NASPE encourages you to visit these great resources to promote physical activity and good nutrition from our many partners.

CircusFit
CircusFit™ is a national youth fitness program from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey© that encourages America’s youth to lead healthy, active lifestyles by combining the fun of circus skills with stretching, strength building and aerobic exercises. Best of all, this program is free! Go to: http://circusfit.com/ to get in on the fun for your classes!

Olympic Week in America
The Olympic Week in America program, designed to be implemented the week of April 30 through May 5, was created for educators’ use in expanding student awareness and appreciation for the Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Olympic Movement. . Through a focus on the Olympic Games, students will be reinforcing their skills in language arts, social studies, math, science, and physical education. The activities also focus on the Olympic ideals of vision, focus, commitment, persistence and discipline. Students are asked to explore the culture, geography and general history of Olympic nations in addition to learning about the history of the Olympic Games and Olympic sports. Visit www.usolympicteam.com.

Project ACES takes place the first Wednesday in May as part of National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, during National Physical Education and Sport Week. The 19th annual global event will occur at 10 AM local time, Wednesday, May 2, 2007. For more information and support materials, go to: http://www.lensaunders.com/aces/aces.html

PACES is an acronym for 'Parents And Children Exercise Simultaneously.’ PACES Day takes place every weekend throughout the year, highlighted on the first Saturday in May. Children need daily, quality physical education in schools, and exercise time at home (PACES). Saturday, May 10, 2008 will launch the first annual PACES Day. PACES Day will always take place on the Saturday that follows Project ACES day. On this day, parents will exercise with their children for 15-45 minutes. The web site below offers many great ideas of what your family can do on PACES Day. You can also download the 52 weeks of fitness work sheet for some other great ideas. http://www.lensaunders.com/paces/downloads.html

Passport to Play
Visit www.passport2play.com for the refreshed Passport to Play curriculum, which introduces children to a world of fun that's filled with unique learning experiences and entertaining activities from around the world. Developed in partnership with NASPE, Passport to Play is a complete program that has everything from multicultural games with magnetic appeal to eating tips, all stressing the value of living an active, balanced lifestyle. From start to finish, Passport to Play is an educationally sound program that you can easily implement with your physical education curriculum. So visit www.passport2play.com and get everything needed to start your students on a journey of a lifetime.

Play Without Borders
Go to the VERB website for some additional activity ideas from the Play Without Borders Program for tweens.

Team Nutrition Website
From nutrition resources to recipes, to a new link to the online newsletter-even grants, this site is loaded with nutrition information to meet everybody’s needs.

Whole Child Website
The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development’s (ASCD) new public engagement campaign encourages schools and communities to work together to ensure each student has access to a challenging curriculum in a healthy and supportive climate. Read the full report from ASCD’s Whole Child Commission for further information or visit ASCD’s Whole Child education website at www.wholechildeducation.org

Yellowball
Please go to Yellowball website for information on the VERB Yellowball Campaign.