Sports & Recreation

We've laughed, we've cringed, we've read all your comments and shared all your news and now we want to wish you a fantastic end-of-year celebration. We hope you don't have too much prep work for next year!

Physical activity programs within schools should also address the health, mental health and stress-reduction motivations for engaging in physical activity and focus on the benefits of participation.

St Philip’s Christian College principal Darren Cox is a firm believer that “fitness grows brain cells”.

No matter the surface or its desired use, there are certain considerations from a maintenance or purchasing position.

Ken Robinson, in his seminal Ted Talk Do Schools Kill Creativity?, argues that our schooling systems are "educating people out of their creative capacities" and that we are not only growing out of our creativity, but "we get educated out of it’". But, when children are a part of a system, how can we do this?

Sports education enhances fitness, mental resilience and social skills. A well-equipped sports setting can enhance engagement according to this contributor.

Australian students report high stress levels. This health researcher says yoga is an ideal way for schools to teach students how to identify and best manage stress.

Multi-purpose sports halls take some punishing traffic throughout the school year and require constant attention, and will underperform if maintenance is neglected.

​Raff Agostino, Social Media & Communications for School Sport Victoria gave School News an update on how the Victorian Teachers Games went this year in Ballarat. 

Every year, Victorian teachers leave their classrooms, playgrounds and school sports days behind and head to a Victoria regional location for their own carnival of fun, fitness, connection and learning.