St.Joseph's Fairview  is proud to be an Active School, dedicated to promoting physical education and activity within our community. Our Active School Flag (ASF) programme encourages students to engage in a variety of fun and inclusive physical activities, both during and outside of school hours. Through initiatives like Active Schools Week and our comprehensive PE curriculum, we strive to foster a lifelong love of fitness and well-being.

We Are An Active School

An Active School strives to achieve a physically educated and physically active school community. Here is what it looks like in St.Josephs:

• Physical Education - PE timetables are in compliance with DES recommendations. We deliver a broad and balanced PE curriculum for all students, taught by qualified PE teachers.
• Active Schools Week - Active Schools Week is a highlight of our school calendar, with a fantastic variety of physical activities on offer. Focuses on FUN and INCLUSIVE physical activity opportunities for both students and staff.
• Physical Activity - We provide a broad range of physical activity opportunities for students of all interests and abilities. All teachers promote physical activity within their subject area. The active indicator is part of our Wellbeing plan for all students in all classes.

Our Students will get to experience a range of lessons from the move well move often website as well as outside coaches from various clubs that teach the boys new skills and encourage them to join clubs in the area. This year the boys have had the opportunity to gain skills from basketball, boxing, kickboxing, handball, tag-rugby, dance and GAA coaches. 

 Physical activity 

In our school we engage in many different Programmes/Initiatives to ensure that the boys are engaged in physical activity on a regular basis. Some of the programmes/resources that are used to promote physical activity include:

• Active Break Every Day Challenge
• Go Noodle
• Run Around Ireland
• Cosmic Yoga
• Circuit Training
• Marathon for Kids
• Active Homework Ideas (ASF)
• Teacher Wellbeing Resources (PDST)
• teacher led afterschool clubs 

Partnerships 

Parents

• Physical Activity Guidelines

https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/06de8b-be-well/#physical-activity-guidelines

• Healthy Ireland

https://www.gov.ie/en/campaigns/healthy-ireland/

Community

We are linked in with our Local Sports and Wellbeing Development officer in North East Inner City Dublin

John Sweeney - john.sweeney@dublincity.ie

School Programmes/Initiatives

• Athletics: The Daily Mile
• Marathon Kids
• Green Schools
• Amber Flag - Wellbeing and Mental Health Awareness
• Basketball Club
• GAA
• Soccer
• Handball
• Dance
• Swimming
• Athletics
• Cross Country Running

Outside Agencies/Clubs

Please click here for the presentation of all the great work and activities that are forming part of our Active Flag application.