Partnerships
Community Partnerships with Schools,
Government, Business, NGO’s
and Universities
Kids Sports is always looking for community partners, because we believe that in doing things together with others, we can affect greater change for a healthier and happier society! We currently work in partnership with Schools, Councils, government agencies, community organisations, businesses, and Universities.
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Eat Well Be Active Community Partnerships Program Grants
Guide to Services for Community Partnerships Program
Grant Applications
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Description of services (Programs)
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Innovative physical activity opportunities for schools and local communities;
inclusive programs targeting physical activity and healthy eating in the local community;
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Professional Development session/s for Teachers; building classroom teachers’ skills, knowledge and confidence to deliver programs that address physical activity
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Early Childhood Equipment Kit and Manual This kit is suitable for large group sessions with children aged 4-8 years
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Middle Primary Equipment Kit and Manual This kit is suitable for large group sessions with children aged 8-10 years
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Upper Primary Equipment Kit and Manual This kit is suitable for large group sessions with children aged 10-13 years
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“Pre- Preps and Parents – playing together” Program – Physical activity sessions for parents/carers and their children aged 2-5 years. The program can be run at 9am drop-off time on school ovals or in public parks. Great for enhancing children’s readiness for Prep and building relationships with parents in the community.
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Healthy Eating initiatives
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Family Fun Physical Activity Days/ Kite-making/ Intergenerational Games Days
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Family/parent education programs that educate parents about the importance of their own physical activity levels as role models for their children. Programs promoting healthy eating and strategies to reduce screen-based activities, including lots of practical tips, resources and assistance.
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Program Details
Who are we?
- Kids Sports is an inclusive, non-competitive, community-building program, delivering fun, vigorous, physical activities for children and their families.
- We are safe, fun, and popular with kids, parents, government agencies and the community! We already run successful after-school programs in public Council Parks in Logan City, Brisbane City, Gold Coast City, and Moreton Bay Regional Councils and have a partnership with the Gympie Regional Council.
- All staff are fully qualified and experienced school teachers and have blue cards
- Risk management documentation is available
- Over 250 000 children have participated in Kids Sports sessions since 2003
- All programs are low-skill, high energy so that everyone can participate
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Professional Development - Practical PD session + Kids Sports equipment kit
- Kids Sports can provide Teachers with practical, easy to run ideas for inclusive, non-competitive physical activities, building classroom teachers’ skills, knowledge and confidence to deliver programs that address physical activity
- Kids Sports’ PD can provide a one hour, after-school physical activities session; all teachers from one school participate, and are guided through the content and methodology of the session as it is in progress, so they can continue the program after the session has finished. This may occur in the regular staff meeting time. The resource equipment kit bag used in the session is then kept by the school.
- Trained Kids Sports Teachers work the Teachers through how to include these physical activities into their programs, what risks and safety issues to look out for, and how to involve even the most reluctant of participants.
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“Pre- Preps and Parents – playing together” Program – physical activity sessions
(for parents/carers and their children aged 2-5 years)
- This program gives children 2-5 years and their parents or carers, a chance to play together! It provides lots of ideas of how they can play simple, fun, vigorous physical activities with their children.
- It models positive ways of interacting that are cooperative, not competitive; building social, emotional, physical, and cognitive skills in preparation for entering Prep.
- This program, if delivered on the school oval, opens schools up to the wider community, helping parents and children feel a sense of connection to the school environment long before they enter formal schooling.
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Parents / Carers and Grandparents programs
- Family/parent education programs that educate parents about the importance of their own physical activity levels as role models for their children. Programs promoting healthy eating and strategies to reduce screen-based activities, including lots of practical tips!
- Parents’ programs are provided so that parents/carers can attend to their own physical activity needs and be good role-models for their children. Facilitators take into account the physical and social needs of the adults and provide physical activities that cater to their needs such as a Walk n Talk program.
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Family Fun Day/ Kite-making/ Intergenerational games, Fetes/ Event Management
- Kite-making Days promote cooperation, and are non-competitive. The kite-building is easy and enjoyable. Everyone can join in; age or level of ability, are no barriers.
- Family Fun Days are a great way for P&C’s, community groups, community centres, , councils etc.. to enhance their community building capacities. Kids Sports is recognised for delivering quality family fun days with intergenerational games, picnics, plus a variety of events tailored to the needs of individual communities.
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Healthy Eating
- Kids Sports has a partnership with Nutrition Australia, and access to information brochures and tip sheets on easy, nutritious ideas for kids’ meals and snacks, as well as contacts with visiting Nutritionists.
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Schools
Kids Sports enjoys healthy partnerships with many schools throughout Qld. These partnerships are strengthened when Kids Sports and schools work together to apply for various Government grants which enable the school to receive free Kids Sports programs. The wealth of teaching skills, knowledge and experience that Kids Sports enjoys is extremely beneficial in school settings in a number of ways…
- Professional Development for Teachers - The ‘teacher-friendly’ nature of the Kids Sports program, makes it ideal for up-skilling teachers to provide the recommended physical activity requirements for their students.
- In-curriculum time physical activity sessions e.g. PE lessons, P-3 sport sessions, sessions for children who don’t participate in inter school sport, Smart Moves sessions.
- Outside School Hours Care- physical activity sessions that are fun and motivating for all children.
- The Walking School Bus - linking students from school to the free Council-funded Kids Sports session in their local park.
Kids Sports programs are at the forefront of being able to address the five Key Components of the Smart Moves initiative.
- Required time for physical activity .
- Improved access to resources for physical activity
- Increased capacity to deliver physical activity
- Professional Development
- Build community partnerships to enhance physical activity
Interested schools are invited to discuss these opportunities further.
Contact us by calling Anthony Ebbage on 0414 872 299 or email to anthony.ebbage@kidssports.com.au
Universities
We provide practical learning opportunities for Student teachers in education or sports related fields through placements in programs such as Parent n Toddler Sports, Little Kids Sports, Big Kid Sports, Walking School Bus, Kite Making and Fun Day programs.
We encourage Universities to utilise our programs in any research or studies on related topics such as:
- Inactivity and obesity in school children
- Using sport/physical activitiy to build social capital
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Advantages of daily exercise
- Negative effects of competition in Sports
- Family exercise
We believe that through research and gathering evidence we can constantly improve and continue to provide best practice programs.
Councils and Government Agencies
- Queensland Local Councils
Ongoing partnerships with Brisbane City Council, Gold Coast City Council, Moreton Bay Regional Council and Logan City Council has seen over 200 000 participants in a variety of Kids Sports programs in over 100 parks. Residents are discovering the lifelong benefits of participating in physical activity and improving eating habits.
- Varsity Lakes Community Renewal Program
The Varsity Lakes Community Renewal Program is funded by the Queensland Department of Housing. This initiative helps residents join in local planning and decision-making processes to improve responsiveness to community needs.
Kids Sports has become a major catalyst in the improvement in local residents’ quality of life by delivering the Active Families in Varsity Lakes which primarily aims to improve physical fitness and achieve other outcomes of joint parent and child exercise programs including; improved relationships and interaction of parents with their children, improved psychological well being, an increase in families actively exercising and playing together, and an increase in social interaction and support networks.
The Active Women in Varsity Lakes project was developed as a response to the lack of positive activities available for parents and their children in the Varsity Lakes renewal area.
Community Groups and NGO’s
- Northern Gold Coast Communities for Children
The Northern Gold Coast Communities for Children Initiative is an early intervention strategy that promotes the healthy development of children aged 0-5 in the Northern Gold Coast area (Oxenford, Coomera, Upper Coomera, Pimpama, Ormeau and Cedar Creek). Northern Gold Coast Communities for Children is funded by the Australian Government Family and Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaCSIA) under the Stronger Families and Communities Strategy.
The vision of the Northern Gold Coast Communities for Children Initiative is to- “create a connected ‘child-friendly’ community, where young children and their families have greater self-reliance and self-determination and are provided with opportunities to maximise health and well-being, learning capacity, emotional support and community cohesion”.
Kids Sports has been instrumental in the goal of creating communities where parks are used, physical activity and fun becomes a regular part of life, children are encouraged out of cars and away from television by opportunities to learn and play together, and where the least resourced families can enjoy activities together and make friends.
- ‘Book a BBQ’ Fundraising/community building opportunities for local community groups
One of the Kids Sports aims is to connect local families to each other in local parks across South East Qld. We believe that by facilitating people to connect with each other and their local park, it helps families sustain an active and healthy lifestyle.
One of the ways we can do this is to provide an opportunity for families to eat together at the end of their active sessions in the park. This can also be the perfect opportunity for local community groups to use as a fundraiser, so if you have a school, or community group in the local area where we run park activities and are interested in organising a BBQ, please contact us.
Businesses
Sponsorships / Advertise with Kids Sports
Promote your healthy business via the Kids Sports network
Kids Sports produces thousands of flyers each term to tell families about Kids Sports programs. There is an opportunity for businesses and organisations to promote themselves with their logo and contact details on these flyers. Flyers go to families in communities across areas of Queensland, through their local schools and Childcare Centres. The fee for inserting a business logo will depend on the event or whether in-kind donations are being offered (such as boxes of fruit etc)
Please Note: There are strict criteria for acceptance of business sponsorships in line with our values and aims. Please contact us if you are interested.
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