Physical Activity Templates
Walk or Ride to School
Do you want to change the transportation culture in your school so that more students to have the option to bike, walk, skate, or take public transit? By promoting active transportation, you improve air quality, help the environment, reduce traffic accidents, and add physical activity to your daily routine. Walking or biking with friends can be a fun way to start and end your school day. Become part of a global movement making streets safe for everyone, including children, high school students, cyclists, pedestrians, and vehicles. Does your school consider walkers and cyclists or is it a car-only zone? Investigate
how your school encourages different kinds of transportation!
Build Your Own After-School Program
Not every student is interested in playing competitive sports. Most students would like non-competitive options that allow them to explore their interests, challenge themselves, hang out with friends, and be healthy every day. Why not energize your after-school program by adding hiking, yoga, dance, and martial arts activities to the mix? By offering popular physical activity options after-school, your school can make getting an hour of physical activity each day easy, fun, and convenient.
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Brainstorming as a school
Sometimes a group of 6 or 8 students can have hard time deciding how to make their school a healthier place. While surveys, interviews, and focus groups can all help, one school in Kansas decided to bring their whole student body together for two Students Taking Charge forums.
Seeing is believing
Are you getting a lot of resistance from your principal or school nutrition director? Does it seem like you're just not speaking their language? Or do they not understand what your changes will really look like? Find out how Northampton High School took their school leaders to visit another high school that has already put their ideas into action!