General News
21 December, 2023
Grants to support local students to stay active
Carisbrook and Timor primary schools are both receiving a $30,000 Active Schools Grant to help local students be physically active. The initiative launched in 2021 and has since helped nearly 500 schools fund sporting equipment, implement fitness...
Carisbrook and Timor primary schools are both receiving a $30,000 Active Schools Grant to help local students be physically active.
The initiative launched in 2021 and has since helped nearly 500 schools fund sporting equipment, implement fitness programs, upgrade playgrounds and build outdoor learning spaces.
Carisbrook Primary School principal Chrissy Drummond said the grant has made it possible for the school to start a bicycle education program for its students.
“We are really greatful to get the grant and we are really excited as to what it is going to bring to our school,” she said.
“It is common for our kids to ride their bikes to school, especially when they are training for Energy Breakthrough.
“The program aims to get our kids more active and teaching them the safety of riding bikes to and from school, which can supply them with transportation for after school activities.
“These grants give us the opportunity to do things we wouldn’t be able to. We would not be able to buy the bikes for kids to participate in bike education and give them the same opportunities that kids living in cities get if it wasn’t for this grant.”
Ms Drummond said these programs help the school support the overall growth of their students.
“At Carisbrook we really believe in educating and promoting the best for the whole child,” she said.
“Not only in their academics, but their wellbeing and being physically active because all of those parts play a important role in helping these kids reach their full potential.”
Timor Primary School has decided to revamp their playground area, with their alloted funds going towards a gaga pit and synthetic grass that will sit along their newly resurfaced basketball court.
Timor Primary School principal Andrew Tatchell was delighted to hear the schools application was approved last week.
“We have been saving up for these upgrades for a while now, so it is a really nice surprise to now be able to have these things be available to our students next year,” he said.
“These upgrades give our students other spaces to play safely in dry conditions, especially in summer — it will be great for our physical education sessions and something a bit nice and green for the kids to use during their play times.
“We have been successful with a number of grants in the last five years to be able to upgrade our grounds and learning spaces, and I think this is a wonderful continuation of that.”