European School Sports Day | getting schools on the move

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

Raise the profile of physical education (PE) and sport in schools

Create fun and enjoyment through physical activity for young people

Promote health and wellbeing for lifelong learning

Encourage social inclusion and develop social competence amongst students

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.

NewsList

Webinar wrap: Creating MOVEment Spaces at school through placemaking
2021-08-09
To get our European School Sport Day (ESSD) national coordinators ready and inspired to promote the creation of active spaces in schools, ISCA and the Hungarian School Sport Federation hosted ...
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“Our philosophy remains simple: to promote physical activity as part of children’s daily routines”
2021-06-25
By Gábor Balogh, President of Hungarian School Sport Federation Hungarian School Sport Federation (HSSF), as one of the biggest civil organisations in Hungary, went through a major transformation in 2012, extending ...
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Reimagine school spaces as MOVEment spaces this European School Sport Day!
2021-06-25
We invite schools all over Europe – and around the world – to explore the spaces around you and find new places for kids to #BeActive this European School Sport ...
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European School Sport Day 2020 found creative ways to keep children active
2021-06-25
Schools and school sport around the world were affected by closures and restrictions throughout 2020, but this only accentuated the importance of finding creative ways to keep children active for ...
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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
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
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
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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