Why active Lessons are needed more than ever!
1 in 5 children are overweight or obese when they begin school. 1 in 3 children are overweight or obese by the time they leave primary school. Surprised? What about when we tell you that: The number of children walking to school is decreasing. On average, 70% of children’s classroom time is spent sitting. Children spend up to half of their after-school period sedentary . Children become less physically active in primary school. Still surprised? 190 days a year of a child’s life is spent at school, that’s the majority of their time. So, what does this mean? It means schools, your school, has a unique chance to have a significant impact, to change the statistics. Because they’re not just statistics; it’s the lives of children, it’s their present and future well-being and it’s part of our responsibility. How do you seize this opportunity to support children’s health and well-being? Increase physical activity by making the most of the school day. And in doing so, we’re not...