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About Activation
Active Schools
To build a culture of activity into a community an important target is the young people of the community and the key to the success of this is to work with schools in Upper Hutt to increase participation in physical activity by facilitating and promoting a range of opportunities along the continuum from exploration to excellence.
The School Activator will assist the schools to increase physical activity by:
- promoting physical activity
- assisting schools with sport and physical activity events and programmes
- Provide advice and monitoring information to schools.
Push Play Month: October
Push play means getting up and getting moving,
actively for 30 minutes a day. It could mean doing the vacuuming,
playing with the kids outside or going for a walk, swimming or playing
sport.
Many schools in Upper Hutt participate in push play month. Activation are supporting the school events with push play stickers, tattoos and spot prizes plus can assist with activities on the day or bring the push play trailer to the schools for some fun games and equipment.
Many schools in Upper Hutt participate in push play month. Activation are supporting the school events with push play stickers, tattoos and spot prizes plus can assist with activities on the day or bring the push play trailer to the schools for some fun games and equipment.
Some exciting ideas for schools are:
- run or walk to a destination
- walk to school day
- jump rope for heart day
- tabloid games
Fitness Clubs
Activation is currently
supporting the functioning and development of before school fitness
clubs in Primary schools and their communities around Upper Hutt.
Schools fitness clubs focus on running and walking programmes or physical activity to get more children and parents, more active, more often. It generally runs once to twice a week before schools and it relies on the support of parents to function. It is a fun and easy way to get active and be involved in the school community. Children are also encouraged to bring a healthy breakfast to eat after the session.
Schools fitness clubs focus on running and walking programmes or physical activity to get more children and parents, more active, more often. It generally runs once to twice a week before schools and it relies on the support of parents to function. It is a fun and easy way to get active and be involved in the school community. Children are also encouraged to bring a healthy breakfast to eat after the session.
Some findings from other schools:
- enjoyment from parents and children
- it has become part of school culture
- it is a fun, inclusive, intergenerational programme that is not over organised
- the school’s have experienced improved levels of fitness in their children
- there is a perceived increase in concentration levels in participants
- it forms positive activity behaviours
- there is increased health and fitness for all participants including parents
Active Transport
Activation is also working with schools to promote active transport initiatives. Schools, with the support of Activation can promote walk to school days, to encourage active transport. If schools have enough parent support then another option is walking school buses. Walking school buses are a group of children on a set route walking to school in a bus formation, with an adult driver. Activation can facilitate the process of getting groups of parents together and forming walking school buses. The benefits of a walking school bus are children are healthier and more focused, there is less chaos at the school gate, and children develop road sense and have the opportunity to socialise with other children in the community.
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