‘Kid, You’ll Move Mountains’ - Morning Session

An interactive 2-hour workshop highlighting how physical activity benefits physical, mental and social health. Through games and challenges, we will explore how being physically active can help us to become strong, learn new skills, and feel better. We will discover the importance of being active as we grow up and what types of jobs require more or less physical activity (for example, an astronaut vs a zookeeper, a doctor vs an engineer, a teacher vs. a firefighter etc.).

It is never too early to ask yourself ‘What do I want to be when I grow up’. So as part of the Festival of Social Sciences ‘our working lives’ theme, this event will help children discover how physical activity is embedded in everything we do. Highlighting how physical activity enables us to learn new skills, feel better and spend time with friends, and discovering what activities we enjoy, can influence choices in later life. Engaging in physical activity (particularly exercise and sport) declines as children move through adolescence, therefore emphasising the importance and relevance of being physical active across the lifespan needs to happen from an early age. Therefore, this event will allow children to take part in games and activities while thinking about the role of physical activity in their daily life.

Dr Gavin Tempest

Assistant Professor in Physical Activity & Health

School of Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation, Northumbria University.

Young children 4-7 years old (Key stage 1: Reception to Year 2)

Young children 4-7 years old (Key stage 1: Reception to Year 2)

Wednesday 29th October 2025

10:00-12:00