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Physical Literacy: Developing a Plan for the United States

Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.

Thu Feb 26, 2015
Washington, DC

Date

Thu Feb 26, 2015
3:15am – 10:00am EST

Location

Washington, DC , United States
Aspen Institute
One Dupont Circle NW, Suite 700

Contact

    [email protected]
    202.736.2916

Hosts

  1. Sports & Society

*This event is by invitation only.

Over the past decade, about a dozen countries have introduced, in a variety of forms, social movements based on a concept that has become known as “physical literacy.” Now we’re helping introduce it to the US. Defined by our working group as “the ability, confidence, and desire to be physically active for life,” physical literacy efforts are a response to a common problem in developed societies: declining rates of physical activity.

Convened the day after the 2015 Project Play Summit (also held in Washington), the roundtable event will:

  • Review the paper that our Physical Literacy Working Group has drafted
  • Amend proposed sector recommendations and suggest additional ideas
  • Lay the groundwork for broad adoption of physical literacy as a desired outcome with children

Over the past decade, about a dozen countries have introduced, in a variety of forms, social movements based on a concept that has become known as “physical literacy.” Now we’re helping introduce it to the US. Defined by our working group as “the ability, confidence, and desire to be physically active for life,” physical literacy efforts are a response to a common problem in developed societies: declining rates of physical activity.