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Empowering Active Schools: Promoting Physical Activity for Student Success

Today's children are increasingly inactive, leading to serious health and academic challenges. This initiative promotes the concept of "Active Schools," emphasizing the importance of integrating physical activity throughout the school day. By following a six-step process, educators and champions can create environments that encourage students to move, thereby enhancing their academic performance, concentration, and overall well-being. With the help of the Presidential Youth Fitness Program, schools can engage families and communities to support children in being active. Join us in making a difference!

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Empowering Active Schools: Promoting Physical Activity for Student Success

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  1. Agenda • Today’s Landscape • What is an Active School? • How We’ll Get There • Six Step Process • Physical Education at the Core • Components of the Presidential Youth Fitness Program • What Can You Do?

  2. 25 Million Kids in the US

  3. They Love To Move

  4. But their opportunities have become limited.

  5. The result? 2 out of 3 kids today are physically inactive.

  6. Contributing to not only health issues… • But decreased attention span • poor attendance • and lower academic achievement

  7. The insight Active Kids Do Better

  8. Improved academic performance Increased concentration & attention Improved attendance & discipline

  9. The opportunity: Active Schools Focus on schools as a hub to get kids moving throughout the day

  10. Active Schools From To Physical activity not a priority Students moving before, during & after school

  11. What is Let’s MoveActive Schools?

  12. Let’s Move Active Schools Mission: Empower champions to create active school environments that enable all students to get moving and reach their greatest potential.

  13. An Active School… Reintegrates physical activity into everyday life Creates early positive experiences for children

  14. The critical components 1. PA DURING SCHOOL 2. 3. STAFF INVOLVEMENT QUALITY PE PA BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL 4. FAMILY & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 5.

  15. How we’ll get there

  16. champions to initiate Active Schools Change Deliver the conversation to get physical activity prioritized in schools early positive experiences to kids via Active Schools Activate

  17. A school champion can be a… P.E. teacher Classroom teacher Administrator Nurse Wellness Coordinator Parent Change starts with a “Champion”

  18. Six Step Process

  19. Step 1: Build Support School champion develops or utilizes an existing school wellness council comprised of passionate students, teachers, and school administrators to support the process of becoming an Active School.

  20. Step 2: Assess Your School School champion takes a simple, online assessment to determine their baseline within the five program areas.

  21. Step 3: Develop Your Action Plan School champion creates an action plan to help them meet criteria within each of the five program areas.

  22. Step 4: Explore Resources School gains access to: • Activation Grants • Professional Development • Resource Database

  23. Step 5: Take Action School gains access to information and support to help them implement their action plans, including: • Technical Assistance • In-Person Trainings

  24. Step 6: Celebrate Success After completing the Action Plan, a school will be eligible to receive: • Success story featured on letsmoveschools.org • Recognition packets • Certificate of achievement • Access to a prize lottery

  25. Success 50,000 SchoolsSigned-Up by 2018

  26. What you can do now:go to www.letsmoveschools.org + • SPREAD THE MESSAGE

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