Active Schools and OPEN invite you to participate in “Family PE Week” October 4-8, 2021. The goal of Family PE Week is to help families, schools, and communities understand the importance of physical education.

There are many ways to celebrate such as participating in our Active Family Challenge and finding new ways to incorporate PE at home as a family. We will be sharing fun and engaging activities for students, staff, and families throughout the week.

“Family PE Week” is co-sponsored by Active Schools and OPEN. View resources and register for free HERE. We have also created a Resource Tour Video for you to explore the many resources we will be sharing throughout the week!

We’re making March all about PE: why it’s so important, how it’s made a difference during the pandemic, and how families can advocate for PE moving forward. Join Active Schools for #PEMovingForward, a social media campaign to celebrate PE! Follow along on Facebook and Twitter throughout the month for stories, resources, and activities to help make sure PE is a priority.

What Is It?
Launching March 1, Active Schools’ PE: Moving Forward campaign (#PEMovingForward) is a social media campaign aimed at parents in order to highlight the importance of PE—and PE teachers—for improving kids’ physical health, emotional health, and focus and to urge parents to advocate for PE in the coming school year(s).

Each week of the campaign, which runs from 3/1-3/27, has a theme that includes a way for supporters to get involved in the messaging or take action.

• Week 1: Show Us Your PE – people can post stories, photos, videos, etc. of what PE has looked like for them this year using #PEMovingForward.
• Week 2: Thank a PE Teacher – people can tag their child’s/students’ PE teacher or school and give them a shout-out.
• Week 3: Raise Your Voice – people can learn how to advocate for PE.
• Week 4: Take Action for PE – people can download a template letter to help them reach out to their principal and/or school board to urge them to prioritize PE next year.