Activating Communities through Active Schools
This document is an introduction and guide for organisations, clubs, parents, and volunteers supporting Active Schools.
An Active School encourages New Zealand children to choose and enjoy physical activity. We can achieve this goal if schools, organisations, and clubs work together – and all our children will benefit.
As a club or organisation, a parent or volunteer, you can play an important role in supporting Active Schools.
There are significant benefits for:
- children
- an organisation or club
- the whole school community and
- your own skill-learning and involvement in activity – and ultimately for the next generation of New Zealanders.
This resource presents the thinking behind an Active School, and offers you a guide to the successful implementation of an Active School community.
You’ll find proven strategies and ideas here that the whole school community will benefit from.