ACTIVE AFTER-SCHOOL COMMUNITIES (AASC) PROGRAM PROMOTES CHILDREN TO ‘TURN TO SPORT FOR GOOD HEALTH’
The Member for Berowra, Philip Ruddock MP stated that the Active After-school Communities program is a national initiative that provides primary school children with access to free, sport and other structured physical activity programs in the after-school time slot of 3.00pm to 5.30pm.
“The program aims to encourage inactive children into sport and other structured physical activities and through a positive and rewarding experience encouraging them to join a local sporting club,” Mr Ruddock said.
Participating schools in my electorate are as follows:
West Pennant Hills OSHC – emma.davies@ausport.gov.au
or Linda can be contacted on 0437 700 334:
The Australian Sports Commission manages the AASC program nationally through a network of locally based regional coordinators. The coordinators assist schools and after-school care centres to facilitate the program, recruit/train community coaches and work with local sporting clubs and organisations to increase junior membership.