Physical and Health Education Canada

Leanna Warkentin

Physical and Health Education Canada-

PHE is an organization that is advocating for quality daily Physical EDUCATION for all, in an effort to create a healthy society. The social issue: PHE argues that, Physical Education has been devalued, as a result students are not getting QDPE. PHE urges, “It is time once again for Canada to stake its place in history as a leader of children’s rights by ensuring that the basic premise of the 1978 UN Charter of Physical Education and sport is implemented across all Canadian schools. It is time to ensure that every student attending primary and secondary schools across Canada receives a quality physical education program on a regular basis from a teacher qualified to teach in physical education.” (13, James Mandigo, 2010).

PHE has many resources, Conference, Journal, books and curriculums that you can purchase. Visit. www.phecanada.ca

My presentation will consist of a role play of what PE should not look like:

·         Starting late

·         Everyone sit down, call out roll call

·         Jimmy is not allowed to participate because he is punished for not doing his homework

·         Run 2 laps around the gym

·         Here is a ball play pass and run around

·         The bell rings, ok class line up at the door time to go. At least we got 15 minutes of activity in.

And a short discussion of what QDPE is:

·         Daily and that includes the proper amount of time

·         Teaching skills, attitudes, abilities, and behaviours for children to be able to participate in healthy choices for life, done by a professional.

·         Therefore it is NOT just physical activity but educating students on how to move and be healthy.

·         If you have the choices, please allow a specialist to teach this subject!

·         PE does not need to be a repeat of what you might have experienced, it can be a positive experience where children learn how to move and find activities they love that will contribute to their health.

Journal: Mondigo L. James. PHENex. “Presenting the Evidence: Quality Daily Physical Education for Canadian Chilren and Youth Position Statement by Physical and Health Education Canada.” Vol 2. No. 1. 2010. Retrieved from EBSCO October 9, 2010.