{"id":5101,"date":"2016-06-23T12:20:44","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T16:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/?p=5101"},"modified":"2024-02-26T09:36:22","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T14:36:22","slug":"west-virginia-becomes-active-schools-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/west-virginia-becomes-active-schools-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"West Virginia Becomes Active Schools Champion"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WestIt was so great to hear about the success of West Virginia in becoming the first state to have all public elementary schools enrolled in Let’s Move! Active Schools, and how so many organizations, community, staff, and teachers came together to make this possible.<\/p>\n

Each month we highlight a school’s Let’s Move! Active Schools success story on our blog from the perspective of one of the teachers, sharing how their school raised the bar in physical education with this program. We wanted to share this particular story from PE leader Josh Grant of the West Virginia Department of Education to spread the word, and motivate other states to follow in their success!<\/p>\n

When Josh Grant first arrived in 2014, the state needed just a few more counties to join Let’s Move! Active Schools in order to complete the challenge of having\u00a0one school from every county\u00a0enrolled in the program. Then they took on an even bigger commitment;\u00a0to become the first state in the nation to enroll\u00a0every<\/em>\u00a0public elementary school in\u00a0Let\u2019s Move!\u00a0Active Schools. There are 441 public elementary schools in West Virginia.\u00a0The endeavor became known as the West Virginia Active Schools Challenge.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really impressive how much had already been achieved,\u201d Josh said. \u201cBut we wanted to take it to the next level.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe read the research, and we knew what this could mean for our students,\u201d he said. \u201cWe knew about the links between physical activity and academic achievement, self-esteem and classroom discipline. Simply put, active students make better learners.\u201d<\/p>\n

Josh and his team knew that Let’s Move! Active Schools was a great resource for helping each school become more physically active, both during and after school. They also wanted to be sure the teachers and administrators understood the importance of this mission, and how a positive physical education program could benefit their students and the school as a whole.<\/p>\n

Through large-scale trainings with different partners across the state and country, 500 teachers learned about expanding physical activity opportunities in schools.\u00a0Some partners included the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health, professors at the West Virginia University\u2019s College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences (CPASS), physical education teachers from WVAHPERD (the state\u2019s SHAPE America chapter), and the West Virginia-based Active Academics.\u00a0Thanks to the trainings and the continued push to provide\u00a0teachers with the resources needed to become active schools, nearly half the state\u2019s schools had joined\u00a0Let\u2019s Move!\u00a0Active Schools by the start of 2016.<\/p>\n

\u201cTeachers were trying the activity breaks for the first time, and were amazed at how the attention from students had gone up,\u201d Josh said. \u201cThey saw many benefits, especially with student\u2019s energy levels and discipline.\u201d<\/p>\n

Classroom teachers were implementing physical activity breaks using GoNoodle, Minds in Motion, and other\u00a0Let\u2019s Move!\u00a0<\/em>Active Schools resources to keep students alert and active throughout the day.<\/p>\n

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With the help and support of his team,\u00a0they made it happen. In April, Josh received the news that their goal was complete. He\u00a0said,\u00a0\u201cIt sounds like a daunting task, but we had enough folks who wanted to make a difference through physical activity. This was a true team effort,\u201d he said, praising the Regional Wellness Coordinators and the hundreds of others who made this goal possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting every public elementary school on board with\u00a0Let\u2019s Move!\u00a0Active Schools is a great achievement, but this isn\u2019t the end of our work,\u201d Josh said. \u201cThis is only the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more Active Schools success stories, visit www.ssww.com\/blog\/tag\/lets-move-active-schools<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

About Let\u2019s Move! Active Schools:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s Move!<\/em>\u00a0Active Schools is a sub-initiative of Michelle Obama\u2019s Let\u2019s Move!<\/em>\u00a0campaign. They announced the 2015 National Award recipients which included 525 U.S. schools, recognized for their efforts of increasing physical activity for their students and creating an Active School environment. They are truly School Champions, making a difference in the world of physical education.\u00a0S&S Worldwide joined Let\u2019s Move!<\/em> Active Schools to support their goal that Active Kids Do Better. www.activeschools.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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