Kids Heart Challenge - Elementary Schools

Kids Heart Challenge is a fun and meaningful way for your student to build lifelong healthy habits, learn lifesaving skills and support your school community while helping kids with special hearts.
Kids Heart Challenge

What is the Kids Heart Challenge?

Building on key learnings from nearly 50 years in America’s schools, the Kids Heart Challenge focuses on whole body well-being, helping students improve their own health and better their character while raising life-saving donations for the American Heart Association to help kids with special hearts.

Why should your school register to participate?

Take the Challenge

Register your school or get more information.

Why should your school register to participate?

Earn Give-Backs and Incentives

  • Earn US Games certificates to redeem for physical education or playground equipment.
  • Direct contributions back to your school.
  • Participating schools are eligible to apply for up to $2,500 in grant funding.

Build Your Curriculum

  • We provide a library of educational activities and resources on topics like teamwork, kindness, anti-vaping, positive thinking, sleep and STEAM.
  • PE-focused curriculum tools and videos to support state teaching standards.

Support Your Community

  • Build lifelong healthy habits and support your school community while helping kids with special hearts.
  • Your family will learn lifesaving skills, including how to call 911 in an emergency, Hands-Only CPR and how to B.E. F.A.S.T. when someone is having a stroke.

We're Here to Help!

Specially trained American Heart Association staff or volunteers will be available every step of the way to support your program. If you have any questions or need help, please contact us at 877-824-8531.