Exercise during Breaks

Break activity volunteers in primary schools

• Break activity volunteers are trained during autumns in co-operation with the Department of Teacher Education in Turku
• The target group is the students of the 5th and 6th years
• The aim is to promote exercise during breaks with a ‘peer instructor’ principle

Break baskets

• Contain equipment suitable for break activities
• In primary schools every class has their own break basket
• In secondary schools the equipment is school-specific
• The baskets should be restocked on a regular basis

Yard work party weeks

• Schools are encouraged to clean up and mend their yards during autumns / springs
• Students have a chance to paint sporty paintings on the school yard – ask for the paints from the school exercise instructor

Structural changes in school days

• By regrouping lessons it is possible to get longer breaks and in this way include longer periods of activity into every school day