Currently being run at 5 schools across Montgomery County and Baltimore City.

So What Else’s Olympiad program is designed to promote healthy activity and wellness in the lives of youth. The program provides students with access to fun fitness activities and games, in Olympic competition form, that keep them moving and engaged in physical activity for at least 60 minutes. These activities are set up as a series of team games, challenges and individual events.

Each class has a running theme of the day, which is reflected upon during the  activities. These themes teach the values of teamwork, integrity, inclusion, positivity and hard-work. These values are not only encouraged throughout the program but rewarded as well.  Fitness time is followed by a nourishing and healthy snack, fueling the students again after their exercise. Students are introduced to the concepts of nutrition and healthy living as well as new interesting topics and current events related to wellness and our bodies.

So What Else knows that kids are in the classroom all day with not much time, if any at all, dedicated to health and fitness. After school is the best time to provide kids with fun fitness activities because they have tons of stored up energy from being indoors all day. Our Olympiad program aims to heighten daily activity and exercise levels in youth which is essential to their health and combating childhood obesity. The program also promotes team building and gives students a chance to form new relationships with peers, allowing them to build social, character and leadership skills.