Physical Activity Templates
Build Your Own After-School Program
Does your school have an active after-school program? Investigate if your school is meeting the needs of all of its students.
- Do you have an existing after-school program that’s totally focused on sedentary activities (e.g. chess club, business club, or study groups)
- Do you have resources, like an after-school activity bus, that are only being used by student athletes?
- Do at least 50% of students, both boys and girls, take part in school-sponsored programs like interscholastic sports, intramural sports, or physical activity clubs?
High school students can play a big role in changing the culture of their school so that ALL students can be physically active. Think beyond the varsity team to come up with activities that will bring a variety of students together. Consider local organizations that can bring their programs into your high school. Work with the
PE teacher, coaches, school staff, and community members to identify people to teach fun activities, from American Indian dancing to zumba! You may find that administrators are more willing to add programs after the school day, especially if your school has already committed to keeping its doors open for other
after-school opportunities.
Read on to find out how to build your own energized after-school program!
Build Your Own After-School Program
Does your school have an active after-school program? Investigate if your school is meeting the needs of all of its students.
- Do you have an existing after-school program that’s totally focused on sedentary activities (e.g. chess club, business club, or study groups)
- Do you have resources, like an after-school activity bus, that are only being used by student athletes?
- Do at least 50% of students, both boys and girls, take part in school-sponsored programs like interscholastic sports, intramural sports, or physical activity clubs?
High school students can play a big role in changing the culture of their school so that ALL students can be physically active. Think beyond the varsity team to come up with activities that will bring a variety of students together. Consider local organizations that can bring their programs into your high school. Work with the
PE teacher, coaches, school staff, and community members to identify people to teach fun activities, from American Indian dancing to zumba! You may find that administrators are more willing to add programs after the school day, especially if your school has already committed to keeping its doors open for other
after-school opportunities.
Read on to find out how to build your own energized after-school program!
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Brainstorming as a school
Sometimes a group of 6 or 8 students can have hard time deciding how to make their school a healthier place. While surveys, interviews, and focus groups can all help, one school in Kansas decided to bring their whole student body together for two Students Taking Charge forums.
Seeing is believing
Are you getting a lot of resistance from your principal or school nutrition director? Does it seem like you're just not speaking their language? Or do they not understand what your changes will really look like? Find out how Northampton High School took their school leaders to visit another high school that has already put their ideas into action!