The objective of the project ‘MOVE YOUR SCHOOL’ is to convince students and teachers to embrace the advantages of an active life and to corporate physical exercise in their daily routine. The initial need for this project was born out of different elements: international research, a student survey in the applicant and the two partners schools and teacher observations. The digital world which forms the framework for modern pupils life, stimulates and creates a lack of physical activity in their young lives. Also teachers take less physical exercise on a daily basis than before. One the one hand, this project wants to test the suitability of mobile devices in the combat against ‘pupil- and teacher immobility’ through the promotion and implementation of apps that promote a healthy and mobile lifestyle. On the other hand, the project wants to employ peer to peer ambassadorship to create a bigger interest in physical activity. This project is a cooperation between three schools in three countries and between pupils, teachers, parents and the management of the schools. This multilayered approach will allow us to look for sustainable ways of introducing physical activity in the schools. The international approach will allow us to look for in depth learning through exchange. The experiences of three very different schools within three very different national contexts, will help us to distill these lessons that are of international relevance and importance.The activities of the project will result into 5 mini-projects within the project 'MOVE YOUR SCHOOL'1. MINI-PROJECT ‘MOVE YOURE APPS’The first expected result aims at finding those apps (that can be operated on mobile devices) that achieve to convince youngsters and teachers to take more regular physical activity by themselves (in the first stage of the project; upon external stimulation and in a later stage self-motivated). 2. MINI-PROJECT ‘MOVE YOURSELF’The second expected result aims at three developments. Firstly to develop leadership in pupils who have chosen the sports-path. They will organise regular activities that stimulate physical exercise for their peers in school. These activities will be open for participation to all pupils, teachers as well as management, logical and service staff. It is intended to increase the attractiveness of regular physical exercise on the basis of charismatic pupils that can serve as ambassadors. 3. MINI PROJECT ‘MOVE YOUR STRUCTURE’The third result is about creating schools that are stimulating physical places and stimulating organizational structures, favoring physical exercise and initiative. In order to become such schools, together with the school management, small scale quick wins will be implemented.4. MINI PROJECT ‘MOVE YOUR FAMILY’As a fourth result we aim to ask pupils to be ambassadors for an active physical life and inform their parents and family about the importance of this. We expect an increase in family’s awareness about the importance of physical exercise and their role to stimulate this active attitude.5. MINI PROJECT ‘LET’S MOVE OTHERS’We expect to learn a lot during the implementation phase of this project. With the 5th result we expect that others are equally inspired as we are and start using our lessons learned for their own projects and strategies to stimulate physical exercise. In this project, we apply a multiplier-approach. The choice for this approach is based on the confidence we have in pupil’s, teachers’ and parents’ own potential for change. Another element of our methodology is to utilize ‘the power within each one of the participants’. This bottom-up approach, that takes initiatives from pupils, the parent’s council, teachers and management as a starting point, puts a lot of faith in their ability for change, as has been elaborated on above. But moreover, we strongly believe that initiatives that are born out of their own ideas, have the most potential for change.We expect not only to develop a predominant positive attitudes towards physical activity as part of a healthy lifestyle, but also to see this attitude reflected in daily life at school after the project has finished. This means that we hope some of the activities will continue after the project has finished. This means that we expect from the school management to continuously support a healthy lifestyle of its school population.And last, but not least, we hope that pupils have strengthened their sense of responsibility and self-confidence, and will take up active roles in future projects and activities. In this way they can become an actor of change in their own school community.Beyond the impact we intend this project to have on school-life in our schools, we expect an impact on other schools and their approach towards the promotion of a healthy lifestyle. We expect to see some examples of schools in our network who take up the challenge to organise similar projects.
1. MINI-PROJECT ‘MOVE YOURE APPS’ The first expected result aims at finding those apps (that can be operated on mobile devices) that achieve to convince youngsters and teachers to take more regular physical activity by themselves (in the first stage of the project; upon external stimulation and in a later stage self-motivated). 2. MINI-PROJECT ‘MOVE YOURSELF’ The second expected result aims at three developments. Firstly to develop leadership in pupils who have chosen the sports-path. They will organise regular activities that stimulate physical exercise for their peers in school. These activities will be open for participation to all pupils, teachers as well as management, logical and service staff. It is intended to increase the attractiveness of regular physical exercise on the basis of charismatic pupils that can serve as ambassadors. 3. MINI PROJECT ‘MOVE YOUR STRUCTURE’ The third result is about creating schools that are stimulating physical places and stimulating organizational structures, favoring physical exercise and initiative. In order to become such schools, together with the school management, small scale quick wins will be implemented. 4. MINI PROJECT ‘MOVE YOUR FAMILY’ As a fourth result we aim to ask pupils to be ambassadors for an active physical life and inform their parents and family about the importance of this. We expect an increase in family’s awareness about the importance of physical exercise and their role to stimulate this active attitude. 5. MINI PROJECT ‘LET’S MOVE OTHERS’ We expect to learn a lot during the implementation phase of this project. With the 5th result we expect that others are equally inspired as we are and start using our lessons learned for their own projects and strategies to stimulate physical exercise. In this project, we apply a multiplier-approach. The choice for this approach is based on the confidence we have in pupil’s, teachers’ and parents’ own potential for change. Another element of our methodology is to utilize ‘the power within each one of the participants’. This bottom-up approach, that takes initiatives from pupils, the parent’s council, teachers and management as a starting point, puts a lot of faith in their ability for change, as has been elaborated on above. But moreover, we strongly believe that initiatives that are born out of their own ideas, have the most potential for change. We expect not only to develop a predominant positive attitudes towards physical activity as part of a healthy lifestyle, but also to see this attitude reflected in daily life at school after the project has finished. This means that we hope some of the activities will continue after the project has finished. This means that we expect from the school management to continuously support a healthy lifestyle of its school population. And last, but not least, we hope that pupils have strengthened their sense of responsibility and self-confidence, and will take up active roles in future projects and activities. In this way they can become an actor of change in their own school community.