In 1990, the Baltimore Children’s Museum formed its own501(c)(3) non-profit corporation and merged with the Maryland Children’sMuseum. The merged entity’s Board of Directors, with the support andencouragement of Baltimore’s Mayor Kurt Schmoke, decided that an Inner Harborpresence was necessary to reach the broadest possible audience of children andfamilies in the Baltimore region, the state of Maryland and the United States.…
In the July issue of Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, researchers provide further evidence that exercise is good for your brain. As we age, blood flow to the brain decreases and oxidative stress increases. Both of these normally occur in the brain and lead to reduced cognitive function. This can also lead to more serious brain problems such as dementia…
We always tell our customers that the products and solutions we provide serve more than just one population. In a school setting, a PE class, fitness class, special needs kids, and the sports teams can all get a tremendous benefit from the Exergame products. The key is how they use them for each population. Below is a great article from…
The 8th Annual Games for HealthConference is now in the rear view mirror! On June 12-14 hundreds of game developers,health professionals, and leading researchers gathered to discover, brainstorm,and debate how videogame and videogames technologies can work to improve health& healthcare. Founded in 2004, the Games forHealth Project supports community, knowledge and business development effortsto use cutting-edge games and game technologies…
The Positive Gaming team, the original creators of the dance game multiplayer concept and the award winning software called iDANCE as well as the Impact series of top level dance mats, are thrilled to announce the release of the much anticipated Positive Gaming™ iSTEP at the Games for Health Conference in Boston. The Games for Health Conference brings together hundreds…
Several schools across the country have adopted early morning physical education classes in order to assist students with learning. In Naperville, Illinois,District 203 has been conducting a Learning Readiness Physical Educationprogram for years. Their approach hasreceived national attention because of the positive impact it has had onliteracy scores. More and more evidencepoints to the reasons why this intervention is so…
Hyde School was founded in the early 1960s when JosephGauld, a highly regarded mathematics teacher who believed our educationalsystem was overly focused on student achievement and not focused enough onstudent character, opened a school in Bath, Maine, one that focused on studentattitude, effort, and character. Today, Hyde Schools is a network of public and boarding schools and programs known widely…
Exergame Fitness is excited to bring fun and exciting fitness choices to the JCC Biennial Conference May 6-9, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. “We have had many great installs of Exergame equipment in JCC locations throughout the country. When you create an engaging room experience for Kids, Adults and Seniors and combine that with the latest technology using active game…
When students at Meadowview Elementary in Farmington needed to improve their reading scores last fall, they were turned over to physical education teacher Joe McCarthy. Each morning for months, McCarthy had the students spend 15 minutes running or shuttling from side to side in the gym. It wasn’t any type of punishment, but part of a growing trend in education…
Research on XavixLast year, we were involved in a research project examining Xavix’s Jackie Chan Run to two traditional tools for assessing fitness in middle school kids ( 1 mile run and PACER shuttle run). Here’s the abstract for this study: Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine whether a correlation existed between the scores of the Jackie Chan…
BAINBRIDGE – Kenston High School will host a community fitness day 1 – 4 p.m. April 15 featuring activities and Olympic gold medal gymnast Dominique Moceanu. Moceanu will sign autographs and pose for pictures from 1-2 p.m. Called Play Blue – In Motion, the event will take place in the main gym, auxiliary gym, the loft gym area and connecting…
Nestled inthe heart of New Jersey are a few small towns believing in original ideas andconcepts when it comes to education. Progressive Physical Education programs are very few and far between butthe Black Horse Pike Regional School District is on the cutting edge onimplementing technology. Theybelieve that enhancing pupils’ growth by providing them with a creative,purposeful, and ethical atmosphere. They are…
