‘The Active Play Project’ Transforms Texas School yards into Outdoor Classrooms

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Although children in Texas are required to have 135 minutes of physical activity per week, children from the Austin Independent School District (AISD) were only getting 90 minutes of physical education.

In order to fill this gap, the Active Play Project has provided educators with a way to teach subjects like math, while simultaneously allowing children to participate in physical activity.

The Active Play Project gives kids an opportunity to learn while having fun and staying active by providing school teachers with a curriculum to incorporate physical activity into their lessons throughout the day. Colorful paint is used to turn a school play yard into an outdoor, active  classroom.

Dr. Andrew Springer from the University of Texas School of Public Health developed the program and is currently working to bring the Active Play Project to Bastrop ISD and Del Valle ISD.