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KidStriders, first piloted in Spring 2006, has been our feature program since. This is a primarily school-based incentive program which revolves around the goal of running and/or walking a minimum cumulative marathon distance of 26 miles during recess KidStriders sessions. Students are recognized with a plastic foot token to tie on their shoelaces for every five miles they complete, a T-Shirt for reaching the 26-mile goal along with the opportunity to participate in a “Victory Lap” held at the Drake Relays, as well as “Beyond the Marathon Incentives” which continue to reward students who persist beyond the 26-mile minimum goal.
KidStriders is a unique fitness program in that it is offered during the school day so it is accessible to all students. It is not a “one-size-fits-all” program and can be defined to fit the needs of the individual school implementing it by way of time and manpower available to put toward it – we know these resources will vary from school to school, but feel that all children within a school should enjoy equal opportunity to participate. Accessibility to success for as many students as possible is the key to making “motorless motion” desirable and therefore habit-forming as students continue to strive to reach new goals.
KidStriders serves as an excellent resource for participating schools to meet guidelines set in The Healthy Kids Act (Iowa Senate File 2279) recently passed by Iowa Legislature, which requires every physically able child grades K - 5 to participate in a minimum of 30 minutes of physical activity in school per day. The program will also serve to meet goals for nutrition education, physical activity, and other school-based activities designed to promote student wellness defined in local school wellness policies (required by Section 204 of Public Law 108-265, the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004). |
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Thank you Variety! KidStriders Incentive Sponsor 2007—2009 |
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Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa—Victory Lap Sponsor 2007—2009 |
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Click on the KidStriders Runner Icon below to download a KidStriders Program Request form. |
