Active Youth Academy

07/29/2022

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Openings Instructional Support is responsible for assisting teachers in the classroom, supervising and supporting students, and providing other administrative support. Enrichment Teachers will conduct classes and provide instruction after school. Topics will include STEM, cooking, dancing, theatre,....

08/05/2021

How can you be an active role model? Here are a few ideas...

👉🏽Get active together as a family! Go for walks after dinner, learn a new sport or activity together, swim on the weekends. It’s said that for every 20 minutes that you are increasing your activity level, your child’s increase by 5-10 minutes.
👉🏽Sit less together. Get up during the commercial breaks of your family show, decrease time spent watching tv or playing video games.
👉🏽Look at the local sports programs and enroll your child. Go to the games and the practices to support and praise your child for getting active.
👉🏽Walk/bike as a family when you are able instead of taking the car.

What other ways can you be an active role model for your children? Share below!

08/04/2021

Back in Action 📸✨

07/22/2021

We’re gearing up!

07/22/2021

Do you know how important playgrounds actually are for your kids!? The playground has physical, emotional, mental and social benefits for youth.

Playgrounds are a place of wonder for children. They are a place that allow youth to develop their creativity and imagination (i.e. games like grounders or the floor is lava).

As they build their gross-motor skills, they also gain self-confidence and self-esteem by mastering playground activities that were once more difficult for them (i.e. monkey bars!).

Playing is overall beneficial for their physical health. And, playing with other children allows them to reinforce and build social skills!

Being outside for physical activities helps to boost mood, reduce stress and increase happiness. These play structures are also a free and easy way for caregivers to engage with children through play.

What is your child’s favourite part of the playground? Share in the comments below!💭

05/21/2021

Who doesn't love an obstacle course!? There are so many fun indoor activities for kids. But, obstacle courses are such a fun and inexpensive way to get your kids moving🚸

Why we love them❤️
• the courses are different every time and never get old
• your kids can help make the course (that's half the fun!)
• great for kids of all ages to participate in
• quick set up and clean up

Ideas for home🏠
• jump through hula hoops
• balance on a line of tape
• hop between couch cushions
• crawl under tables
• walk like a crab underneath a blanket that is draped over two chairs
• hurdle over tupperware containers
• run around plastic cups
• balance pillows or stuffed animals on their heads
• roll over stuffed animals or pillows

This can be great for gross motor skills of the younger kids! Make it into a race or timed event for the older children!

What obstacles would you create!? Share with us in the comments below!💭

05/10/2021

And, it's not just what you say, but how you say it✨

Speak with a positive tone. Your child is more likely to listen💙

Be engaged and interested when they speak to you. They learn from our behaviour❤️

Be patient and loving, even when correcting behavior. You're likely to get a much better response💛

What sort of positive reinforcement do you give the children in your life? Share in the comments below💭

05/06/2021

Allow us to re-introduce ourselves. Hey Facebook👋🏾 We are Active Youth Academy. We are a youth and community development program which uses research-based educational & personal development techniques to promote self-advocacy through active learning✨

We exist to empower youth to strengthen their own communities by providing the necessary tools and resources to promote self-advocacy through personalized community programming👧🏽🙆🏿‍♂️

By developing an active mind, body and character, students are enabled to strengthen their own communities💪🏾

How are your youth staying active lately!? Comment below💭

01/01/2021

Happy New Year!

10/30/2019

Gardening with Coach Traxler.

10/30/2019

Creative art.

09/20/2019

Growing and learning with Coach Traxler.