What is SHAPES?

SHAPES (which stands for Supporting Health and Activity in Preschool Environments) is an interactive online training program that provides educators with strategies to enhance opportunities for physical activity in the preschool setting. Throughout the program, participants will learn about physical activity, its importance, and how to incorporate physical activity inside and outside of the classroom, including during pre-academic lessons.

SHAPES is available nationwide to individuals and preschool centers. To find out more, please contact us.

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About the Program
SHAPES is available nationally to early childhood educators in a variety of roles- teachers, directors, music teachers, and admini...
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For Teachers
The SHAPES program is a professional development program that has been used successfully in public and private settings by tea...
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For Directors
Our philosophy is that all areas of child development – physical, social, emotional, language, and cognitive – are connected, cont...
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Testimonials from teachers

It made me feel confident about what I was already doing.
Teacher feedback
The online course we took was very self-explanatory – very, very good. It helped me a lot. It helped me be more consistent with my movement.
Teacher feedback
I liked how fundamental it was and gave us pointers for the different activities, and just really how to incorporate at this age, we do exercise all the time but how to actually incorporate it so they can understand how important it is.
Teacher feedback
Honestly it reinforced what I already believed in but didn’t always put into the day.
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I found that the kids enjoyed the organized play more than I thought they would on the playground.
Teacher feedback
I love the online modules. I loved seeing it instead of just reading it. I could see how it was done, how they implemented everything.
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It gave me ideas to get the kids involved and something fun for them to do and to keep them engaged.
Teacher feedback
There is a purpose for the movement that we do, and they do need lots of movement. They enjoy it, not just health wise but they have fun, even with the exercising they were having fun.
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