Active Schools
Aboyne Active Schools
Laura Murray (Mon & Tues) Mobile: 07789943096
Shona Park (Wed/Thur/Fri) Mobile: 07823536215
Active Schools Coordinator
Aboyne Academy
Bridgeview Road
Aboyne, AB34 5JN
activeschoolsaboyne@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
Website: http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/leisure-sport-and-culture/sport-and-fitness/active-schools/active-schools-in-your-area/aboyne-network/
Academy Summer programme (posted 24/6/2021)
Active Schools have some FREE mountain bike sessions for Academy pupils over the summer with Ride in Peace Adventures! If you don’t have a bike, no problem we have some you can borrow along with a helmet. Come along to our beginner or intermediate sessions with your friends and have some fun outside. To sign up please follow the link below;
Aboyne Network Summer Programme – Live, Life Aberdeenshire (livelifeaberdeenshire.org.uk)
The Adventure Syndicate – Match the Miles (posted 24/6/2021)
On Wednesday 23rd June some of our S1/2 pupils joined The Adventure Syndicate team on a section of their Source to Sea – Match the Miles Challenge. The pupils cycled out to Dinnet to meet the team and biked back to Aboyne with them, where they then helped the team get their pack rafts out for the next section of their trip along the river Dee. This was a great chance for the pupils to find out how the female adventurers made this trip work by being self sufficient on their bikes and camping out for the week along Deeside. This challenge has encouraged many pupils to get out this week and think of different ways to go to and from school. We look forward to seeing if our Aboyne Academy pupils can match their miles by the end of the week!
To find out more about the team go to www.theadventuresyndicate.com
Ride in Peace Adventures weekly cycling sessions for pupils (posted 4/5/2021) – Chris is also able to provide bike ability sessions to primary schools should anyone wish support with running it this term (Please note there will be a charge with this). All enquires should go direct to: chris@rideinpeaceadventures.co.uk
Update 4th May 2021
This week will be the last of our weekly “School Mail” updates however we will endeavour to update you locally of what’s happening in your area and work with you to continue the good work of re-establishing programmes and activities giving your pupils the chance to be physically active in an extra-curricular setting.
In the meantime, enjoy this week’s update and if you’ve any ideas or suggestions for activities in your local area then please get in touch with your local Active Schools Coordinator.
By Kids for Kids Challenges
We bring our By Kids for Kids challenge to a close with something a little different. We’ve got a series of fun exercises to complete in a short high intensity workout.
Each exercise should be done for 30 seconds with a 30 second rest between each exercise.
Exercises include:- Frog Jumps, Climbing the Rope, Burpees, Donkey Kicks and Crab Walks
How many of each exercise can you do and can you get through all 5 exercises.
A video giving an example of the exercises in the challenge is available on the Live Life Aberdeenshire YouTube channel or our social media channels
All of our Kids by Kids challenges and many other resources can be found on the Active Schools Education Staff glow tile.
By Kids for Kids Challenge 8 Video – https://youtu.be/K4TqZbQJ1Q8
World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships
The World Curling Federation has announced that the World Curling Mixed Doubles Championships will this year take place at Curl Aberdeen 17th – 23rd May.
World Curling Federation President, Kate Caithness said: “We are delighted that we can confirm Curl Aberdeen as the host for our final World Championship of the season. Not only is the World Title on the line but seven teams will also secure a place for their National Olympic Committees in the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games mixed doubles event.”
To celebrate the Championships coming to the North East, we are sharing some fantastic resources with you so that we can inspire the next generation of World Championship Curlers!
The resources are available now on the new Active Schools glow site.
Education Glow Site, follow the below link while signed into Glow or find the Active Schools Staff site tile on the Aberdeenshire Council glow launch pad – https://sites.google.com/as.glow.scot/asaeducationstaff/resources-and-session-plans
Go on, check the cupboards and look out those indoor curling sets and give it a go in your PE or after-school club.
Run4Fun
This month is the last month of our Run4Fun series, so now is the time to encourage your pupils to get out and get running to finish off the series in style by completing their May run.
Submissions are open just now for people to complete their April run details if they haven’t and soon we’ll update the form to include those keen beans who’ve completed their May run by the time you read this!
Our submission form is available via this link – https://bit.ly/Run4Fun2021.
Keep an eye on our social media feeds for some new featured runs and other content in the coming weeks as we bring the series to a close.
Scottish Handball Resources
The Scottish Handball Association have recently released a schools session beginners pack with lots of fantastic ideas on how to start up a handball session and multiple session plans.
These resources can be obtained by downloading them from our new Education Staff Glow site.
Education Glow Site, follow the below link while signed into Glow or find the Active Schools Staff site tile on the Aberdeenshire Council glow launch pad https://sites.google.com/as.glow.scot/asaeducationstaff/resources-and-session-plans
If you’re keen on setting up an extra-curricular handball session having seen the resources then get in touch with your local Coordinator and we can help you make this a reality.
We hope you’ve found these updates helpful and informative and we will keep you updated with Active Schools information however in the meantime why not follow or subscribe to our various social media feeds below
Live Life Aberdeenshire’s “LiveLife@Home” – https://livelifeaberdeenshire.org.uk/live-life-at-home/
Active Schools North Facebook – http://bit.ly/ASNorth
Active Schools Central Facebook – http://bit.ly/CentralAberdeenshire
Active Schools South Facebook – http://bit.ly/asfbsouth
Active Schools Disability Facebook – http://bit.ly/ASDisability
Active Schools Aberdeenshire Twitter – @ASAberdeenshire
Live Life Aberdeenshire YouTube – https://bit.ly/LLAyt
Update 29th April 2021
After a whirlwind first week back, the resumption of sport and physical activity delivery in line with the national guidance is front of our minds. We are working hard to re-establish our extra-curricular programmes across Aberdeenshire. However this week, we’ve got some big news to let you know about.
New Glow Website
During the last few months, we have been working hard on developing brand new Google sites for education staff and pupils.
These sites are available through Glow by clicking on the appropriate tile, whilst ensuring you are signed in to your associated Glow/Google account. The sites have lots of fantastic resources and information available on them ranging from session plans to online videos to information about who we are, how we can support schools and even a suggestions box for any ideas you may have or things you’d like to see Active Schools offer in extra-curricular activity.
The Education Staff Google Site can be found using this link whilst signed into your Glow account or by using the appropriate tile on Glow – https://sites.google.com/as.glow.scot/asaeducationstaff/home
The pupil site is primarily a resource for secondary pupils however it does have something for all ages, whether that’s information on participation, video sessions or a little bit more about volunteering and careers in sport for senior pupils.
The Pupil Google Site can be found using this link whilst signed into your Glow account or by using the appropriate tile on Glow – https://sites.google.com/as.glow.scot/asapupilsite/home
We’d appreciate if you can share both these sites with the appropriate groups and let us know any feedback you may have or things you’d like to see on either site.
By Kids for Kids Challenges
As some of our sessions get up and running we will be bringing our By Kids for Kids challenges to a close over the next couple of weeks. However this week we have a figure of 8 challenge. How many can you achieve in the 60 seconds available?
Remember if you’ve missed a challenge or want to check out what these are then visit the Live Life Aberdeenshire YouTube challenge for all our physical activity challenges and sessions
By Kids for Kids Challenge 7 Video – https://youtu.be/Pmm8ndT2clo
We hope you’ve found these updates helpful and informative and we will keep you updated with Active Schools information however in the meantime why not like, follow or subscribe to our various social media feeds
Live Life Aberdeenshire’s “LiveLife@Home” – https://livelifeaberdeenshire.org.uk/live-life-at-home/
Active Schools North Facebook – http://bit.ly/ASNorth
Active Schools Central Facebook – http://bit.ly/CentralAberdeenshire
Active Schools South Facebook – http://bit.ly/asfbsouth
Active Schools Disability Facebook – http://bit.ly/ASDisability
Active Schools Aberdeenshire Twitter – @ASAberdeenshire
Live Life Aberdeenshire YouTube – https://bit.ly/LLAyt