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12 Ways Schools and Communities Can Work Together
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12 Ways Schools and Communities Can Work Together
- Involve students in promoting an active lifestyle by asking them to develop an active lifestyle public service announcement for the local radio stations or local newspaper.
- Get schools to promote a fun fitness tip of the day over the PA system to advertise local community activities.
- Organize a school photography contest. Involve students, families and community members that are captured in the act of being physically active. Winning pictures can be added to a school calendar.
- Encourage students to promote activity messages through art. Have local students design active living murals to be displayed in the community.
- Many recreation departments and programs offer fee-reduction programs for individuals who are unable to pay. Just ask. Contact your local recreation department or community services office. They offer recreation programs for all ages and operate facilities and sports fields in your area. They will also have information on program and events in your area operated by community organizations.
- Many communities have festivals, fairs and special events that can be used to promote active school communities.
- Charity walk/runs benefit a good cause and are a great way to get some active living.
- Make connections with parents' workplaces. See if any groups would be interested in partnering for a variety of activities, such as walking school bus, supporting school teams or intramural or playing against adults from a local business.
- Contact a local senior citizens' center to see if there are opportunities to be active together. Walking together at lunch or after school as part of a community service program can be a great way to learn about your community's history.
- Check out a local mall-walking group and challenge it to a Walk-A-Thon. Buddy-up students to participants and walk and talk to share active experiences.
- Plan assemblies that encourage students to get moving. Invite local sports heroes to discuss their sport, police officers to talk about bike safety and local clubs to demonstrate lesser-known activities.
- Invite students, parents and community members to be part of a health team for the school. Students can lead the team to adopt a healthier lifestyle and other healthy programming in the school.
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