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Focus on Individual Activities Increases Physical Education Participation

Physical Education Update

In Ontario, Canada, students are required to take physical education only in their first year of high school. That leaves three years in which secondary school students need not participate in PE. In most schools that results in a dramatic decline in PE participation.

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Funding Physical Education Programs

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Christi Meyer is a long-time advocate for quality physical education programs. Check out her actionable steps to funding physical education programs. Challenges Of Funding Physical Education Programs School districts have a lot of different school programs they need to consider funding.

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ASU professor emeritus awarded physical education society’s highest honor

Arizona Health and Physical Education

April 18, 2023 Hans Van der Mars , professor emeritus at Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, received the 2023 Luther Halsey Gulick Award at the Society of Health and Physical Educators, or SHAPE, America National Convention and Expo on March 30.

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Sure Breaking Limits Programme – For Primary and Secondary Schools

Association for Physical Education

23/11/2022 Sure Breaking Limits by The National Schools Partnership is a new curriculum-linked initiative equipping pupils aged 9-14 across the UK with the confidence to move by making it fun, […].

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The Sure Breaking Limits Programme for Primary and Secondary Schools

Association for Physical Education

Since the success of Topic 1: Confident Mover – using physical movement to build […] The post The Sure Breaking Limits Programme for Primary and Secondary Schools appeared first on Association for Physical Education - Association For Physical Education | P.E.

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Teaching Health & Physical Education - Everyday is the way

Physical Education Ideas

In a world where technology and innovation dominate, the importance of Health and Physical Education is often overlooked. In this blog post, we will explore the reasons why teaching Health and Physical Education is crucial and how literacy is the foundational skill upon which all knowledge is built. The answer is simple.

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Promoting Lifetime Activities in Secondary Schools

Gopher PE

This month the PE Huddle will focus on “Promoting Lifetime Activities in Secondary Schools.” For the past 40 years, physical education professionals have talked about the importance of graduating students who will be physically active throughout their lifespan.