PD Day program promotes physical literacy for children

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Published on Thursday, October 13, 2016

By Miranda Leybourne

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The Town of Neepawa is partnering with Sport Manitoba to teach children all about physical literacy during the PD Day Program at Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute (NACI) and the Hazel M. Kellington (HMK).

The program is for children aged six to 12 years old and costs $20. It runs on school PD days, including Oct. 21, Feb. 13 and Mar. 17 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with the March session being run out of HMK.

Amanda Novak, Leisure Services Manager at the Town of Neepawa, says that Sport Manitoba officials will be debuting their Motion Zone program from 1 – 3 p.m. on the PD days. 

“There will be different stations that kids go through…with fun games to work on coordination…It’s for everybody – you don’t have to be an athlete. There are fun games and you learn how to move.”

Novak says that teaching kids physical literacy is very important in this day and age.

“The whole point of physical literacy is to get kids moving during the day to maintain optimum health,” she explains. “We all know that our kids aren’t moving enough nowadays.”

But the PD Day program won’t just be about physical fun – there will be plenty of other opportunities for learning and creativity such as making crafts and playing games. 

Parents who would like to sign their children up for the PD Day program can pick up a registration form at the Neepawa Town Office, located at 275 Hamilton St., or print one off at neepawaleisure.com. Novak adds that if there are spaces left over, children who aren’t registered for the PD program can still attend the Motion Zone portion of the day, so long as they are accompanied by a parent or guardian.