Sports & Recreation

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.

Although many schools still struggle with funding to update sports grounds, there is a shift towards harnessing technology to develop ground coverings and large indoor spaces with flooring that is easy on the body, and incredibly versatile.

The myth that sport itself is ideally suited to help disadvantaged young people develop “socially” and “psychologically” has obscured the fact that it is the teamwork within sport that helps.