• Healthy Active Learning

    Strengthening tamariki wellbeing through healthy eating, drinking and quality physical activity

    About Healthy Active Learning

    Following on from the Made to Move pilot which began in Invercargill and Bluff primary schools in 2019, the Government’s Wellbeing Budget provided investment for Healthy Active Learning.


    ​​​​​​​Healthy Active Learning is a joint government initiative between Sport New Zealand, the Ministry of Education and Te Whatu Ora (Ministry of Health) that seeks to improve the wellbeing of children and young people, through healthy eating and drinking and quality physical activity.


    Active Southland's Healthy Active Learning team provides support across Southland primary schools and their communities with the aim to;


    1. Support their understanding of the value of the Health and Physical Education Curriculum
    2. Support their understanding of the value of play, active recreation and sport
    3. Support teachers and kaiako to be confident and capable in delivering the Health and Physical Education Curriculum
    4. Support the creation of healthy food and drink environments
    5. Support well-informed decision making when using external providers within the education setting
    6. Strengthen their connections with the wider community, including whānau and local health and physical activity providers

    Healthy Active Learning In Action

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    Teaching Resources

    Here you will find links and helpful resources that will allow you to gain more understanidng of a variety of different teaching resources related to health, physical activity and healthy wai and kai.

    Meet the Team

    Stu Brown

    Regional Coordinator

    stu@activesouthland.co.nz

    Heron Futter

    School Facilitator​​​​​​​

    heron@activesouthland.co.nz

     

    Jodie Whitson-Morris

    School Facilitator​​​​​​​

    jodie@activesouthland.co.nz

    Richie Crean

    School Facilitator​​​​​​​

    richie@activesouthland.co.nz

    Healthy Active Learning