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Active for Life is a government initiative designed to increase the physical activity levels of children and young people, while developing positive attitudes towards participation in lifelong, regular physical activity. All the classes in our school participate in a minimum of 90 minutes of structured PE and Fitness activities each week. Many classes average 120 minutes of active physical time each week. These figures come from a survey of class teachers conducted last term. While this shows that our students are active during the school day on a regular basis, will physical activity remain an enjoyable and a rewarding experience into their adult lives? Last year we collated a lot of valuable data from students and parents focussing on what students currently do at school outside their classroom time, and what they would like the opportunity to do if equipment or support was provided.
The Active for Life Committee of parents, staff and students has developed a plan based on feedback from students, staff and parents. Some initiatives have already been implemented while others are in the planning stages. Tuesday dance at lunch-time with Carrie Collins has started for all primary students. Our primary students are being encouraged to be active through dance.
The Active for Life Committee has purchased a range of new sports equipment, including portable soccer goals, frisbees, portable football goals, quoits, ezy flings, hand shuttles and agility balls. Students are able to borrow this equipment at lunch-time. All students from Year 4-7 have completed the UniSA MARCA- Multimedia Activity Recall for Children and Adolescents Programme. This is a computerized activity diary where students record their activities from the previous day. The data will be sent to UniSA for analysis. This will tell us how active our students are, and how their activity levels compare with students in other schools. At Happy Valley, we are really exploring the "Active Kids are Happy Kids" theme.
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