Background
- Helping students develop an active and healthy lifestyle is one of the seven learning goals in primary and secondary schools. It is also stipulated in the Physical Education Key Learning Area Curriculum Guide (Primary 1 – Secondary 6) (2017) that schools should arrange a wide range of physical activities to develop students’ motor skills and improve their physical fitness. This could enable students to acquire the knowledge of related activities, nurture positive values and attitudes, as well as help them develop a habit of doing exercise regularly.
- To tie in with the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s recommendation that children and adolescents aged 5-17 should accumulate at least an average of 60 minutes daily of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activities (i.e. MVPA60) across the week, the Education Bureau (EDB) included the recommendation as one of the directions of the Physical Education (PE) curriculum in 2017. In this regard, schools are encouraged to organise various PE activities to help students develop an active and healthy lifestyle.
Details
- To further engage students in developing an active and healthy lifestyle, the EDB has launched the “Active Students, Active People” Campaign (“ASAP” Campaign) in the 2021/22 school year to rally the concerted efforts of schools, parents as well as other stakeholders to promote an optimised sports atmosphere in schools and in society, and encourage students to engage in regular exercise as soon as possible for the sake of maintaining good health, adopting an active and healthy lifestyle, and unleashing vitality with positive attitudes.
- Under the “ASAP” Campaign, a series of PE activities, as well as learning and teaching resources will be offered to support schools in mobilising students’ participation in physical activities so as to meet WHO’s recommendation on MVPA60. It also helps consolidate students’ knowledge in physical activities, as well as nurture their positive values and attitudes. Through taking part in physical activities, students can also have a better understanding of Chinese culture and cultivate a sense of national identity.
Implementation Method
- n addition to Physical Education lessons, TKPM offers various sports teams and training for interest classes, Thursday’s STAR Curriculum (Physical & Arts), the iSmart Fitness Scheme, Joyful One Minute, and Joyful Recess. Students are also encouraged to use the Robocoach app for various physical and stretching activities outside of school, thereby nurturing the habit of regular exercise and establishing a healthy lifestyle.
