Take the Challenge teacher resources target four key messages: 1. be more active, 2. drink water and 3. eat healthy food to 4. beat disease.
Click to access: Introduction, Early Childhood Module, Middle Childhood Module, Early Adolescence Module and Appendices.
The Kitchen Garden classroom developed by Stephanie Alexander’s Kitchen Garden Foundation (SAKGF) offers ELC, Primary and secondary schools the opportunity to engage in curriculum based hands on learning.
Starting over 20 years ago as TravelSmart and evolving and growing into Your Move, this schools program is all about encouraging kids to walk, ride their bike or scoot to school, and creating healthier, happier kids while reducing congestion around schools. A passionate community of school champions are helping to teach their students positive behaviours around active transport that they can continue throughout their entire lives.
Schools signed up to Your Move receive support and information to help them organise engaging activities like classroom lesson plans that are aligned to the WA school curriculum, fun event days, or behind-the-scenes stuff like improving a school’s bike and scooter parking. As schools complete these activities they earn points for their school that can be redeemed for a great range of items in the online shop like bike education sessions, t-shirts, helmets and other great rewards.
Bluearth programs are all about using movement to create happy, healthy, engaged children. The Active Schools program is delivered over a school year, providing movement sessions for students and professional development for classroom teachers. The program’s long-term approach in a school guides teachers through a gradual release of responsibility model progressing from observation and engagement to delivery of the program themselves. Throughout the program there is also an emphasis on engaging the wider school community in physically active events. The Active School program has three variants dependent on setting and target audience: Early Childhood, Leadership and Mindful Movement programs.
A typical Bluearth session would incorporate some of Bluearth’s six elements of movement: Core movement, dynamic movement, skill activities, challenges and games, coordination and agility and movement in the environment. Sessions are usually flexible and seek to engage with the group in the best way possible; creating an environment where difficulties and successes are discussed and shared. Included are mindfulness aspects focused on breath and mindful movement and encourage participants to reflect on their experiences in a safe environment.
Baseline testing and reporting with National comparisons including full individual electronic reports for students and families. Currently the largest database in the world with over 40,000 students, with high reliability and validity.
From the testing, Sports Challenge in partnership with schools will develop Daily PE sessions, PE and sport programs for students aged 5 years to 17 years.
Professional Development and training is available for staff and community stakeholders.
A “young carer” is a person under the age of 25 who helps support a member of their household who is experiencing a mental health challenge, disability, long term health condition (including a chronic condition or terminal illness), a substance dependency or who is frail aged.
The Carers WA Young Carer team offers a range of specific services for education facilities and young carers aged 8 to 25, including free access to:
Mindfulness and Movement for School Communities. Supporting mental, physical and social Health and Wellness – one breath at a time.
Developed in schools for schools. Evidence-based secular yoga and mindfulness curriculum meeting national standards and the Australian health and wellbeing framework. Experienced in delivering outreach programming in remote and regional Western Australian School communities. Passionate about making a difference and supporting your school. One breath at a time. https://www.yogazeit.com.au. Facebook: https:www.facebook.com/yogazeitkids
Bluearth Foundation offers several professional development workshops. Workshops suit classroom teachers. educators and other professionals who work with children. Bluearth can provide workshops free of charge at your institution by way of hosting a workshop for the region or, a private workshop for the institution for a cost per workshop. Workshops currently offered are:
– Introduction to Bluearth workshop
– Six Elements workshop (core movement, dynamic movement, coordination and agility, challenges and games, skill activities and movement in the environment)
– Early Childhood workshop
– Leadership workshop
The sport of Pool Lifesaving involves students learning how to conduct water rescues in a safe and fun environment. The program can be easily incorporated into your current swim program, swim club or school sports. Have the Sport Development Program Officer visit your pool and teach you all the skills needed to run this popular program.
Young people aged 15-24 have the second highest drowning rate of any age group in Western Australia, with young males being particularly over-represented.
Royal Life Saving Society WA’s ‘Be a Mermate’ campaign aims to reduce drowning and aquatic injury by educating young people about the dangers associated with
alcohol consumption and risk-taking behaviour in and around water.
Our FREE water safety presentations, interactive stalls and educational resources raise awareness of these risk factors and provide young people with the skills to look out for their mates in and around water.
Phone: (08) 9383 8200. Email: beamermate@royallifesavingwa.com.au.
Website: https://royallifesavingwa.com.au/programs/youth-water-safety/services-we-provide
Animal Fun is an evidenced based program designed by physiotherapists, occupational therapists and psychologists from Curtin University to improve physical activity and mental health in young children. Within an imaginary play scape, children imitate the movements and sounds of various animals, with each activity carefully designed to target key muscle groups, gross and fine motor skills, coordination and social skills development. Simple to use and implement into the everyday routines and rituals of the child. Fun and engaging for kids. Animal Fun also supports parental involvement with the Animal Fun@Home book. Imagine. Move. Improve.
The Better Health Program is a free, 10-week healthy lifestyle program for 6-12 year olds and their parent or carer. The program is free for eligible families in Western Australia thanks to the WA Department of Health and can be done online or in person.
Across the program families learn about healthy eating, reading food labels, battling screen time and building healthy habits through fun and interactive weekly sessions. Families receive support from qualified health professionals throughout the program, along with resources and motivational freebies like free sports equipment!
Group-based: Term 4
Online: Flexible starts – start as soon as you register!
Who is eligible:
AND one of the following:
Classified as ‘above a healthy weight’ based on CDC BMI growth charts (>85th percentile for age and gender) at program commencement as measured for healthy growth check 1.
When: Registrations are open now!
How: To sign up please visit: https://betterhealthprogram.org/ or call 1300 899 736
Download the flyer here:
If you are a parent or carer of a child in their early years who struggles with healthy eating, physical activity and active play ideas, the Active8 Program can help your family make healthy changes.
You can help your child learn healthy lifestyle habits that can reduce the risk of illness and support them to lead a healthy life.
The WA Department of Health is funding free places on the Active8 Program for children aged 2-5 years and their families throughout WA.
Connect with your own health coach over the phone and other parents in an online environment. The online format provides flexibility for busy parents whilst still supporting families to establish healthy habits for young children.
The evidence-based program is being delivered by health professionals online.
Start the 9-week program as soon as you enrol. For more information or to sign up go to: https://theactive8.org/wa
Locations for our FREE in person programs are:
Better Health Program:
The Active8 Program:
Play Active is an evidence-based physical activity program designed to boost energetic play in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) settings.
Children enjoy energetic play and it’s essential for their happiness, the development of fundamental movement and social skills, and to help them become more confident and resilient.
Led by the Telethon Kids Institute and co-created with the ECEC sector, Play Active is the only program of its kind in Australia that provides evidence-informed guidelines for ECEC services to ensure all children are getting enough energetic play throughout the day, every day.
The program offers professional development, tailored resources, and support to help services meet and exceed National Quality Standard 2.1: ‘Each child’s health and physical activity is supported and promoted’; and includes clear guidance on the amount of physical activity, sedentary time and screen time children should have at ECEC.
Play Active’s sector partners: Early Childhood Australia, Australian Childcare Alliance WA, Australian Childcare Alliance QLD, Australian Childcare Alliance SA, Goodstart Early Learning, YMCA WA, Sonas Early Learning, Sagewood Early Learning.
Play Active’s supporting partners: Cancer Council Western Australia, Nature Play WA, Play Australia, Play Matters Collective, WA Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, Health & Wellbeing Queensland.
Play Active’s research partners: Telethon Kids Institute (lead organisation), University of Western Australia, University of Queensland, University of South Australia, University of Sydney, University of Southern Denmark (Denmark), University of Victoria (Canada).
Play Active’s funding partners: Australian Medical Research Future Fund (#2022912), Western Australian Health Promotion Foundation (Healthway) (#34818), Heart Foundation (#102549 – A/Prof Christian fellowship) and the Australian Centre of Excellence for Children and Families across the Life Course (Life Course Centre) (#200100025).
Email: wahpsa@gmail.com
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