Generation Fitness Overview
Southwest Plains Regional
Service Center and 9 school districts in southwest Kansas are
collaborating in Project GENERATION
FITNESS.
Project GENERATION
FITNESS will implement a research-based curriculum in each
district and provide training and
professional
development for teachers in an effort to improve student progress
toward Kansas state standards in physical education.
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GENERATION FITNESS’S goals are: 1. The percentage of
students actively 2. The percentage of
students in participating 3. Parental support of lifelong fitness will increase.
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Schools participating
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PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION Year 1—Elementary Level Year 2—Elementary Level + Intermediate & Middle School Year 3—Elementary + Intermediate + Middle School + High School
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TYPES OF PROJECTS
Funds may be used to
provide equipment and support to enable students to
participate
actively
in physical education activities. Funds also may support staff and
teacher training and education.
The
purpose of this program is to initiate, expand, and improve
physical education programs
(including
after-school programs) for kindergarten through 12th
grade.
This
program will increase knowledge and awareness of childhood
health
and
decrease the rising obesity rates in America’s
youth.
Project
GENERATION FITNESS implements a research-based
curriculum
in
each district and provides training and professional development
for
teachers
in an effort to improve student progress toward Kansas state
standards in physical education.
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