Beech Hyde promotes the Active 60 campaign to ensure that every child can achieve 60 active minutes, every day.

Studies over the past few years have found that over 50% of children were not getting enough exercise. On top of this, physical activity levels for children have plummeted following Covid-19, with less than 20% of children meeting Chief Medical Officer guidelines of 60 active minutes a day. This is not enough to ensure physical health or mental wellbeing.

Watch this video to find out more about Active 60  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWSdljnnNbM

Beech Hyde aims to ensure all our children are active for 60 mins per day by:

• Encouraging active and creative play twice (three times at KS1) a day, on our playground/field at break and lunchtimes
• A daily mile
• Two PE lessons a week
• 10+ extracurricular sports clubs a week
• Promoting local sports clubs and opportunities
• Embracing new and exciting offers to broaden cultural capital and introduce children to new and exciting activities
• In our partnership with St Albans and District School Games ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STxOWAdPRgUe
• Participation in the Harpenden and District Sports Association, taking part in a variety of sports leagues and events

In Wheathampstead, we are fortunate to have some lovely green spaces, parks and facilities.

• Marford Playing Fields       Play Park, Football, Tennis, Picnic, Green Space, River, Astro Pitch          
• Rectory Meadow                 Play Park, Green Space
• Hilldyke Road                       Play Park
• Caesers Road                      Play Park
• Davys Close                         Play Park
• Maltings Drive                      Play Park, Green Space
• Old School Drive                  Play Park, Football, Green space, Woodland Walks
• Nomans Land                       Green Space, Woodland Walks
• Ayot Green Way                   Green Space, Woodland Walks
• Devils Dyke                           Woodland Walks
• Gustard Wood                     Woodland Walks  
• Marshalls Heath                  Play Park, Woodland Walks
• Folly Fields                            Football, Walks
• Robinsons Wood                 Woodland Walks, River
• Heartwood                            Woodland Walks, Green Space, Picnic

In the wider St Albans and Hertforshire area there are also many opportunities for families and children to try new forms of exercise and activity. Hertfordshire School Games Organisers (sportinherts.org.uk)