School-Based Sports Initiatives
The British Columbia government supports many
initiatives designed to help young British
Columbians learn skills and participate in
physical activity and sport.
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Schools BC! – this elementary school physical activity model
encourages more kids to be more active, more
often.
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Healthy Schools – the British Columbia
government and its partners are working to help
make British Columbia students the healthiest and most
physically active in Canada.
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BC School
Sports – this organization of member schools encourages student
participation in extra-curricular athletics,
assists schools in the development and delivery
of their programs and provides governance for
interschool competition.
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External Sport Credits – grade 10, 11 and 12 students who compete in major games and
competitions can earn credits toward graduation.
Other sport and recreation disciplines (such as
scuba diving certification available through the
Sport and Recreation Branch’ s Aboriginal Youth
FIRST program) are eligible for external credits
or independent directed studies.
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Premier’s Sport Awards – a physical
education resource program designed to help
teachers and community instructors teach
children (ages 8 to 14) their basic sport
skills.
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SportfitBC – an online sport education
program that promotes healthy, active lifestyles
by matching students’ personal preferences and
physical attributes with winter sports.
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SportWeb – online resources for athletes,
coaches, organizations, administrators and
parents, including athlete handbooks, club
management, event management, coaching guides
and other “how to’s.”
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Student Athlete Achievement Project –
provides “how to” guidance to schools to help
them provide more flexible programming that will
allow students to excel in both academics and
athletics.
For more information, please see
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