Children

Almost 150 000 primary school-aged children around Australia get active each school term with the Active After-school Communities program.

Contact your school or out of school hour care service to find out if the program is run there and to see if you can take part.

If not, don't worry, the Kids Playground has heaps of great games, downloads and information to get you active on your own! Click on the area that interests you from the list below.

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Did you know?

Australia is one of only two nations to have competed in every modern Summer Olympic Games.

Quick numbers

700 athlete scholarships are offered annually at the AIS.
263 current and former AIS athletes competed at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
142 Olympic medals have been won by athletes from the AIS since its establishment.
40 thousand kilometres were swum by Petria Thomas while at the AIS.
1 million people visit the AIS each year.