible to millions of kids across the country. Beginning August 2015, USA Track & Field will award a $1,000 scholarship/equipment grant to one school every week for one year leading into the 2016 Olympic Games, to be used for purchase of a RunJumpThrow equipment kit.

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Peaceful Playgrounds

JUNE 3, 2015

Fuel UP to Play 60 Playbook is now live. Apply before June 16. Fuel Up to Play 60! school.fueluptoplay60.com Fuel Up To Play 60. The in-school nutrition and physical activity program that’s making wellness part of the game plan in schools across the country.

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Peaceful Playgrounds

JUNE 2, 2015

Youth sports participation is declining. Only One Sports & Fitness Category Has Real Spending Growth www.phitamerica.org SILVER SPRING, MD – June 2, 2015 – How many people are planning to spend money when it comes to sports and fitness? The real answer is: Not as much as they used to and not as much as they really need to in order to complement a physically active lifestyle!

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Peaceful Playgrounds

JUNE 2, 2015

Childhood sports participation linked with activity in early adulthood www.healio.com Children who never participated in sports were more likely to become inactive when they reached early adulthood, according to a recent study.

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Speaker: Jeremy Kellem, M.Ed. - Educational Strategist, Former Athlete, and CEO/Founder of W.I.N. (We Impact Now, LLC)

For many students, physical education is critical to becoming active and developing healthy routines. But how is this possible anymore with the repercussions of the pandemic? Years of COVID-19, social distancing, and virtual learning have all had a profound effect on students, which means educators need to adjust their classes accordingly. The good news is that P.E. can still play a vital role in helping students intellectually, emotionally, physically, and socially.

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