Dubai Fitness Challenge
(DFC) - the citywide fitness initiative by Sheik Hamdan bin
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai
Executive Council is at the high spirit. We in Credence High believe that
improving physical health has positive effects on academic performance
congruent to mental and emotional health. The structured month-long DFC program
of the PE department aimed to create awareness and promote an active and
healthy lifestyle for all. The DFC program in our school ensured that
every member in Credence community from KG students to upper middle
schoolers, support staff to leadership management team and parents community
adhere to our mission of creating a happy and healthy school in Dubai.
The journey of the DFC
program in our school started by attending workshops conducted by the
KHDA, downloading and introducing the DFC mobile app, promoting DFC
through radio zest and putting up DFC posters around the
school, distributing printed out fitness calendar of
suggested physical activities and challenges to do and upcoming events
like fitness village visits, KHDA football match, yoga and Zumba sessions. We
also encouraged every family in our school community to help us inculcate
the value of fitness and health by writing their DFC goal together as a
family supported by an informal discussion on its way forward.
Furthermore, we also strengthened the opportunities for making a good
connection with the KHDA team as we invited them for a school visit to
have a friendly football match against our staff and parents community not to
mention, the tactile learning experience we had from the visit
to fitness villages - DMCC Park and Al Khawaneej underpins our
purpose of the program.
A variety of exciting and
sweat-producing fitness activities were designed and programmed not only for
the students but for staff and management as well - Football, Yoga,
Swimming, Basketball, Dodge ball, Badminton, Core and Strength Exercises,
Floor Exercises, Jumping Rope, Aquatic Activities, Zumba, Brisk Walking, Track
Challenges, Gymnastics, Indian traditional game and Fitness Relay, and
Obstacles are the examples. »The entire DFC program in our school
set up made a real impact, especially to the students as they started talking
about it, getting engaged and wonder on the next day activity. Their
daily executive function has improved and they have become happier"- Nicart
(PE- HOD)