In the media

The successful methods The Class Moves!® and Move me! regularly are the object of media attention. Below is an overview of various articles from Dutch and foreign sources.

In the media	Samenvatting Citaat
1-4-2002, Physical activity's latest class move  Inform, editors About The Class moves!® in Northern Ireland		Explanation and use of The Class Moves!® programme. Investigating the possibility of launching the method in all primary schools in Northern Ireland.
1-4-2002, The Class Moves!®  Newsletter HEBS Update Health Education Board For Scotland, editors About Workshop about The Class Moves!® at “head teachers' conference” in Edinburgh and North Ayrshire.		The Class Moves!® will be published this summer and available to all primary schools in the Netherlands.
1-3-2002, Bewegingskalender goed voor scholier en leraar (Activity calendar good for both teacher and pupil); Nieuwe Noordhollandse Courant (local Dutch newspaper), editors About Presentation of The Class Moves!® for teachers in Purmerend. The Municipality of Purmerend wants to implement the method in primary schools. Two activity consultants have been hired to get Purmerend moving.		The Municipality of Purmerend wants to implement the method in primary schools. Two activity consultants have been hired to get Purmerend moving. According to Witteman, the teachers were enthusiastic about the calendar. “I’ve heard good things. A teacher from Volendam told me that the exercises really worked well for the children. After performing the activities, they are able to listen better and to concentrate again”
1-2-2002, Programme Manager: Ian Young The Class Moves!®  Newsletter HEBS Update Health Education Board For Scotland, editors About The Class Moves!®		Event Train the Trainers takes place in April 2002.
16-1-2002, The Class Moves®  Gezinsblad (family magazine), Editor About Presentation of The Class Moves!® for teachers in Purmerend.		Intitiated by the Pumerend municipality. Explanation of why and how the method works. The teachers had to do a few exercises to have them experience that it is very relaxing to recuperate.
1-2-2002, RSI: aandachtspunt op school (Repetetive Strain Injury: something to be aware of at school) School & Computerkrant, H. Wesselius About RSI with school kids.		What is RSI? It shows up in kids both at school and at home. How to prevent it. Risk groups. Points of consideration. >The Class Moves!® is mentioned under extra info about RSI. This packet [The Class Moves!®], both for younger and older primary schoolchildren, motivates kids to be active in a variety of ways, and hence to prevent insufficient movement.
2002, Europa in grenzenloser Bewegung (Europe in movement without borders) Europa en het onderwijs (Europe and education), E. Sijthoff, S. Osterop Topic The programme The Class Moves!® was very well received in the Netherlands. Children of seafaring families brought the method to Belgium, Germany and England.		The good results of The Class Moves!® lead to widespread success of the programme all across the Netherlands in 1999. The children of seafaring families have experience with the programme through the European Federation for the Education of the children of occupational travellers. "Das Interesse an der Bewegung in der Klasse kommt den kognitiven Fächern zugute. Kinder können sich nicht genug bewegen." "The cognitive subjects benefit from movement in class. Children just can’t get enough of movement."