A ‘Smart Moves’ Solution with Kids Sports
Smart Moves with Kids Sports
Kids Sports offers fun, all inclusive, non-competitive, moderate-intensity, physical activity programs for children from 2-12 years old, and professional development for teachers. All of our unique sessions leave every child with a sense of achievement and success, and can motivate even the most reluctant participants! Kids Sports sessions are conducted by qualified and Qld-registered Physical Education, Early Childhood, or Primary trained Classroom Teachers. We employ Teachers who are passionate about children’s physical and emotional health and wellbeing, and understand the financial barriers, time constraints, and stresses that schools and teachers face. We are providers for many of the free Active and Healthy Parks programs run by Councils throughout SE Qld. If your school would like to consider a partnership with us, please check out the rest of this website for a full description of who we are and what we do.
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A Case Study -
Smart Moves Professional Development of Teachers in the Inala Cluster, by the Kids Sports team, a huge success!!!
The physical activity professional development session was scheduled for Wednesday 12 March from 3:30-4:30pm at Serviceton South State School. This session was provided as part of the Partnership Program component of the Move It Project (Qld Health) and aimed to support schools in the implementation of the Smart Moves Initiative. The Service Providers were Kids Sports.
When surveyed after the Professional Development session, these were the results:
- 100% were in agreement that the session was interesting and enjoyable, clear and easy to understand and delivered at a suitable level.
- 87% of participants have increased their confidence to deliver physical activity sessions as a result of the PD session
- 91% of participants have increased knowledge on how to deliver physical activity sessions as a result of the PD session.
- 100% of participants learned some new skills that will assist in the delivery of physical activity sessions.
- 100% of participants are confident that they can train other teachers which means that the skills developed will be passed on within the school and the equipment utilised.
- 100 % of participants agree that the resource kit will make delivering physical activity sessions easier and that the equipment is suitable for the age children that they teach.
In Response to our Questions
In response to a question about whether the activities were of a high quality and would increase student participation in physical activity in their school, teachers responded with the following:
- The equipment is highly motivating for children so I think that they will enjoy it. The activities were fun and energetic.
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Great ideas to keep it fresh throughout the year.
- Our kids will love playing these games. They won’t even realize that they are exercising.
- Easy to do. No excuses for non-participation except injury.
- Yes, yes, yes!
- The activities I participated in were fun and made me puff which I’m sure students will enjoy.
- They are inclusive and emphasis isn’t on competition.
- Fun and non-threatening.
- They are inclusive and easy.
- Don’t know yet
- Would increase student participation.
- All children will participate. Non-threatening.
- The equipment is bright and colourful very attractive. Everyone would want to participate.
- Kids would thoroughly enjoy activities
- They are fun.
- Yes
- They are inclusive.
- They are enjoyable and quick to explain
- They are fun
- New ideas. Kids keen to try.
- I believe so. Fun for kids, easy to administer.
- Think the chd (sic) will be having too much fun to know they are exercising.
- Active, varied and fun
- For early childhood the equipment is bright, colourful and interactive.
Additional Comments
Further extra comments included:
- Thanks for the session
- Excellent session
- Thanks for the kits
- Very interesting and enjoyable
- Thank you!
- It was great
- It was terrific. I was rather worried at first. Thanks.
- Great! Practical and hands-on – just what teachers want.
- Well run, fun, and well delivered.
- Safe activities.
- Excellent facilitators
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