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In Israel a lot of the schools start with 20 minutes of body movement (at least near me).

The kids become active. It’s not as big a deal if they are a little late. And my daughter (but not my son) hates missing it.

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My SO and I foster so we have to take training so many hours per year to keep our license. One year we were able to take classes with some teachers and one of the classes was about alternative teaching that included a lot of motion. Kids would have balls to sit on, small trampolines, etc in the class. There was a lot of motion during the day. I recall the teachers being both excited and sad; they thought the ideas were worth consideration, but they knew nothing like this would happen at their schools.

I wonder if there has been any studies done showing correlation between walking/biking to school and school success. Walking a mile takes about 20 minutes and personally I find that walking to work sets me up for success way better than driving does.

Physical activity has shown to improve mental health, which as a result improves learning.

Indeed there have been, I can't recall the exact study, but I found a meta-analysis here: [Physical Activity and Academic Performance in School-Age Children: A Systematic Review ](https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/8/6616).

When I was a kid those who lived in walking distance walked or biked. Those who didn’t was bused. It was just about geography. Rural area though.

I had to walk a half mile to catch the bus. Worst of both worlds, at least from my perspective as a kid.

It was the same for me in a suburban area. We walked or biked to middle and high school until I got a car. My parents lived close to my middle school and a bus didn’t come to our neighborhood.

That makes a lot of sense, and I think it’s something that would have helped me during high school.

Thats fantastic!

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