Changes to Contact Centre Hours
Our contact centre will be closed on Saturday, 14th December. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
For teachers
Your classroom
Hear from fellow teacher Conor Lyons – who has run Laya Super Troopers within the classes that he had taught for several years. You can find out what Laya Super Troopers involves; how easy it is to run within your school and the benefits he sees from the programme for the kids and their families. There is something of interest for everyone within the Laya Super Trooper programme – from nutrition and wellbeing, to exercise challenges. Check out the video to find out more and register your school by filling out the form below if the programme is of interest to you and your students.
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Celebrating 10 years
We're so proud of the success of the Laya Super Troopers programme and this year we celebrate the 10th anniversary since Laya Super Troopers first went live. In that time, over 1 million children and their families have benefitted from healthy lifestyle habits they've gained from the programme.
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About the Laya Super Trooper challenges
We have created this exciting and FREE programme for the primary schools of Ireland, along with teachers and a team of experts in the areas of nutrition, wellbeing and physical activity to encourage children and their families to become more active and learn about healthy lifestyles. To find out more about the challenges from our Laya Super Trooper Ambassador Johnny Sexton and students Amber and Kai – watch this video to find out more.
Health Homework
Each child will receive a brand-new eye-catching Laya Super Troopers Wall Chart to take home.
The wall chart includes 10 scratch and reveal panels. Behind each panel is a weekly challenge to do at home with their family and friends. The challenges are based on the three pillars:
- Physical activity
- Wellbeing
- Nutrition
The wall chart should hang in a prominent place that’s a visible reminder for the whole family. Each weekly family challenge is designed to encourage the family to practise and work up to a final challenge at the weekend. Participating Schools will be provided with a Teacher’s Booklet that contains fun daily tasks to share with your pupils to support them to build up to the weekly challenge.
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The positive impact of Laya Super Troopers
For over 10 years, Laya Super Troopers has enabled kids to make healthier lifestyle choices through the healthier habits they have formed by participating in the programme. Watch the following video to see the impact of how laya is unlocking healthier futures, one child at a time.
The teacher's role
Distribute the wall charts to your class to take home and explain what they need to do ‘Put somewhere visible and, every Monday, scratch and reveal your weekly family challenge’. We think Mondays are good because it gives you a chance to get them excited during the day, and then the family have the whole week to build up to their family challenge at the weekend. Use your Teacher’s Booklet to share daily tasks with pupils to support them building up to the main weekly challenge. You can set daily tasks as homework or try them out in class! Set some time aside each week to discuss the challenge and how your pupils and their families are getting on.
- Physical activity
- Wellbeing
- Nutrition
The wall chart should hang in a prominent place that’s a visible reminder for the whole family. Each weekly family challenge is designed to encourage the family to practise and work up to a final challenge at the weekend. Participating Schools will be provided with a Teacher’s Booklet that contains fun daily tasks to share with your pupils to support them to build up to the weekly challenge.
Celebrate with a Laya Super Trooper Certificate
Once the children have completed all the Laya Super Trooper challenges - you can download a digital copy of the certificate of completion. The children can proudly put their certificate on their wall/fridge at home as a reward for all their hard work.
- Physical activity
- Wellbeing
- Nutrition
Your school will receive a school kit full of Laya Super Trooper prizes!
- 4x Pencil Cases
- 4x Sharpener and Rubber set
- 4x Foldable Water Bottles
- 2x Pencil Sets
- 4x Foldable Frisbees
- 5x sheets of motivational stickers
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Research and prize entry
By taking part in our research each school goes in to a draw to win a sports experience to your school from one of our provincial partnerships with Munster Rugby, Leinster Rugby and Connacht Rugby. See an example of one lucky school in Cork, who had a visit from Munster Rugby players Roman Salanoa and Jane Clohessy – where kids got to experience the programme being brough to life with examples of Nutrition, Wellbeing and Exercise shared by the players. To get involved in research and get a chance to win the prize for your school – email: layasupertroopers@realnation.ie and title the email research.
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Have a suggestion for a challenge?
We always want to evolve the programme to make it the best version it can be. If you have any suggestions to add in new challenges we would love to hear your suggestions – linked to our core pillers of Nutrition, Wellbeing and Exercise. Submit your ideas to layasupertroopers@realnation.ie for the chance to feature in next year’s Laya Super Troopers wall chart!
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