Strengthening tamariki wellbeing through healthy eating, drinking and quality physical activity
We are partnering with Sport New Zealand, the Ministry of Education and Te Whatu Ora to improve the wellbeing of children and young people, through healthy eating and drinking and quality physical activity.
We provide tailored support for 31 schools across Taranaki to achieve the following outcomes:
*Education settings that value and prioritise quality play, active recreation, sport, and health and physical education.
*Education settings that support and promote quality food and drink environments.
*Education settings that value mātauranga Māori and promote culturally distinctive approaches to play, active recreation, sport, kai, inu, and curriculum delivery.
*Teachers and kaiako who implement active teaching and learning approaches to deliver quality health and physical education.
*Education settings that work effectively with whānau and their local community to enable inclusive and equitable access to play, active recreation, sport, and quality food and drink.
Mattie has a background in education and coaching. He has played and coached cricket professionally overseas with clubs in Scotland, Holland, and England and still plays for the Taranaki cricket side. Mattie is excited to work alongside kura and kaiako within the Taranaki region to help grow an area he is passionate about.
Megan Hitchcock
Healthy Active Learning Advisor
021 822 082
Megan has taught at Sacred Heart Girls’ College in New Plymouth in the Intermediate and Secondary School areas of Health, Physical Education and Science. She has also taught in Wellington and London. Megan enjoys helping empower students to make informed decisions, fostering lifelong habits around hauora.
Jason has been involved in the Taranaki education sector for the past 20 years, including roles as Associate Principal at Devon Intermediate and Deputy Principal at Mangorei School. He has also worked in professional and community rugby environments in England and Taranaki and is excited to be part of a kaupapa combining his passion for education and hauora.
Fresh research from Sport New Zealand's Active bodies, active minds report shows how physical activity can improve learning. This research underpins our Healthy Active Learning approach. Dive in or download it now.
CONTACT
Phone:
(06) 759 0930
Email:
info@sporttaranaki.org.nz
Location:
Stadium Taranaki
Maratahu St, New Plymouth
New Zealand
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