Playground leaders
Playground leaders play an important role in promoting activity during yard time by organising games, encouraging participation, and ensuring that all students feel included. As part of an Active Schools initiative, providing a variety of equipment such as footballs, skipping ropes, cones, and hula hoops helps to create more opportunities for movement and fun. This structured support and access to equipment can increase engagement, improve social interaction, and help students develop positive habits around physical activity.
Walkway route
A designated walkway route is a simple but effective way to support physical activity as part of the Active Schools Flag initiative. By marking out a safe and clear route around the school grounds, students are encouraged to walk, jog, or run during yard time or as part of structured activities. This promotes regular movement, supports fitness, and provides an inclusive option for all students to stay active in a safe and enjoyable way.
Skipping around Europe
The Skipping Around Europe challenge is a fun and engaging way to promote physical activity as part of the Active Schools Flag. Students track how many skips they complete and collectively “travel” across different European countries, learning about each destination along the way. This challenge encourages teamwork, goal setting, and daily movement, while making exercise enjoyable and interactive for all participants.
