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Active Movement is a nationwide SPARC initiative that is responsible for promoting the importance of physical activity and movement for young children to develop active lifestyle habits. The Active Movement initiative embraces movement as a fundamental learning strategy for the 0-5's age group, and helps to develop and strengthen the relationship between body and brain. Active Movement is about engaging in quality physical movement experiences which develop and enhance the spiritual, emotional, social, cognitive and physiological growth of the child. Active Movement embodies the whole child.
Active Movement is delivered at Sport Otago by Kate Saunders. For Kates' contact details click here
Active Movement On DVD
To find out more about Active Movement, check out SPARC's website and download an Introduction to Active Movement and the 14 Active Movement Activity Guides or drop into Sport Otago or your local regional office to pick up a free set. For those living outside the urban areas contact Kate here and she can make arrangements to get a set to you.
Active Movement Workshops
We regularly hold workshops on how to implement the Active Movement programme. These are held right across Otago throughout the year. For information on upcoming Active Movement workshops contact our coordinator here.
Active Movement Articles From ACTiVATE Magazine
For more information about Active Movement in your community and ideas for games and activities check out the articles in our ACTiVATE magazine. (Note, these files are about 2mb and may take a couple of minutes to load on a dial-up connection.)
Active Movement Resources There are plenty of ways to keep Active Movement interesting for both you and your children. Click on the links below to check out some new ideas.
Dunedin Under 5's Movement Directory This link takes you to a list of activities and classes for parents and caregivers of under 5's.
Recommendations For Early Childhood Centres
In the early childhood educational setting the parental suggestions influence your involvement and practice with the child. Strengthening positive concepts of Active Movement through knowledgeable interactions and providing contextual environments where children can move and learn is essential. This will empower children with confidence and competence in themselves and their bodies abilities to move and learn.
1 - Possess The Active Movement Image
Seeing the child, as a unique, confident and competent active mover will ensure the setting and experiences that are co-created reflect this. 2 - Provide The Active Movement Context Positive experiences that underpin the social and cultural influences of children, family and whanau, and community will be more relevant, empowering, inclusive and meaningful.
Having Active Movement domain knowledge and being committed to implementing Active Movement will ensure the setting is one where children are encouraged to value, care for and respect themselves and each other, are affirmed individuals and have the opportunities to contribute. When staff are in tune with where children are at, the teachable moments will be captured
Successful acquisition of fundamental Active Movement skills is dependent upon the involvement of the positive and knowledgeable active educator. Learning is fostered through responsive and reciprocal relationships between teacher and child.
What outwardly appears to be physical experience for children is actually interwoven with the cognitive, social, cultural, emotional and spiritual dimensions of learning and growing. 6 - Promote The Use Of Te Reo Maori, The Arts And Tikanga
Encourage the use of Te Reo Maori in Active Movement experiences. For example, translate familiar words, instruction and directions. Explore and experience the arts associated equipment. For example: poi, rakau, waiata and haka movements and understand the sacredness of these.
Cultivate the sense of unity and identity between family and whanau through moving and learning together. Share knowledge of the games and activities of the diverse cultures in the centre.
Recommendations For Parents Parents and caregivers can ensure the growing child has the best possible start to life by making a knowledgeable and loving commitment to active lifestyles for their children and themselves. The following suggestions can assist the parent to be actively involved and to make this commitment to children for daily active movement participation. From birth, babies are constantly learning to move and learning through their movement. Children will learn and grow as nature intended with parents holding a positive image of the moving and learning growing child.
Daily active movement experiences dispersed throughout the child's day will provide optimum growing and learning development. Time is necessary to learn Active Movement skills.
Take time to play and enjoy your child developing in Active Movement.
Make Active Movement a tradition. Commit to and enjoy Active Movement as a family at least once per week, such as involved in kappa haka, taking a walk: in the bush, along the beach, around the lake, at the river. Enjoy what Mother Earth has provided.
Limit the use of equipment that restricts a child' natural ability to move and develop, for example, car seats are intended for the car and inappropriate use can limit a child's opportunities for activities. Some aids may inhibit correct development of hips and legs, limit body rotation and have high accident rates.
We know that many hours of TV/video watching, playing on computers and game consoles, limits the development of the brain/body system as well as providing opportunities for extra food snacking. Set time limits and be selective. Be A Positive Role Model
A young child's appreciation of Active Movement begins with the parent. Find an activity that works for you, like; walking the dog, riding a bike, swimming, lifting weights, waka racing.
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Movement as learning for 0 - 5 year olds. 
