Finnish schools on the Move Kati Airisniemi the

Finnish schools on the Move Kati Airisniemi, the Planner of Early Childhood and Education The Basic Education Sector of Kerava kerava. fi

School-aged children spend more than half of their waking hours sitting or lying down 9 years old: 6 h 41 min 11 years old: 7 h 19 min 13 years old: 8 h 12 min 15 years old: 8 h 24 Finnish Schools on the Move is aiming to establish a physically active culture in Finnish comprehensive schools • More movement – less sitting • More active schooldays • More student participation improved learning kerava. fi

National programme The Schools on the Move programme is carried out by the Finnish National Agency of Education and the Ministry of Education and Culture. The programme is financed with lottery funding and coordinated by the LIKES Research Centre for Sport and Health Sciences. Finnish Schools on the Move programme started with a pilot phase (2010 -2012). In August 2018, more than 90% of municipalities and 88% of comprehensive schools (2 096 schools) were involved in the programme. kerava. fi

How to increase physical activity in school day? Decreasing excessive sitting during school lessons and reaching an hour a physical activity by day is the main aim. During the school day, physical activity can be increased by adding more physical education lessons promoting active commuting encouraging physically active breaks. Sedentary behaviour can be decreased by implementing active learning methods involving short active breaks and avoid long periods of continued sitting Kuva: eslbuzz. com kerava. fi

Schools on the Move in Kerava 2014 -2016: We started our programme in classes 7 - 9 2016: All the schools from Kerava joined to the programme 2019: The programme will end in the end of June Our partners in the programme are the local sports clubs (football, cricket, dance, gymnastic, athletics, floorball) kerava. fi

What have we done in Kerava? An hour a physical activity by day is one of the important aims in hour local curriculum. During the programme schools have got extra money to build an active learning enviroment training for teachers of active learning methods extra lessons from the sports clubs local events (sports, competitives, etc. ) Each school has implemented their own individual plans to increase physical activity during the school day. Kuva: eslbuzz. com kerava. fi

Keravanjoen koulu on the Move… Kuva: Pinterest/notimeforflashcards. com kerava. fi