Year of Play programme encourages Wandsworth children to stay fit
Wandsworth’s Year of Play programme has taken another “major step forward” with the launch of Active Kids 12-week Ready, Set, Run curriculum. The curriculum is designed to help children “get active, train for a 2k or 5k, build strength and confidence, and enjoy movement as part of everyday life.”
Delivered in a partnership with Active Kids, ON Running, and Places Leisure, the targeted Year of Play programme will run across ten primary schools in the borough to bring new “opportunities for children to move, play and explore.” More than 300 children have already begun taking part in weekly Ready, Set, Run sessions, developing strength, stamina and teamwork as they work towards completing a 2K or 5K run.
The programme provides participating schools with free equipment, trained coaches, and a “structured, research-informed” curriculum. Wandsworth says the Active Kids programme is a “proven, scalable, sustainable, evidence-based curricula” that has been running in thousands of schools around the world, by parent volunteers, teachers, and trainers in low-income areas.
Thanks to the delivery of “new and improved” playgrounds, “inclusive” facilities, and community play opportunities, the Year of Play is “transforming the borough’s commitment to children’s wellbeing,” according to Wandsworth. The programme, Wandsworth adds, strengthens its “ambition to make the borough one of the best places in London for children to grow and explore.”
It will culminate on 25th April when every participating student will be invited to a celebratory run at Battersea Park’s parkrun. There they will receive a t-shirt, water bottle, and a commemorative medal to recognise “their commitment and achievements over the 12 weeks.”
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