WHO said a bit of rivalry wasn’t healthy?
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Canobolas Rural Technology High School students and staff are currently in the midst of the 2015 NSW Premier’s Sporting Challenge - a 10 week, state-wide program aimed at engaging young people in sport and physical activity to lead healthy, active lifestyles.
And to say the students are determined to better their mentors in the challenge is an understatement.
“Oh yeah, definitely,” Canobolas PDHPE teacher Daisy Morrissey said.
“We have exactly the same logbooks and we’re participating in the same challenges. It’s definitely competitive.”
With 1200 schools across NSW competing in the program, Canobolas has 130 students and 36 staff logging their sport and physical activity progress.
Although the obvious competitiveness between teacher and student is ensuring the program is a success, Miss Morrissey adds there far more benefits than just winning at the end of the 10 weeks.
“It’s about building positive habits,” she said.
“We’re split it up into seven PE classes, and each Monday the kids come in and we check out their logbooks and award medals - be it bronze, silver, gold or diamond, depending on the level of activity.”
The school started the program on the first day of term three.
The students log in every piece of physical activity - from school sport, PDHPE lessons, footy at lunchtime, after-school sport or simply walking the dog - they complete during the 10-week term.
“It’s just about getting young people engaged in physical activity,” Miss Morrissey added.
The school will be conducting a Get Active group lunchtime session on Wednesday, July 29 between 1pm and 1.40pm.
The session will be run by Anthony Ellison and three other personal trainers from Integra Health and Fitness Club.
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