The National Sports Council of Belize in collaboration with the Caribbean Sport and Development Agency and the Australian Government through its Sports Commission sponsored a training workshop for teachers in Jump Rope for Health from Monday 4 May to Friday 8 May, 2015.
Jump Rope for Health originated in the United States of America and it is now being implemented in 11 territories across the region, which includes Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, and St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.
The goals and objectives of the Jump Rope for Health Programme include the facilitation and development of healthy habits among primary school aged children. To reduced the non-communicable diseases risk factors among primary school age children. To increase the parental and teacher support towards the promotion of healthy habits within school environments. To inspire the development of a healthy lifestyle school policy/guide.
The workshop was catered to teachers from the Belize District, Corozal District and from the Belmopan area. It included both theory and practical and was conducted by Shaunna Thomas of Caribbean Sport and Development Agency.
For those schools that sent teachers, they will receive a training package which will consist of teaching cards as well as jump ropes of various lengths.
