RINKA FOR SCHOOLS
Schools Fitness Programmes for Children
We are getting school kids across the nation active!
Do you find it difficult to cover all aspects of the PE curriculum? Is your school working towards it’s Active Flag? Or maybe you just want to increase the activity in your daily routine?
RINKA have worked in over 80 schools nationwide and we want to work with you too!
We believe the secret is in building confidence. Teach every child that they ‘can’ do and the chances are they ‘will’ do it!! Movement is natural to children, sport maybe not so much. At RINKA we want to differentiate between the two. Loving sport is optional but loving fitness is essential. We must reach children on a level that interests them, give them an opportunity to master physical literacy from a young age, in a way that they enjoy, and show them that fitness is accessible to all!
RINKA instructors can provide your school with a tailor-made programme which can cover:
- Dance Strand
- Gymnastic Strand
- Games Strand
- Athletics Strand
- Mindfulness and relaxation techniques to help kids unwind and self-regulate emotions
- Basic nutritional education and tasks
RINKA classes are age appropriate and focus on making fitness fun for all.
Our classes introduce children to the fundamentals of fitness but do so with no element of competition whatsoever. The classes are age appropriate and help develop the abc’s of fitness in each child, regardless of their previously learned skills or abilities. RINKA classes do not focus on the fastest runner or strongest footballer but rather encourage each child to develop at their own pace.
As has now been recognized by both the UK and Irish sports council, the focus of fitness for children must be based on the participation level and not on elitism as once originally thought. If we are to seriously combat childhood obesity, then every child must have access to these skills from as young an age as possible.
RINKA offers an alternative to competitive sports, ensuring we are helping all kids reach their physical activity requirements and not just those who love sport already.
Our aim here at RINKA is to get primary school children enjoying healthy exercise classes, building friendships and confidence and learning about the importance of healthy diets and lifestyle choices.
We work with schools in many different ways
- as a one off event
- on a termly basis
as an afterschool arrangement
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT RINKA FOR SCHOOLS
What age groups do you cater for?
Our programme is most suitable for juniors – 4th class, but we can adapt our plans to include the senior classes too.
What size of class group can you teach?
We can teach up to 30 children, depending on the space available