Purpose: A more dynamic school day that includes less sitting and more physical activity throughout the day may support health in primary school children. In this mixed methodologies study, we assessed which physical activity possibilities are incorporated in the school policies of Dutch primary schools …

Purpose: In Amsterdam – the Netherlands – we know that children living in low income households have a lower health status and report lower physical activity levels than their peers in middle- or high-income households. Seven primary schools located in neighborhoods with a low social-economic status …

Background The closing of schools and sports clubs during the COVID-19 lockdown raised questions about the possible impact on children’s motor skill development. Therefore, we compared motor skill development over a one-year period among four different cohorts of primary school children of which two …

Samen met de gemeente Amsterdam en het lectoraat bewegingswetenschappen werd een opzet ontwikkeld voor het zorgpad motoriek voor leerlingen uit groep 3 van het basisonderwijs. Hierbij werden leerlingen die uitvielen op motoriek in kaart gebracht. Deze zorgleerlingen gingen hierdoor een traject in (het …