It was 20 years ago today!
In August 1989 the SPARK study began, with funding from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Our goal was to create a national model of physical education designed to respond to children’s...
View ArticleGood News About Active Physical Education
To those of us at SPARK, and certainly to me, active classes is a hallmark of quality Physical Education (PE). A PE class in which students are standing or sitting most of the time cannot be a good PE...
View ArticleNew Year’s Message from SPARK Principal Dr. Jim Sallis
Wishing you all an active, healthy, and happy 2014. I was able to attend the SPARK quarterly staff meeting in December and was pleasantly surprised at the significant accomplishments and progress....
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My favorite principal in Malaysia
by Dr. Jim Sallis I recently had an opportunity to visit Malaysia, to speak at the International Conference on Obesity and have meetings with collaborators. As part of tours of potential neighborhoods...
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SPARK celebrates 25! Reflection from Dr. Jim Sallis
SPARK celebrates 25! By Jim Sallis It’s exhilarating to celebrate the 25th year of SPARK. In 1989 we had big ambitions for our new NIH grant. We wanted to define what health-related physical education...
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