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Article History

Received: 29 March 2024

Accepted: 26 August 2024

First Online: 4 September 2024

Declarations

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: <i>Active School</i> has been approved by the Ethics Commission of the Faculty of Human Sciences at the University of Bern, Switzerland (Ref: 2023–03-05). Significant modifications to the study protocol will be communicated to pertinent stakeholders. To obtain the consent of the students for the effectiveness evaluation, the research team personally informs each class about the project. Subsequently, an information letter, including a consent form, is provided to take home. The form allows separate consent for participation in accelerometry, the aerobic fitness and coordination test, and the student questionnaire. As the students are not of legal age, the form must be signed by the parents and returned to the teacher within two weeks. The teacher then forwards the completed forms to the research team. The consent form explicitly includes the child's perspective in the consent statement. This ensures that both parental consent and the child's comprehension and willingness to participate are acknowledged and properly documented. To treat participants’ data confidentially, each participant will be assigned an individually chosen participant code, which will be used for data collection purposes. For the process evaluation, written consent is additionally requested from the school principals, PALs, and teachers. This consent indicates their willingness to participate in one or more of the following methods: questionnaires, document analysis, REM, and interviews. All participants also have the right to withdraw from the study at any time at their discretion.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.