School Spirit Action Zone
Top Five Physical Activity Action Ideas!
- Adapt the school day to include a whole school fitness break (e.g. Walking Wednesdays).
- Include sport and physical activity demonstrations by teams, clubs or classes at monthly school assemblies (e.g. dances, cultural games, skipping).
- Celebrate activity living with whole-school walks, runs, or events (e.g. Fitness Fridays, Terry Fox Run, International Walk to School Month, International Move for Health Day, sports days, bike rodeos, mini-Olympics).
- Incorporate physical activities and games that celebrate cultural uniqueness within the community (e.g. community dances, multicultural games).
- Encourage the whole school to participate in the Action Schools! BC Sneaker Club and decorate the school with physical activity sneakers.
Top Five Healthy Eating Action Ideas!
- Provide nutritious food and beverage choices at sports days or physical activity events.
- Implement healthy eating at whole school events (e.g. nutrition mini-Olympics alongside an active mini-Olympics Day).
- Coordinate school-wide healthy eating challenges (e.g. Vegetable and Fruit Sticker Competition, Healthy T Days).
- Plan a cultural potluck or food event that celebrates the cultural diversity of the community; or themed eating events for different cultural holidays (e.g. Thanksgiving, Chinese New Year, Cinco de Mayo, First Nations).
- Collect healthy snack ideas and recipes from students, staff and families to create a school cookbook and sell as a fundraiser.
For more detailed information and corresponding resources to the Action Ideas! download the Planning Guide - Grades K to 7 or Middle School and Action Pages!
