Early Morning Exercise Before School

In the picture, a group of primary school students is doing morning exercise on the school field before lessons begin. They are standing in rows in their PE attire with their arms raised in a stretch, and a teacher is standing in front leading them. The shadows are long and the light is soft, which shows it is early morning. What I also noticed is that everyone is doing the same movement together, so it is a whole-school routine rather than a CCA session.

During the school holidays last year, my father started waking me up at seven to walk with him around the neighbourhood before it got too hot. I did not want to go at all on the first few days and complained the whole way. After about a week, I noticed that I felt more awake for the rest of the morning instead of lying around, and I even started waiting for him at the door. By the end of the holidays it had become the part of the day I looked forward to.

Yes, I feel it is a good idea. A short exercise session wakes students up properly, so the first lesson does not begin with everyone still half asleep. It also gets the whole school moving at least once a day, which matters when many of us sit for most of the school hours and then sit again for homework. I understand that some students travel far and arrive tired, however even ten minutes of light stretching would help more than it would tire them out.