Vitality Schools Programme
Discovery Vitality encourages schools in South Africa to promote physical activity and good nutrition to their learners through the Vitality Schools Programme. Its aim is to empower learners to make healthy choices and encourage schools to become healthier environments.
More on the Vitality Schools Programme
The Vitality Schools Programme aims to improve the health of South Africa's children by encouraging teachers and children to address lifestyle risk factors, such as a sedentary lifestyle, low levels of physical activity and poor nutrition. The Programme consists of lesson plans, information guides, coaching manuals and other material that offer practical guidance on how to introduce positive changes to your school.
The Vitality Schools Programme website is designed to make it easier for you to access the information you need to make your school healthier. All material found on this website can be downloaded at no cost.
You can also click on one of the links below for access to resources you can use to make your kids healthier:
Classroom – Download lesson plans, a Teacher's information guide, classroom posters and other tools you can use to teach children to become healthier.
Staffroom – View the latest research on children's health and register for our newsletter.
Principal's office – Find out how to get your school to become a healthier environment and register on the Programme.
Sports field – View our Junior sports coaching manuals and find out how to get children more physically active.
Tuck–shop – Get guidelines and a poster to make your school tuck-shop healthier.
Playground – Get advice on creating a playground circuit in your school.
In 2007, the Healthy Active Kids SA Report Card(523kb) showed that South African kids scored a C- for health. In 2010, a new report card was compiled to see what the state of kids' health is three years later.
Take a look at the 2010 results (653kb).
Look after your children's health and Vitality will reward them.
You can read more on the various ways you can make your children healthier and earn Vitality points.
