Active Schools Toolkit Updated

Download the Active Schools Toolkit

The Department of Public Instruction has updated the Active Schools toolkit. (You can find it here.)

Kids spend most of their day in school. The Active Schools Toolkit can help schools create environments that support increased activity, to ensure our children’s future is healthy. 


An active school has many benefits! 
Active Schools = Academic Success

• Higher physical fitness test achievement is related to:
• Higher state academic test scores
• Higher attendance and fewer behavioral problems
• Physical activity can help youth improve their concentration, memory, and classroom behavior.

Children who are regularly active:

• Are more like to maintain a healthy weight
• Are less likely to develop illnesses such as type 2 diabetes, cancers and other chronic diseases
• Have higher self‐esteem