Sportz Village Schools, formerly known as EduSports, is India’s No. 1 sports education organization working with over 1,200 schools across 250 locations and covering 7,00,000 children. The organization believes in making sports an integral part of the education of a child and is working towards developing a healthier and fitter generation by using a Structured Sports and Physical Education (P.E) curriculum. The curriculum has been developed based on NASPE (National Association for Sports and Physical Education, USA) standards.
Importance of health
According to Sportz Village’s Annual Health Survey, schools that incorporated a structured program have shown a consistent improvement in the BMI of their students.
Link between physical fitness and immunity
Multiple studies have shown a positive co-relation between physical fitness and improved immunity.*
Sportz Village’s digital P.E program
Sportz Village’s digital P.E program
- On-ground activities conducted adhering to the social distancing norms.
- Online sessions conducted through video conferencing tools that can be accessed at home.
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Offerings of the digital PE program
Live Sessions
- Online physical education classes where the children get to interact with trainers (through multiple video conferencing tools).
- Through the live sessions, the trainers can engage with the children regularly.
- Curriculum and activities are aptly amended to be conducted at home.
- Periodic monitoring of the live sessions is done by an Account Manager.
Leaderboard
- An assignment-based digital platform to motivate children to be fit.
- Points board system to show the points gathered by a child for doing a given set of physical activities.
- Provision is made for school leaders to log into this platform for regular monitoring.
- Activities are scheduled weekly by the trainers.
- Screen time is minimized.
Interactive Events
- Introduction of competitive events that can be executed online.
- SLAM Quizzes: General knowledge quizzes that can be executed remotely.
Modified Activities
- Sportz Village lesson plans have been modified so that on-ground classes can be conducted adhering to the social distancing norms.