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The next round of the Happy Healthy Strong Out West tour kicks off in June 2010 with Instructor Workshops and school visits in another 8-10 western communities.

The next round of the Happy Healthy Strong Out West tour kicks off in June 2010 with Instructor Workshops and school visits in another 8-10 western communities.

These workshops will introduce the iKiFit program into new communities, as well as continuing activities to progress others to Stage 3 of the Happy Healthy Out West Tour. Stage 3 involves community capacity building with local iKi Crews to ensure the program is sustainable for the future, and help increase the impact iKiFit is having in our region.

In the 2010 Tour, iKiFit is aiming to target a total of ten communities:-

• Walgett, Lightning ridge, Coonabarabran, Dubbo, Condobolin, Cowra Coolah, Dunedoo, Peak Hill and Bourke

• Schedule between one and four day-long visits by the iKi Crew who will conduct a series of demonstrations and classes for school communities, health workers, volunteers and others. These visits are designed to enhance familiarity and confidence with the program and help identify additional potential iKi Instructors and iKi Crew. (Please note* the number of days allocated for each community is dependent on the availability of supplementary funding and community demand.)

• Half day Instructor Workshops for community members, health workers, Fitness Instructors, Youth and Aged Care Workers, School teachers and Middle and Senior school students (nominated Stage 3,4,5 and 6 students) These Workshops are designed to update and reenergise the skills of people who have already participated in Instructor workshops, as well as to introduce the program to new instructors

• Staging of an iKi Live in all of the communities visited. (Please note, this is dependent on additional funding)

• Update on the use of the Online training and networking resources at www.ikifit.com

• Integrate into the social networks facilitated by iKi including Power Positives, blogs and forums.

The outcomes will be to enhance the capacity of the participants to assist with the ongoing provision of the iKi Fit program, and each community to participate at all levels in an iKiLive concert later in the year. Additionally, the Workshops add to personal and professional development.

iKi Live is ideally presented as a community festival or gathering, or a whole school/community dance. An all day event, iKi Live consists of a series of classes conducted by the iKi Crew during the day, culminating in an evening concert.

All stages of the Happy Healthy Out West Tour have been funded by a combination of organisations including Greater Western Area Health Service (AHS), ICC, DET, corporate sponsorship and private investment.  

The Workshop schedule is detailed below;         

TOWN	HALF DAY WORKSHOPS 1		ADDITIONAL SCHOOL VISITS 2
Dubbo		May 26 3
Dubbo		Late July TBA
Walgett		TBA	Jun 3
Lightning Ridge		Jun 4	TBA
Coonabarabran		Jun 10	May 27
Coonabarabran		TBA	Jun 24
Condobolin		Jun 17
Cowra		Confirmation pending	Confirmation pending
Coolah/Dunedoo		Confirmation pending
Peak Hill		Confirmation pending
Bourke		Confirmation pending

Notes:

1. Half day Instructor Workshops, followed by community and school classes (not available Dubbo). Workshop participants can attend these to extend their training and experience actual classes.

2. Additional community based classes/demonstrations can be scheduled on these days by request

3. Workshops only, no school visit

For more information on iKiFit, visit the website www.ikifit.com