SmartStart for Kids staff travelled to Amoonguna in early May for the official launch of the fitness track/obstacle course for the kids of Amoonguna Primary School. A family fun day was held to open the track with a fantastic turn out with kids, mums and dads all running laps of the track. Prizes were awarded…
SmartStart is working with the West Belconnen Child and Family Centre to provide an 8 week physical activity for the children in the Koori Kids Program. The children will have their cardio vascular fitness, explosive power and strength, functional coordination, flexibility and muscular endurance assessed and will work together with the SmartStart leaders to improve…
Children’s health advocate and former Australian of the Year Rob de Castella has said that the recording of a child’s weight on their school report card simply doesn’t go far enough in the fight against childhood obesity. De Castella has spoken out in relation to last week’s Canberra Times article titled “Plan for fat school…
A huge thank you to the C3 Church in Watson for their kind donation towards our Physical Fun Program. The church’s generous donation means the program will continue to run at Learning Ways in Gungahlin in 2013 with a group of 7 children. Rob was very happy to accept a cheque from Minister Melanie Marshall…
SmartStart for Kids! HEELP has returned to Queanbeyan for the first time since 2009 with thanks to funding from the Kirk Family Foundation. After participating in the program in 2006 and 2009, Queanbeyan South Public School and Queanbeyan Public School will participate in 2012, with 700 children being assessed and 70 children taking part in HEELP….
January to April has been a very busy and exciting time for SmartStart with 7 schools participating in the Smartstart for Kids assessments, Kangoo Jump holiday programs and our first intake of children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder taking part in the Physical Fun Program. The following schools participated in assessments in term 1 thanks…
Rob de Castella and the Minister for Education and Training Dr Chris Bourke celebrated with Weetangera Primary School and their 22 HEELP participants who have smashed records in reversing children’s weight problems and poor fitness. “This is an amazing result and demonstrates that the ACT can lead the nation in addressing the child obesity and…
