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sportACT Award Scheme Objectives and Activities

Objective

sportACT Award Scheme (sportACT) aims to encourage students to set their sports participation plan, participate in physical activities regularly and constantly and to build up an active and healthy life style. Participating students will actively engage in physical activities over a consecutive eight-week period. If they attain the requirement of the sportACT, they will be granted the sportACT award.

Students should pick their appropriate sports according to their interests and capabilities. Then, set their targets, play the sports or get the training. Soon they will enjoy the fun and merits of exercising.

Criteria for the sportACT Award

Students may apply for awards if they meet the following criteria in terms of amount of physical activities* within any 8 consecutive weeks:

	For Primary and Secondary Schools (Including Schools for Social Development)	For Special Schools (Except Schools for Social Development)
Gold Award	At least 60 minutes on average everyday a week	At least 30 minutes on average everyday a week
Silver Award	At least 60 minutes on average a day, at least 4 days a week	At least 30 minutes on average a day, at least 4 days a week
Bronze Award	At least 60 minutes on average a day, at least 3 days a week	At least 30 minutes on average a day, at least 2 days a week
Remark	Students should meet the criteria in at least 6 weeks in the 8-week span; The time spent on actual physical activities during physical education lessons under the supervision of a teacher also counts; It is recommended that the physical activities be of moderate^ to vigorous#-intensity; Each exercise session should last for at least 20 minutes, and the longer the merrier.	Students should meet the criteria in at least 6 weeks in the 8-week span; The time spent on actual physical activities during physical education lesson under the supervision of a teacher also counts; Students should participate in extra-curricular physical activities at least once a week under the supervision of teachers, coaches or family members; It is recommended that the physical activities be of moderate^ to vigorous#-intensity, although the duration of active participation is more important than the intensity of physical exercise. Guardian should choose the right type and amount of exercise for student according to their physical conditions; Each exercise session should last for at least 20 minutes.
* Physical activities include planned physical fitness training and activities, such as housework, stairs climbing, brisk walking during commuting, hiking and pet-walking.
^ Physical activities of moderate intensity should cause sweating, increased heart rate and depth of breathing. difficulty in communicating in even short sentences or single words.
# Physical activities of vigorous intensity should cause significant increases in both the breathing and heart rates. difficulty in responding to others verbally as usual.
As recommended by the World Health Organization, children and youth aged 5-17 should do at least 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity on average everyday a week, mostly in the form of aerobic activity. Vigorous-intensity aerobic activity and those intended to strengthen muscles and bones should be performed at least 3 days a week.

Take the Challenge. Act now! Join sportACT.

Get ready Students fill in and sign the Student Charter, seek parent's consent, then go ahead with the 8-week sports plan. Get set, go!
Pitch in Pick the appropriate sports according to one's interests. Do the physical activities or get the sports training.
Keep track To record the time in the Students’ Sports Diary after exercising. Have it certified by a certifying person (parents, coaches or teachers) every week.
Apply for award Submit the Sports Diary to the school teachers for collective submission to the Leisure and Cultural Services Department for application for awards.

Active School Award

The successful promotion of sports in schools would not have been possible without the support and assistance of school principals and teachers. Students are encouraged to develop a habit of sports participation to ensure a balanced development of their physical and psychological well beings, with a view to enhancing their stamina and learning performance.

To express our appreciation of the schools’ great effort in promoting sports development in campuses, an “Active School Award” will be presented under the sportACT Award Scheme (the Scheme). Any schools where 25% or more of the total student numbers achieve Bronze Awards or above under the Scheme within an academic year will be presented an “Active School Award”.