Physical Activity - Recess and Sports
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Consultants and advisors are available for you.The Missouri Healthy Schools team includes experienced professionals who are available to answer your questions, provide training, and support your decision-making. Your consultants for Physical Activity are:
Contact Project Manager Anna Trainer, MPH with general inquiries. |
BRAND NEW RESOURCE
Oh Captain! My Captain! >> Main topics: Dr. Collin Webster recently wrote a short blog to extend the O Captain! My Captain! metaphor to another type of educational leader: the school principal. All matters of daily routine, classroom instruction, curriculum and academic priority – indeed, the entire school ethos – assume form through the principal’s vision. Principals make choices about which direction the school should go and whether to pursue initiatives. Some principals only sail familiar waters to avoid making any waves. The more daring explore new horizons, even when it means having to steer their ships into stormy weather. They know that the journey is worth it because bold leadership enables a school to progress and flourish in a constantly changing society. Adopting innovations, while challenging, can strengthen the principal’s power to support school communities in new and better ways. Read the full blog here. Provided 11.29.22 ----- 
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Get Students Active >> Main topics: All kids need and deserve the physical, social-emotional, and academic benefits of physical activity participation. Despite studies citing the numerous benefits of physically active young people, most do not engage in the recommended levels of 60 minutes of daily physical activity. There’s only one way to fix that: parents, teachers, administrators and the community coming together to take action. Together, we can increase physical education and physical activity in schools, fund programs and equipment, and promote active learning environments. Here are resources to support your efforts. Provided 11.29.22 ----- Active Schools Online Courses Now Available
>> Main topics: Active Schools is delighted to partner with the University of Northern Colorado (UNC) to offer ongoing professional development for Active Schools Champions. If you are committed to building an active school culture in your school, consider enrolling in SES 513- Active Schools: Evidence-Based Strategies for Physical Education and Physical Activity. The course is an introduction to quality physical education and evidence-based physical activity programming before, during, and after the school day. Invite your colleagues to join you in this professional development opportunity! Option - (FREE for Registered Active Schools Champions): Earn a certificate for 18 hours of continuing education credit. Complete the 6-module, self-paced asynchronous online course in 6-18 weeks. Enroll using this link. Provided 8.27.22 ----- Active Schools Virtual Summit
>> Main topics: In August 2022 Active Schools and the University of Northern Colorado Active Schools Institute hosted a free virtual summit. There were 14 sessions that served as a road map for creating an active school culture. If you missed the program and the great line up of presenters, you are in luck. All of the sessions were recorded and the presentations shared. Save the dates for July 19-21, 2023 for the National Active Schools Summit at the University of Northern Colorado. Click here to receive additional information. Provided 8.27.22 ----- Active Schools Resources are Now Available
>> Main topics: The mission of Active Schools is to integrate evidence-based physical activity programs into every student’s PK-12 education. To support this effort, we partnered with the University of Northern Colorado Active Schools Institute to create resources that support an active school culture. These include Guiding Framework, Evaluation Handbook, Menus of Evidence-Based Practices, and a School Implementation Guide. The resources can be used to implement, sustain, and monitor the quality of the physical activity opportunities in schools. Download your free copies today. Provided 8.27.22 ----- Downloads, webinars and videosHealthy Kids! by Monett R-1 Schools
>> Main topics: The outdoor walk/biking pictures are from the programs two "Walk/Bike to School events", one on April 18th - 22nd, and one May 9th - 13th for the whole district. The other pictures are from two separate events, both titled "Healthy Kids/Field Days", in conjunction with our year end Field Days, where students were provided with a Healthy Kids day to bring in presenters and activities from yoga and meditation, to good nutrition, to wilderness safety, first/aid safety and summer safety to our 3th - 6th grade students. These happened at our Central Park Elementary campus, and Monett Intermediate campus. Provided 5.27.22 ---- 
Let's Play! >> Main topics: I love to play! My belief is that if adults spent less time on their screens, the impact would be contagious. Families with active parents often have active children. If you are not a parent, you can still be a role model. The next time you supervise recess, join in and play with the students. The next time you are at the playground, climb up and use the slide. The next time you are going for a walk, invite your neighbor, friend, or family member. >> To read the full blog, click here Provided 5.10.22 ---- MHS #OnTheMoveMO - Kennet School District #39 "America's Healthiest Schools Success Story
>> Main topics: Our New Missouri Healthy Schools #OnTheMoveMO School Success Stories video features the Kennett School District #39 in the #Bootheel as all their schools have been awarded “America’s Healthiest Schools” by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation for prioritizing nutrition, physical activity & strong wellness policies. #PBIS >> Watch the video above or click on the link here Provided 4.11.22 ---- Study: Prediabetes rates rise among teens
>> Main topics: The number of US adolescents with prediabetes increased from 12% between 1999 and 2002 to 28% between 2015 and 2018, according to a study in JAMA Pediatrics. Data on almost 6,600 youth ages 12 to 19 showed that those who lived in poverty were more likely to develop prediabetes.
----- COVID-19 Interim Guidance for School Health and Sports Provided 1.24.22
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