 The Province of British Columbia is committed to improving the health and well-being of the citizens of B.C. To this end, the Ministry of Education has announced the introduction of Daily Physical Activity to help students develop healthy daily physical activity habits. The program will augment existing Physical Education, Health and extracurricular activities by mandating that B.C.’s K-12 students participate daily in healthy levels of activity. The British Columbia Ministry of Education has now posted two draft Daily Physical Activity documents for public review and response. The Draft Program Guide for Daily Physical Activity: Kindergarten to Grade 9 and the Draft Daily Physical Activity Resource: Kindergarten to Grade 9 are available on the Ministry of Education web site at: The program is part of Government’s commitment to increase the health and wellness, and therefore, the life chances of young British Columbians. Daily Physical Activity works alongside other Government initiatives, such as the Healthy Schools Network, Action Schools! BC, the School Fruit and Vegetable Snack program and revisions to guidelines for the sale of food and beverages within schools, all of which are tackling B.C.’s obesity and healthy living challenges. |