Spartanburg Schools Use SPARK Curriculum & Physical Activity Breaks to Get Kids Moving

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According to a news article from GoUpstate.com, School Administrators, educators, and P.E. teachers in Spartanburg County are recognizing the need to bring more physical activity to schools.

In an effort to do so, in 2011, the Mary Black Foundation granted Spartanburg County elementary public schools, St. Paul’s Catholic School, and Oakbrook Preparatory funds to implement the SPARK P.E. program–a program that gets kids to be fifty percent more active than what is typically required at schools.

In addition to using the SPARK P.E. program, four Spartanburg County schools: O.P Earle, Houston elementary, Cleveland elementary and Hendrix elementary, are working with Project Fit America–a national organization that works with schools to get kids to be more active–to increase the total time kids spend doing physical activity.

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of Latino parents support public funding for afterschool programs

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