Active Schools

About Active Schools
The Active Schools Framework
Creating a Physical Activity Culture
How we can support your school
Success Stories
Current Active Schools and Active Schools Facilitators
Previous Active Schools
How to become an Active School
Key Active School Resources

About Active Schools

Active Schools is a programme which aims to create a positive physical activity culture within a school. Active Schools currently works with a select number of schools and their communities within the Canterbury West Coast region to make more children, more active, more often.

Active Schools is a SPARC initiative designed to increase participation in physical activity and is supported by the Ministry of Education. The Active Schools programme followed the changes to the NEGs and NAGs in January 2006, which made quality physical activity a priority in schools. Active Schools aims to increase the opportunities for students to engage in physical activity at school and provides teachers and the school community with the resources and knowledge to develop these opportunities.

To read the current edition of the Active Schools ENEWS click here

The Active Schools Framework

Active Schools is designed to facilitate the provision of diverse, sustainable physical activity opportunities in and around school communities.

The diagram below identifies the 5 components of a school’s physical activity culture.

Creating a Physical Activity Culture

Key Drivers of Active Schools Culture:

Creates opportunities for all children to be active based on their needs, abilities and interests.
Involves the whole school community - the whole community takes ownership and contributes to an active environment.
Encourages children to start being active for life.

An Active School:

Engages in physical activity in both curriculum both curricular and cross and co curricular activity.
Provides physical activity opportunities and resources to students before school, during break times, lunchtimes and after school.
Creates opportunities for all children to be active, based on their needs, abilities and interests.
Provides a range of quality physical activity experiences.
Gives physical activity the priority it deserves and puts policies in place to address this.
Engages the whole community to take ownership of an active environment.
Encourages students to start being active for life.
Establishes relationships with community organisations.
Provides and encourages staff physical activity professional development.
Establishes strong links with Health providers including, Health Promoting Schools and the National Heart Foundation.

How we can Support your school

Each Active Schools facilitator works in depth with 15 schools over a period of two years to assist the school in building a sustainable Physical Activity Culture. PE Advisors for the University of Canterbury’s Education Plus team are aligned to the Active Schools Model and support the development of Physical Education and the curriculum strand of the framework.

Facilitators work to establish drive teams that reflect the whole school community within each school. The drive team works alongside facilitators to address the 5 components of an active schools culture, and provide key links to staff, pupils and the wider school community.

Active schools facilitators will work to address the individual needs of each school, however, projects that have been successful in many previous active schools include.

Physical Activity Leaders (PALs)
Footpath Frenzy
Parents As Coaches
Equipment and resources
Links to Clubs, Regional Sports Organisations and the wider support networks
Signposts towards funding opportunities
Teacher Training and in-service Professional Development (Physical Activity)
Links to Curricular Support (PE) through University of Canterbury Education Plus.

Success Stories

Please click on the following links to read case studies relating to our with Primary Schools and Communities.

Current Active Schools & Active Schools Facilitators

Karen	Jon	Rachel	Gemma	Lee
Bamford	Addington	Aorangi	Banks Ave	Albury
Branston Intermediate	Ashburton Netherby	Breens Intermediate	Freeville	Barton Rural
Central New Brighton	Chertsey	Casebrook Intermediate	Hornby Primary	Beaconsfield
Christchurch East	Christchurch South	Cobden	Le Bons Bay	Cannington
Glenmoor	Kirkwood Intermediate	Emmanuel Christian	Little River	Fairlie Primary
Glentunnel	Manning Intermediate	Kotatahi-Kowhitirangi	New Brighton Catholic	Geraldine Primary
Hororata	Oaklands	Lake Brunner	Okains Bay	Gleniti
Ilam	Rolleston	Papanui	Shirley Intermediate	Makikihi
Methven	Sacred Heart	Rangiora Borough	Sockburn	Pleasant Point Primary
North New Brighton	St Peters	Redwood	Somerfield	St Josephs Fairlie
Our Lady of Fatima		Sefton	Spreydon	St Patricks Waimate
Riccarton		St Joseph's Rangiora	TKKM o Te Whānau Tahi	St Josephs Timaru
St Albans Catholic		St Mary's Hokitika	TKKM o Waitaha	Waihao Downs
St Annes		View Hill	Wharenui	Waihaorunga
St Bernadettes		Richmond School	St. Teresa's	Waimate Main

Previous Active Schools

School	Region	Dates of Facilitator Support
Allenton	Mid Canterbury	2006 - 07
Aranui	Canterbury	2006 - 07
Arowhenua Māori School	South Canterbury	2007 - 08
Blaketown	West Coast	2006 - 07
Bluestone	South Canterbury	2007 - 08
Bromley	Canterbury	2006 - 07
Burnside	Canterbury	2006 - 07
Dunsandel	Canterbury	2006 - 07
Elmwood	Canterbury	2006 - 07
Gilberthorpe	Canterbury	2006 - 07
Grantlea Downs	South Canterbury	2007 - 08
Hampstead	Mid Canterbury	2006 - 07
Hillview Christian	Canterbury	2006 - 07
Hokitika	West Coast	2006 - 07
Hoon Hay	Canterbury	2006 - 07
Isleworth	Canterbury	2006 - 07
Kaiapoi Borough	Canterbury	2006 - 07
Kaiapoi North	Canterbury	2006 - 07
Kendal	Canterbury	2006 - 07
Leeston	Canterbury	2006 - 07
Lincoln	Canterbury	2006 - 07
Linwood Avenue	Canterbury	2006 - 07
Linwood Intermediate	Canterbury	2006 - 07
Linwood North	Canterbury	2006 - 07
Longbeach	Mid Canterbury	2006 - 07
Lyttelton West	Canterbury	2006 - 07
Marshland	Canterbury	2006 - 07
Oceanview Heights	South Canterbury	2007 - 08
Opawa	Canterbury	2006 - 07
Paparoa Range	West Coast	2006 - 07
Parkview	Canterbury	2006 - 07
Rakaia	Mid Canterbury	2006 - 07
Richmond	Canterbury	2006 - 07
Ross	West Coast	2006 - 07
Rowley Avenue	Canterbury	2006 - 07
Runanga	West Coast	2006 - 07
Sacred Heart	South Canterbury	2007 - 08
South New Brighton	Canterbury	2006 - 07
Southbridge	Canterbury	2006 - 07
St James	Canterbury	2006 - 07
St Joseph's Lyttl	Canterbury	2006 - 07
St Josephs Temuka	South Canterbury	2007 - 08
Temuka Primary	South Canterbury	2007 - 08
Timaru Christian	South Canterbury	2007 - 08
Timaru South Pareora Campus	South Canterbury	2007 - 08
Timaru South School	South Canterbury	2007 - 08
Waimate Centennial	South Canterbury	2007 - 08
Waimate Main	South Cantrbury	2007
Wainoni	Canterbury	2006 - 07
Waituna Creek	South Canterbury	2007 -08
Waltham	Canterbury	2006 - 07
Winchester Rural	South Canterbury	2007 - 08
Woodend School	Canterbury	2006 - 07
Woolston	Canterbury	2006 - 07

How to become an Active School

If you would like to lodge an expression of interest to receive Active School Facilitator support in 2010, or to find out more about becoming an active school please contact Jon Derry Education Team Leader on (03) 3735052 or jon@sportcanterbury.org.nz

Key Active Schools Resources

To support the work of schools as they develop their physical activity culture Sparc and The Ministry of Education have developed three key resources:

KIWI DEX

The KiwiDex manual provides a rage of ideas that teachers and other physical activity providers can use to develop a programme of fun, quality physical activities. KiwiDex is particularly suited to the primary and intermediate school children.

Developing Fundamental Movement Skills

The Developing Fundamental Movement Skills Manual is a resource for teachers, coaches, parents and children and others who want to support the development of fundamental skills in children aged 5 - 12 years in a fun and purposeful way.

Physical Activity for Healthy Confident Kids

The purpose of these guidelines is to help school communities to plan and provide opportunities for their students to enjoy as many physical activity experiences, both within the school curriculum and in co-curricular contexts.

Copies of any active schools resources can be obtained by visiting the respective SPARC of MOE website shops.