partner to power up for 30 walk georgia can be used: as a before, during or after- school program...
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Partner to Power Up for 30
Walk Georgia can be used:• As a before,
during or after-school program
• Tie to school wellness and CSPAP model graphic
Partner to Power Up for 30
UGA Extension Banner Program• Identify issue relevant to entire
population: Georgia wellness• Create program for
simultaneous statewide delivery
• Engage communities• Change sedentary lifestyles• Reduce rates of preventable
disease• Increase participation to
100,000 Georgians in three years
• Decrease number of physically inactive people 5 percent per county in three years
Goals of Walk Georgia
• To help students become more fit• Develop the habit of regular physical
activity• Get encouragement from other
students, teachers and parents• Have fun!
Why should my school/class participate?
• Promote healthy, fun competition• Track progress through program’s
reporting• Receive weekly Walk Georgia
newsletters• Learn about Georgia through county
facts• Receive competition incentives• Improve physical condition• Reduce risk of obesity
Website Features
• Updated website look and feel• Website scales to mobile devices• Move to points rather than miles “walked”• Join and interact through social media• Move to year-round, but will maintain two,
12-week community sessions annually• Makes a great school wellness program! Flexibility
for systems, schools, classes to create their own sessions and competitions
• Flexible group sizes with infinite layers of subgroups
• New logo
More than 60 Types of Activity
Active stretchingAerobicsBadmintonBasketballBiking / CyclingBowlingCalisthenicsCanoeing / KayakingDancingDynabandElliptical trainerExercise ball
FootballFrisbee / CatchGardeningGolfGymnasticsHeavy yardworkHorseback ridingHuntingJump ropeMartial artsMedicine ballMowingPilates
RunningSkatingSkiingSoccerSoftballSwimmingTennisVolleyballWalkingWater activitiesWater joggingWeight liftingYoga
School Implementation
• Form a school task force• Seek local sponsorship• Implement local competitions• Interact with local organizations• Support students with weekly statistics• Track progress on wall map• Advertise to parents• Announce weekly class / grade level leaders
Visit walkgeorgia.org for more information!
Kids’ Corner Newsletter
Student-centered activity tips:• Ways to be active indoors during
inclement weather• School resources in place to support
your activity• Listing of community events that
promote family activity
Walk Georgia Lesson Plans
• Lesson plans being developed by University of Georgia’s College of Education
• Will be available for fifth grade mathematics, with plans for more lesson plans in varying subjects and grades
• Available this fall• Email [email protected] with questions
Registration and Group Set-up
The following slides will show you:• How to create a Walk Georgia
account and log in• How to create and join a group• How to log activity
Post-program:
• School celebration• Completion certificates• Awards to teachers and local
recognition• Success stories• County reporting
Timeline
• Pilot the program this summer in July and August
• New website to be rolled out this fall, in September or October, in conjunction with a program-wide 12-week session
4-H part of Wellness Walk
Walk Georgia partnered with Association County Commissioners of Georgia this summer for a Wellness Walk at the ACCG annual conference. 4-H volunteers from Chatham and Effingham counties took part in the event, guiding participants along the route.
Grants are available for Incentives
Grants are available for student incentives through UGA Extension:• There are 158 county Extension
offices located across Georgia.• Call 1-800-ASK-UGA1.• Ask about partnering to apply for a
Walk Georgia grant for student incentives.
Contact us!
• Maria Bowie, Walk Georgia program director, can be reached at 706-542-3908 or [email protected].
• Kathryn Schiliro, Walk Georgia editor, PR specialist, help desk, can be reached at 706-542-3646 or [email protected].
• The help desk is always available by emailing [email protected].
• Visit walkgeorgia.org