Active Adventure Program

The Active Adventure Program encouraged and supports elementary school students to lead more healthy active lifestyles by participating in local fitness opportunities.

Goals of the Active Adventure Program

The goal of the Active Adventure Program is to promote healthy lifestyles by supporting and providing free fitness adventures to elementary school students in Vancouver. These opportunities include: swimming, skating, wall climbing, nature walks, park days, and fitness circuits. The focus of this program is to help students and their families become more aware of local active living opportunities, and fun ways to be more active in their community and "Step It Up 20%".

The Active Adventure Program focused on offering the Active Adventure Passport from 2006 - 2009. This program emphasized fitness and family fun while completing the activities in the passport.

Active Outreach – Red Fox

Red Fox is an integral part of the Active Adventure Program. Red Fox engages youth at inner city schools by training them to be active living ambassadors. The Red Fox youth take on leadership roles and provide fun movement education games and fitness activities during Active Adventure Program events.

SportFit

In fall 2009, the SportFit Challenge will be provided to Vancouver inner-city schools. This Challenge offers students an opportunity to measure their strength, agility, balance, speed, stamina and flexibility then identify sports they may like to try.

Active Adventure – SportFit

2009 fall - SportFit
2009 fall - Olympic/Paralympic Banner: Sport Bag Program
2009 fall - Red Fox youth leaders facilititate SportFit sessions

Active Adventure - Passport Timeline

2009 - Development for all elementary schools in Vancouver
2008 - Development for the East Vancouver hubs
2007 - Development for the Templeton hub
2006 - Pilot project at Tillicum elementary school

2009 Passport with Vancouver School Board – 91 Schools

Active Adventure Passport  [13.8Mb] (print 2-sided for a passport booklet)
Powerpoint Overview  [18Mb]
Resource Guide 
10 Active Adventure Park Days 
Recognition Assemblies for Schools with Greatest Student Participation

2008 Passport with Vancouver School Board – 58 Schools

Final Report  [277Kb]
Passport  [5.2Mb]
PowerPoint Overview  [17Mb]
2008 Adventure Passport Information Sheets - English  [1.8Mb]
2008 Adventure Passport information Sheets - Chinese  [1.9Mb]

2007 Passport at Templeton Hub - 5 Schools

Active Adventure Passport  [3.6Mb]
Active Adventure Passport Guide  [136Kb]

2006 Passport Pilot at Tillicum Elementary School

Program review of the Tillicum pilot project
PowerPoint presentation  [2.1Mb] of the Tillicum Passport

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