EDUCATION - ALL THROUGH SCHOOLS
Six gym solutions successfully installed into various schools within the Trust, including a SEND Specialist School, a secondary with a SEND provision, 2 x Secondary Schools and 2 x Primary Schools
The Bourne Education Trust is made up of twenty-five schools, including Philip Southcote School, Chertsey High School, Brookwood Primary, Kings International College, Sythwood Primary School and Matthew Arnold School. The schools range from Primary to Senior and some have a provision or specialisation in children with special educational needs or disabilities (S.E.N.D).
The challenge was to design and install a selection of outdoor gym equipment pieces to complement each school, creating brand new, multi-use, exercise zones suitable for the pupils to use during school, in breaktimes and after school clubs.
Each space had to boost the physical and emotional wellbeing of the children as well as support a broader range of activities across the school community for ‘whole-school’ improvement.
Over a period of time, Fresh Air Fitness worked with each school to design, manufacture and install outdoor gym equipment to suit their specific and unique requirements.
Some schools chose to install one of our ready-made outdoor gym package offers and others cherry picked individual pieces.
The Fresh Air Fitness range covers all areas of fitness from cardio and strength to balance and flexibility – but above all it is easy and fun to use. All equipment is built to last, robust and sustainable, covered with a 25-year warranty and requires very little maintenance.
Some of the highlights of each school outdoor gym project are listed below:
Kings International College is a school, welcoming children from Year 7 to Year 11. The school formed a close partnership with Philip Southcote School through the creation of the Southcote Centre at Kings which provides an outstanding SEN provision for pupils.
The outdoor gym installed at Kings was principally installed to provide an exciting and stimulating outdoor activity for the pupils of the Southcote Centre to enhance their physical and mental wellbeing.
Their outdoor gym included:
• Combi chest press / pull down
• Accessible combi chest press / pull down
• Cardio combi
• Accessible arm and pedal bike
• Leg lift station
• Seated leg press
• Arm and pedal bike
• Rider
• Twist and step
• Double sit up benches
• Childrens Tai Chi Spinners
The PE learning journey at Philip Southcote School aims to develop pupils’ motor skills, leadership, communication and team work. PE gives children a greater awareness of themselves and others and how working together can support and benefit everyone.
To promote healthy lifestyles and build their resilience to challenges, they decided to install a range of Fresh Air Fitness outdoor gym equipment which is regularly used and enjoyed by all pupils.
Their outdoor gym included:
• Combi chest press/ pull down
• Disabled combi chest press / pull down
• Cardio combi
• Disabled arm and pedal bike
• Leg lift station
• Seated leg press
• Arm and pedal bike
• Double rower
Chertsey High School is a new building which is fully accessible and is located adjacent to Philip Southcote School.
The school installed a wide range of adult-sized outdoor gym equipment, perfect for the senior pupils to enjoy in PE lessons, team training and their breaktimes too!
Their outdoor gym included:
• Combi chest press/ pull down
• Disabled combi chest press / pull down
• Cardio combi
• Disabled arm and pedal bike
• Leg lift station
• Seated leg press
• Arm and pedal bike
• Rider
• Twist and step
• Double sit up boards
Brookwood Primary wanted to improve their outdoor area as a key priority.
They designated a special area for their Fresh Air Fitness outdoor gym equipment and decided upon a rubber mulch surface, so the gym could be used year-round – come rain or shine.
The school tells us they are ‘loving’ their new outdoor gym equipment!
Their outdoor gym included:
• Children’s Air skier
• Children’s Cardio combi
• Children’s Double cross country skier
• Children’s Hip twister
• Children’s Tai chi spinners
• Children’s Seated leg press
Sythwood Primary School is based on a large area of land with excellent facilities. They have a diverse copse, where children learn forest skills and they were delighted to install their brand-new Fresh Air Fitness outdoor gym equipment to enhance their existing outdoor provision, providing children with even more reasons to have fun and get active.
Their outdoor gym equipment included:
• 2 x Children’s Arm & pedal bike
• 2 x Children’s Elliptical Cross Trainer
• 2 x Children’s Rider
• Children’s Tai chi spinners
• Children’s Seated leg press
The Matthew Arnold School is a successful, mixed comprehensive school catering for students aged 11 – 16 years in the residential area of Staines-on-Thames.
Their outdoor gym equipment included:
• Elliptical cross trainer
• Arm & Pedal Bike
• Self-Weighted Rower
• Resistance shoulder press
This has been a fantastic project to work on. Meeting the needs of the various sites, boosting the physical and emotional wellbeing of children attending schools now and those who will attend in the future, it's wonderful.
TOM WILLOCK, MANAGING DIRECTOR, FRESH AIR FITNESS
