Updated June 3, 2014th
Help school children, more activity into your daily life running a club after school (can include the Wanderer). Since a car is easy to make and easy to maintain, plus you get to connect the running and walking - so will get your fitness level to a boost. A running club for children requires very little equipment and costs nothing.
Difficulty: Easy
Time: the installation of a couple of hours to run plus a few hours a week or on foot
Here is how:
- Take an informal survey of parents and children to your school. Is there an interest in the management of a child after school club? Or a place for recreation? Some children can run, and some may go.
- Talk to the manager to get feedback, buy-in and information about the next steps. Find out what types would be necessary permission forms if you need a faculty sponsor, the number of adult supervisors should be involved, and so on. Children must leave school backpacks in the execution of the club is on the road to ensure that they can go later. (For a vacation club, you stay in school.)
- Spread the word. A display in the classroom or unsubscribe, please send an e-mail to parents, preparing a quick flyer for the kids backpacks. Set a date for their first meeting and invite interested parents and children achieve.
- Establish ground rules: children should have the opportunity to participate; stay on track sidewalk / jogging; waiting at the corner to cross the street with an adult; etc
- The determination of a route. If your school has a great plot, or you will meet during the school day, circling the rim. O draw a safe route along local roads. For some children will be faster than others, you are looking for a short or a long cycle. Younger children (kindergarten and first grade) may be a one-mile walk. Second year and can handle walking or jogging 1.5 miles or more.
- Hold a brief first meeting of the club operations for children. Distribute permission to discuss forms and behavior expectations. Determine if you have more chaperones (depending on number of children involved) must rent. Set a schedule for future meetings - once or twice per week.
- Take your first race! Collect permission forms, some simple stretches, and you're ready to go.
- Furthermore, regular meetings, as time permits.
- At the end of the season or school year party certificates or medals cheap houses participation. He granted interim, such as stamps or stamp on the card or incentive stickers.
Tips:
- Recruit a parent or teacher to help like-minded people. Everyone has a little more practice.
- He argues that the voluntary participation of the pressure.
- Remember that some children will not be able to run the entire distance. With chaperones in the back of the pack made.
- For children who can not go far enough, try intervals / walk 30 seconds to a minute (or switching devices).
What you need:
- Switch to leave the venue / safe place, backpacks, shoes
- Signed permission slip from the children
- List of participants in and check-out
- One way to communicate with parents, such as flyers or e-mail