PROPS Peers Running Organized Play Stations

1. PROPSPeers Running Organized Play Stations Active Playgrounds for Today and Tomorrow

2. Halton Region Health Department April 2004 Together with the Halton community, the Health Department works to achieve the best possible health for all.

3. Halton Region Health Department April 2004 Agenda Short presentation on PROPS Demonstration � Robert Little School Leadership presentation Implementation strategies Refreshments Learn and practice games Wrap-up, evaluation and prizes

4. Halton Region Health Department April 2004 Vision Ideally, all Halton school playgrounds will be a place where children will voluntarily participate in physical activity and have fun.

5. Halton Region Health Department April 2004 What Is PROPS? Peer led program to encourage safe active play on the playground A quick reference guide to engage students in an active way during recess, lunch, before or after school. Uses traditional games requiring little or no equipment

6. Halton Region Health Department April 2004 Why Was PROPS Developed? In response to teachers requests for a quick reference guide to games and activities. To reduce bullying on the playground To keep children active during recess lunch, before and after school. To keep children active during recess lunch, before and after school.

7. Halton Region Health Department April 2004 Who Developed PROPS? Developed by Durham District School Board, Durham Catholic District School Board, Peterborough Victoria Northumberland Clarington Catholic District School Board, Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board, Durham Region Health Department, Durham Lives! (Heart Health Program)

8. Halton Region Health Department April 2004 Who Supports PROPS In Halton? Halton District School Board Halton Catholic District School Board Community and Social Services � Your public Health Nurses Health Department � Heart Health and Cancer Prevention Team Choices 4 Health � Halton�s Heart Health Network If you need help You can call School Board curriculum consultant, Public Health Nurse Health Department Heart Health Co-ordinator If you need help You can call School Board curriculum consultant, Public Health Nurse Health Department Heart Health Co-ordinator

9. Halton Region Health Department April 2004 Goals of PROPS Increase Physical Activity Foster and develop leadership skills Decrease incidents of bullying

10. Halton Region Health Department April 2004 Physical Activity Over 50% of children and youth aged 5-17 are not active enough for optimal growth and development. Source: CFLRI, Physical Activity Monitor, 2000 Current Trends � Why Public Health, Community and Social Services, and Boards of Education support the PROPS concept. PA guidelines for Children and youth are: 90 minutes a day, 60 minutes of moderate activity and 30 minutes of vigorous activity.Current Trends � Why Public Health, Community and Social Services, and Boards of Education support the PROPS concept. PA guidelines for Children and youth are: 90 minutes a day, 60 minutes of moderate activity and 30 minutes of vigorous activity.

11. Halton Region Health Department April 2004 Obesity From 1981 to 1996 the prevalence of overweight among boys 7-13 increased from 15% to 35% and among girls, from 15% to 29%. Source: Tremblay & Willms. Secular trends in the Body Mass Index of Children. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2000 Support for Increasing physical activity.Support for Increasing physical activity.

12. Halton Region Health Department April 2004 Bullying The most common place for bullying is on the playground On average, a bullying incident occurs every 7 minutes Students report that the playground is the most likely location for bullying Source: Whitney and Smith, 1993;Olweus, 1991; Peplar et al, 1994

13. Halton Region Health Department April 2004 Benefits of PROPS Increase physical activity Improved Academic Performance Healthy growth and development Decrease in unacceptable behaviours If children are involved in active games during their breaks they are more likely to meet the physical activity guidelines for children, Daily physical activity has been shown to improve academic achievement in terms of memory, observation, problem solving and decision-making. Health benefits include, reduced risk of heart disease, type II diabetes, cancer, and obesity. Preliminary evaluation results show that bullying has decreased on the playgrounds where PROPS has been implemented.If children are involved in active games during their breaks they are more likely to meet the physical activity guidelines for children, Daily physical activity has been shown to improve academic achievement in terms of memory, observation, problem solving and decision-making. Health benefits include, reduced risk of heart disease, type II diabetes, cancer, and obesity. Preliminary evaluation results show that bullying has decreased on the playgrounds where PROPS has been implemented.

14. Halton Region Health Department April 2004 How to Start a PROPS Program? Develop a school team Decide on the scope of the program in your school Select student leaders Provide leadership training for leaders Select playground activities Kick off the event bullet 2)- How big do you want it to be? When will PROPS occur, recess, lunch, afterschool, phys ed class? . Bullet 3 -Choose leaders who show leadership qualities and are accepted by their peers. Leaders who are present, you were chosen for these qualities, congratulations. Bullet 4 Use the resource provided today for your leadership training, your school nurse may be able to assist with leadership training Bullet 5 � allow your leaders to have input in the choice of games. Develop rules and fair play codes � examples are in your PROPS binders. Last bullet make it fun! Marie Burland will share how she started her PROPS program at Robert Little School. bullet 2)- How big do you want it to be? When will PROPS occur, recess, lunch, afterschool, phys ed class? . Bullet 3 -Choose leaders who show leadership qualities and are accepted by their peers. Leaders who are present, you were chosen for these qualities, congratulations. Bullet 4 Use the resource provided today for your leadership training, your school nurse may be able to assist with leadership training Bullet 5 � allow your leaders to have input in the choice of games. Develop rules and fair play codes � examples are in your PROPS binders. Last bullet make it fun! Marie Burland will share how she started her PROPS program at Robert Little School.

15. Halton Region Health Department April 2004 Developing a School Team School Administration plays a key role Teacher enthusiasm is contagious Teach Rules/Games during the nutrition break Ask school council members for assistance � supervision/fundraising

16. Halton Region Health Department April 2004 Kick off or Launch Ideas Introduce the program and the leaders at an assembly Introduce games by Having a play day with stations for different games Playing the games during phys-ed class Having a new game at each assembly

17. Halton Region Health Department April 2004 Safety Considerations Refer to Halton Physical Education Safety Guidelines First Aid kit Safe facilities, supervision Equipment First aid kit � make sure you have it well stocked as per guidelines and leadership squads have a emergency response plan. Safe facilities supervision- Area free of hazards, supervision � depending on the level of risk, you may need more supervision. Equipment � Care, and make sure it is in good condition before using. No homemade equipment from home allowed on the playground. First aid kit � make sure you have it well stocked as per guidelines and leadership squads have a emergency response plan. Safe facilities supervision- Area free of hazards, supervision � depending on the level of risk, you may need more supervision. Equipment � Care, and make sure it is in good condition before using. No homemade equipment from home allowed on the playground.

18. Halton Region Health Department April 2004 Sustaining the Program Keep leader and participant interest high by: Weekly leader meetings Learn new games Lots of equipment Announcements Let the leaders/participants play the games that interest them. Challenges and rewards You may want to include a Mentorship component. Let your leaders develo pthe next years playground leaders. You don�t want your leaders going to middle school or high school with out a new team ready to go.You may want to include a Mentorship component. Let your leaders develo pthe next years playground leaders. You don�t want your leaders going to middle school or high school with out a new team ready to go.

19. Halton Region Health Department April 2004 PROPS Evaluation Leaders � Program and individuals Supervisor School Administrator Keep your pre- and post evaluations for future reference. Leaders fill out an evaluation to evaluate the program, and the supervisor evaluates the leader�s skills and abilities. Good tool for on-going leadership development. School administrator � principal, before and after evaluation would be most beneficial. Before, use the Quantitative Statistics: tool on page 54. Do it before you begin to develop your PROPS program. It will give you a snapshot of what is happening in your school at the present time. After a few months of PROPS you can re-evaluate to see if any of the indicators have changed. Please use the evaluation tools. This is a great way to improve what you are doing and to get further support for your efforts. Administrators, and grant givers are more likely to support programs that can be shown to be effective. For those schools who have participated in the IWALK program, the funding for active playground programming may continue, and the coordinator could be asking you for your evaluation results in order to receive funding.Leaders fill out an evaluation to evaluate the program, and the supervisor evaluates the leader�s skills and abilities. Good tool for on-going leadership development. School administrator � principal, before and after evaluation would be most beneficial. Before, use the Quantitative Statistics: tool on page 54. Do it before you begin to develop your PROPS program. It will give you a snapshot of what is happening in your school at the present time. After a few months of PROPS you can re-evaluate to see if any of the indicators have changed. Please use the evaluation tools. This is a great way to improve what you are doing and to get further support for your efforts. Administrators, and grant givers are more likely to support programs that can be shown to be effective. For those schools who have participated in the IWALK program, the funding for active playground programming may continue, and the coordinator could be asking you for your evaluation results in order to receive funding.

20. Halton Region Health Department April 2004 Testimonial �You can tell the days on which we run PROPS and those we don�t as soon as you walk out on the playground. The tone and activity levels of the students is so different. Props has significantly affected the climate of our recess play time in a positive way�.

21. Halton Region Health Department April 2004 Break Out Session All the peer leaders please go out the back door, turn right and enter the other gym. Teachers, parents, please stay in this room. At 5 or so we will have a 30 minute break for refreshments, and then return to this area where you will get instructions on where to begin the games. All the peer leaders please go out the back door, turn right and enter the other gym. Teachers, parents, please stay in this room. At 5 or so we will have a 30 minute break for refreshments, and then return to this area where you will get instructions on where to begin the games.

22. Halton Region Health Department April 2004 Games � name tags � colour coded number. That is the station where you will begin. Stations 1-5 and 10 are in the other gym and 6-9 are in this gym. If you are beginning at station 10 you will come back into this area and continue at station 6. When I say go, everyone will move to their station and await instructions from the game leaders. Each game station is 10 minutes in length. The first 5 minutes is spent learning and playing the game. The second 5 minutes will consist of one person being a leader and teaching the game to the rest of the group. Stephanie and I will be in the centre with a whistle and we will blow once after 5 minutes and twice for the station change. Rotate in the direction of the arrows. Games � name tags � colour coded number. That is the station where you will begin. Stations 1-5 and 10 are in the other gym and 6-9 are in this gym. If you are beginning at station 10 you will come back into this area and continue at station 6. When I say go, everyone will move to their station and await instructions from the game leaders. Each game station is 10 minutes in length. The first 5 minutes is spent learning and playing the game. The second 5 minutes will consist of one person being a leader and teaching the game to the rest of the group. Stephanie and I will be in the centre with a whistle and we will blow once after 5 minutes and twice for the station change. Rotate in the direction of the arrows.

23. Halton Region Health Department April 2004 Thank You! Thank you to or collaborators HDSB, HDCSB, Community and Social Services, and the Health Department for bring PROPS to Halton. I would like to thank our high school peer leaders, please come up to the front. Marie Burland and her leaders, Thank you all for attending, on behalf of the health departmentThank you to or collaborators HDSB, HDCSB, Community and Social Services, and the Health Department for bring PROPS to Halton. I would like to thank our high school peer leaders, please come up to the front. Marie Burland and her leaders, Thank you all for attending, on behalf of the health department