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getting schools on the move

getting schools
on the move
25 September 2020

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#beactive

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CELEBRATING

CELEBRATING SPORT IN SCHOOL TO KICK-OFF A LIFETIME OF HEALTH

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EUROPEAN SCHOOL SPORT DAY

EUROPEAN SCHOOL SPORT DAY

What if every child could #BeActive in school with sport and play? What if every school took one day to celebrate sport in Europe? Could it help students to kick-off a lifetime of health? We say YES. Join us.

WHY? THE FACTS

Plenty of research shows that #Being active makes students healthier and better learners in the classroom. School spirit improves too with fun and inclusive team sports. Does your school have a sports day? Let's organise one!

Top five reasons to join ESSD

1.
Raise the profile of physical education (PE) and sport in schools
2.
Create fun and enjoyment through physical activity for young people
3.
Promote health and wellbeing for lifelong learning
4.
Encourage social inclusion and develop social competence amongst students
5.
Connect with other European countries

What makes your Day "ESSD official"?

Getting your school to #BeActive for at least 120 minutes. Run or walk the distance of the given year (e.g. 2019 meters in 2019). Running, hopping, skipping, dancing: any kind of physical activity counts.

Take Action!

Take action!

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Find out more about
ESSD in your country at
www.essd.eu#coordinators
Contact Hungarian School
Sport Federation at
info@essd.eu
Organise an event
at your school!

History

History

The European School Sport Day has empowered 1.5 million European students to #BeActive in 20 countries so far. And we have Hungary to thank for the inspiration. School leaders, teachers and students across Hungary had been successfully leading school sport days for 10 years when we started in 2015.
With the European Commission’s support through the Erasmus Plus Programme and many partners, we developed the Day based on Hungary’s model. We quickly expanded across Europe and by linking with the European Week of Sport, we are getting even more schools on the move.

2015

Testing in 3 pilot countries with funding through Erasmus+ and support of partners

2016

Success! Expanded to total of 20 countries, reached 1.5 million students

2017

Linked the Day officially to the European Week of Sport and the #BeActive campaign

2018

Getting even more schools on the move

Coordinators

ESSD COORDINATORS

  • Cyprus
  • Georgia
  • North Macedonia
  • Ukraine
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Partners

Hungarian School Sport Federation

Partners

EUPEA
International Sport and Culture Association
Youth Sport Trust
v4 Sport Foundation
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Erasmus +

Associative Partner

BG Be Active
desporto escolar
ipdj
educacao
DGEstE
REPÚBLICA PORTUGUESA

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  • How kids can #BeActiveAtHome – 6 fresh ideas for families

    How kids can #BeActiveAtHome – 6 fresh ideas for families

    2020-10-13
    This European School Sport Day showed all the innovative ways schools and school children are keeping active and adapting to a “new normal” at school. But we like to think ...
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  • Hungarian School Sports Day recognised as official theme day in Hungary

    Hungarian School Sports Day recognised as official theme day in Hungary

    2020-09-14
    The Ministry of Human Capacities in Hungary has announced that the Hungarian School Sport Day, an initiative started by the Hungarian School Sport Federation and successfully rolled out as European ...
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  • What next for the COVID generation? The wellbeing challenge ahead

    What next for the COVID generation? The wellbeing challenge ahead

    2020-09-14
    By Maria Malyshkina, ISCA “Take a step back and think about what children have had to go through over the last few months,” Amanda Vernalls, Head of Research & Insight at ...
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  • FESI member Puma donates shoes for European School Sport Day

    FESI member Puma donates shoes for European School Sport Day

    2020-09-11
    Global sports brand Puma is supporting European School Sport Day with a donation of shoes for school children. More Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) members are set ...
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  • Mental health a timely focus topic for European School Sport Day 2020

    Mental health a timely focus topic for European School Sport Day 2020

    2020-09-10
    By Rachel Payne, ISCA “I can’t think of anything more timely to be the focus topic of ESSD 2020,” Youth Sport Trust International’s Managing Director Helen Vost said about the choice ...
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  • Spain launches European School Sport Day 2020 Challenge

    Spain launches European School Sport Day 2020 Challenge

    2020-09-07
    Today, 1 September, Spain’s European School Sport Day (ESSD) National Coordinator Sport for Education and Health has officially launched an “ESSD 2020 Challenge” contest for all schools participating in the ...
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