Physical Activity/Physical Education

A comprehensive school physical activity program supports physical education and youth physical activity. It reflects strong coordination across five components: physical education, physical activity during school, physical activity before and after school, staff involvement, and family and community engagement. Physical education is the foundation of a comprehensive program, and is an academic subject for grades PK-12. Curriculum should be based on the Nebraska physical education standards, and classes should be taught by certified or licensed teachers endorsed.

Health Education: teaching children about the factors that can influence their health, and how to make lifelong healthy choices.

Physical Education: building strong and capable adults who understand the importance of continued physical activity throughout life.

New Walk to Unlock Nebraska Program — Spring Pilot: Launch March 2024

Creativity is a necessity when working with students and Walk to Unlock Nebraska allows the opportunity to engage in a robust physical activity program with a cross-curricular educational component. The program features an interactive map of Nebraska that allows users to track their locally achieved physical activity miles to make progress on virtual trails across the state.  Trails highlight and engage learning about agriculture, historical, and science-based content along one of four Nebraska trails that will be built over the two-year project.  As students accumulate physical activity miles in one’s school, after-school program or home and “travel” across the virtual trails, they will encounter opportunities to learn more about the state through lessons appropriate for grades K-8^th grade, view virtual field trips, learn about historical landmarks, and even adopt a cow!