Thursday, March 25, 2010
Jump Rope Inspiration!
Watch the two videos on jump roping by the Kings Firecrackers, an 8th grade jump group of students, who perform at college games! Simply Amazing! We'll soon be starting our Jump Rope for Heart and would love to have the children develop a love for jump roping! We will be working on developing basic skills and with some students who show an interest, attempt to help them to move on to more difficult jumps. Let's All Get Jumping!
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Physical Education has a key role in schools!
Please take a moment to read the article on "Combating Childhood Obesity With Physical Play Opportunities". With all the emphasis on testing and grades in our schools, physical education and recess are often looked at as places to cut education but as this article indicates, the lack of these programs has long term health implications.
We are fortunate that at DY schools, this has remained a priority in our schools and this article provides further support that our schools decision to maintain these programs is right on track with current medical thinking.
Here is an excerpt from this article and it is well worth reading!:
"When considering ’solutions’ for the childhood obesity problem, the basic factors involved in obesity must be considered. These include genetics, emotional stability, hormone levels, and intake-activity relationships. For the majority of people involved with children, the intake-activity relationship is the only factor with which it is possible to engage. And of that factor, only the ’activity’ aspect is within reach. But increasing the physical activity level among children is complicated. Schools, under pressure to increase test scores, are decreasing children’s opportunities to participate in recess and physical education (PE). In fact, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports that PE classes are disappearing from schools in the United States, as evidenced by the drop in percentage of schools that have PE programs. In the 1990’s alone, the percentage of schools that offer PE classes dropped from over 40% to around 25%, and that number is still on the decline. As a result, schools are increasing the amount of time children’s bodies remain relatively stationary. Reductions in the amount of physical activity in schools may be leading to serious consequences. Researchers have found that children who were not engaged in a PE program at school gained 1 inch more around the waist and 2 pounds more overall than those who were involved in a PE curriculum."
We are fortunate that at DY schools, this has remained a priority in our schools and this article provides further support that our schools decision to maintain these programs is right on track with current medical thinking.
Here is an excerpt from this article and it is well worth reading!:
"When considering ’solutions’ for the childhood obesity problem, the basic factors involved in obesity must be considered. These include genetics, emotional stability, hormone levels, and intake-activity relationships. For the majority of people involved with children, the intake-activity relationship is the only factor with which it is possible to engage. And of that factor, only the ’activity’ aspect is within reach. But increasing the physical activity level among children is complicated. Schools, under pressure to increase test scores, are decreasing children’s opportunities to participate in recess and physical education (PE). In fact, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports that PE classes are disappearing from schools in the United States, as evidenced by the drop in percentage of schools that have PE programs. In the 1990’s alone, the percentage of schools that offer PE classes dropped from over 40% to around 25%, and that number is still on the decline. As a result, schools are increasing the amount of time children’s bodies remain relatively stationary. Reductions in the amount of physical activity in schools may be leading to serious consequences. Researchers have found that children who were not engaged in a PE program at school gained 1 inch more around the waist and 2 pounds more overall than those who were involved in a PE curriculum."
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