The Fun to Move@JC Award Presentation cum Closing Ceremony was held on June 28 2023, and was officiated by Professor FAN Xitao, Dean of the Faculty of Education at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Ms Donna TANG, Executive Manager, Charities (Sports, Culture and Institute of Philanthropy) at the Hong Kong Jockey Club, and Ms Annie WONG, Chief Curriculum Development Officer (Physical Education) at the Education Bureau. Over 100 guests attended the event, including the project’s management committee members, partners, principals, teaching staff, and families.

During the ceremony, Project Director Professor Amy HA Sau-ching showcased the remarkable achievements of the project. The effective implementation of home-school cooperation and application of information technology have improved the “quantity” and “quality” of physical activity of the students, thereby promoting “Quality Physical Education”. School principals and PE teachers also shared how project activities greatly benefited their students and teachers, and expressed their gratitude for the valuable resources and professional training provided by the project.

The event presented multiple awards to commend the active participation and outstanding performance of schools and participants, including the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards for the "Fun to Move@JC Model School", the “Excellent Awards for the Fun to Move@JC Interschool MVPA Challenge", as well as the “Ultimate Gold Awards for the Fun to Move@JC Award Scheme”. Congratulations to all the awardees and participating schools, and we hope that everyone will continue to adopt a healthy and active lifestyle.

Highlights of the day

More than three years into the pandemic, Fun to Move@JC held its first large-scale in-person family event – Interschool Family Fun Day on 24 June 2023. Over 900 students and parents from different schools were eager to return to face-to-face interactions. All participants enjoyed a fun-filled, happy, and active afternoon! The project invited Professor Amy HA (Project Lead), Ms. Donna TANG (Executive Manager of The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust), and Ms. Sera Lo (Principal of TWGHs Ma Kam Chan Memorial Primary School) to the event opening ceremony.

Led by professional coaches, the participants had the opportunities to experience different newly emerged sports and the related object control skills, such as passing and catching (Frisbee), striking (Pickleball and Spikeball) etc. The project team also designed a series of fun games, tasks and challenges to promote positive parent-child interactions. The spectacular fun day concluded successfully with a lucky draw, more than 1,000 pieces of easy sports equipment were awarded to the winners.

Venue: TWGHs Ma Kam Chan Memorial Primary School

Highlights of the event: https://youtu.be/ABhE4Ph18uw

Aimed at enhancing physical literacy among parents, the Fun to Move@JC Parent Workshop Series has been held annually since its debut in 2021. This year, the workshops were first conducted in a completely face-to-face format from March to June 2023, with nearly 140 families from 10 Project Schools participated at their children’s school.

The workshop series comprised four sessions, with each featuring a 15-minute sharing on physical activity knowledge, followed by a 60-minute parent-child activity class led by the Fun to Move coaches. During these workshops, families were engaged in various interactive activities to learn Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) using easy sport equipment, such as the mini soccer, racket, dodgebee, and fitness dice. In addition to the practical sessions, self-learning materials and online videos were developed to further support and help build parents’ confidence in nurturing their children's physical literacy. As part of the programme, all parents were asked to take part in a survey, and some of the families were invited to an interview to share their views on parental roles in children’s development of interests and habit of physical activities. These findings will serve as valuable input to family-based physical activity research.

Highlights of the event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xl2TMg5XDY

Since the Fun to Move@JC “10-Million Steps Challenge” initiative was inaugurated in November 2020, this popular joint-school event was held twice a year. It was successfully held again on 21 March 2023. Over the course of all six editions of the event, students and staff with our Sport Bands have successfully combined to reach the goal of 10 million steps! Students and staff from 37 schools have participated in the three-year virtual journey. 4 schools have reached 100% attendance including S.K.H. Chu Yan Primary School, WGHs Yiu Dak Chi Memorial Primary School (Yuen Long), S.K.H. St.James' Primary School, T.W.G.Hs. Lo Yu Chik Primary School. 10 schools attended five or more editions of the events, they are TWGHs Wong See Sum Primary School, Shak Chung Shan Memorial Catholic Primary School, Po Leung Kuk Vicwood K.T. Chong No. 2 Primary School, Po Leung Kuk Chee Jing Yin Primary School, Po Leung Kuk Chong Kee Ting Primary School, TWGHs Sin Chu Wan Primary School, Aberdeen St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, Po Leung Kuk Lam Man Chan English Primary School, Kowloon Bay St. John The Baptist Catholic Primary School and Yaumati Catholic Primary School (Hoi Wang Road).

We hope principals, staff and students could establish a healthy, active lifestyle involving regular exercise through this virtual exercise journey.

Link to event video: https://www.youtube.com/live/uOJLbW2m2NQ?feature=share&t=699

"Fun to Move Everywhere” Interschool Challenge is an engaging learning tool, specially designed to enhance fundamental movement skills (FMS) and health-related fitness. Incorporating the concept of interval training, “Fun to Move Everywhere” has 28 skills in total, the number of skills to complete varies by the grade level of students. Apart from Individual Challenge" and "School Team Challenge", the 2nd Interschool Challenge adds two more categories: "Teacher Challenge" and "Parent-Child Challenge" where teachers, parents, and students are welcome to take part in different competition categories.

The second "Fun to Move Everywhere Challenge” was held between November 2022 and January 2023. We received an enthusiastic response in "School Team Challenge", with more than 230 classes and 6000 students from 15 schools entered the competition. “Fun to Move Everywhere” Interschool Challenge Gold Awards were given to seven schools where they adopted a whole-school approach to energize and motivate all their students to challenge themselves. They were: Shak Chung Shan Memorial Catholic Primary School, TWGHs Ma Kam Chan Memorial Primary School, TWGHs Sin Chu Wan Primary School, PLK Tin Ka Ping Millennium Primary School, PLK Lam Man Chan English Primary School, TWGHs Lo Yu Chik Primary School and PLK Horizon East Primary School. We were also delighted to receive seven school entries for "Teacher Challenge", in which the competition helped bond the teaching staff and incorporate a positive model of healthy behavior in schools. The results of competition will be announced in “Fun to Move @JC Newsletter” February issue. Congratulations to all school winners!