Collection of initiatives aiming at promoting:
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awareness of importance of sport at school level
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social inclusion and prevent early school leaving
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an ethical approach to sport
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all types of sports at school level
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Title of the initiative:
Liikkuva koulu

Web site of the initiative:

Date of the Event:
During the school year

Country:
Finland

City:
Around Finland

Aims:
promotion of all types of sports
promotion of an ethical approach to sport
promotion of awareness of importance of sport at school level
promotion of social inclusion and prevention of early school leaving through sport

Description of the initiatives:
Finnish Schools on the Move is a national action programme aiming to establish a physically active culture in Finnish comprehensive schools. Schools and municipalities participating in the programme implement their own individual plans to increase physical activity during the school day. The programme is funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture and is organised by the Board of Education, regional state administrative agencies and various other organisations, and is part of the Government Programme in Finland.
After the pilot phase (2010-2012), the Finnish Schools on the Move Programme is continuing for 2012-2015, and more than 50 % of municipalities and 1000 schools are now involved in the programme.
The next steps of the project will be transferring the model also to vocational schools.

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