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Advocating PDHPE in Primary Schools

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Kristy Nethercote
Kristy Nethercote

PDHPE in primary schools aims to increase awareness of healthy lifestyles and improve quality of life. It teaches students the knowledge, understanding, and skills to maintain well-being by developing strong mental, social, spiritual and physical health. PDHPE encourages understanding of others, promotes physical activity, and emphasizes informed decision making and responsible actions.

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Why Study PDHPE? PDHPE in Primary Schools Rationale
Society is changing. It is essential to increase community awareness of the importance of healthy lifestyles.
To address good health appropriately we must take into consideration improved quality of life, happier life experiences, improved opportunities to make choices and decisions, and decrease sickness and disability.
In order to achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle individuals must develop a strong mental, social, spiritual and physical sense of wellbeing.
PDHPE programs develop the knowledge, understanding and practical skills of students that lead to better health.
PDHPE is an important key learning area within the primary curriculum as it: ? Encourages an understanding and valuing of others ? Promotes physical activity ? Emphasises informed decision making leading to effective and responsible action
References ? Board of Studies (2007) Personal Development, Health, and Physical Education K ¨C 6 Syllabus. New South Wales. Retrieved May 5, 2012: http://k6.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/files/pdhpe/k6_pdhpe_syl.pdf ? Image 1: ¡®Community Board¡¯ - http://www.qnews.com.au/sites/default/files/imports/Community.jpg ? Image 2: ¡®Community¡¯ - http://communitiesfirstassociation.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/community.jpg ? Image 3: ¡®I love healthy eating¡¯ - http://ioanalazarov.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/i-love-healthy-eating.jpg ? Image 4: ¡®Healthy Kids Learn Better¡¯ - http://www.ecpps.k12.nc.us/pes/Images/clip_image002_014.gif ? Image 5: ¡®Good Hygiene¡¯ - http://bigcoast.ca/images/content/good-hygiene-clipart-i9.jp

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Advocating PDHPE in Primary Schools

  • 1. Why Study PDHPE? PDHPE in Primary Schools Rationale
  • 2. Society is changing. It is essential to increase community awareness of the importance of healthy lifestyles.
  • 3. To address good health appropriately we must take into consideration improved quality of life, happier life experiences, improved opportunities to make choices and decisions, and decrease sickness and disability.
  • 4. In order to achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle individuals must develop a strong mental, social, spiritual and physical sense of wellbeing.
  • 5. PDHPE programs develop the knowledge, understanding and practical skills of students that lead to better health.
  • 6. PDHPE is an important key learning area within the primary curriculum as it: ? Encourages an understanding and valuing of others ? Promotes physical activity ? Emphasises informed decision making leading to effective and responsible action
  • 7. References ? Board of Studies (2007) Personal Development, Health, and Physical Education K ¨C 6 Syllabus. New South Wales. Retrieved May 5, 2012: http://k6.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/files/pdhpe/k6_pdhpe_syl.pdf ? Image 1: ¡®Community Board¡¯ - http://www.qnews.com.au/sites/default/files/imports/Community.jpg ? Image 2: ¡®Community¡¯ - http://communitiesfirstassociation.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/community.jpg ? Image 3: ¡®I love healthy eating¡¯ - http://ioanalazarov.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/i-love-healthy-eating.jpg ? Image 4: ¡®Healthy Kids Learn Better¡¯ - http://www.ecpps.k12.nc.us/pes/Images/clip_image002_014.gif ? Image 5: ¡®Good Hygiene¡¯ - http://bigcoast.ca/images/content/good-hygiene-clipart-i9.jp