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DPA or DPE for a Health Promoting School Model?
April 2008
What is the difference between DPE and DPA?CAHPERD says: • Physical Education is a school subject
designed to help children and youth develop the skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary for participating in active, healthy living.
• Physical activity is a movement of the body that expends energy; such as participation in sports, dance and exercise.
April 2008
Alberta Program of Studies says: • The aim: is to enable individuals to
develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to lead an active, healthy lifestyle.
• Planning is NB to increase opportunities for learning and cannot be substituted with unstructured physical activity time, such as recess or free play.
April 2008
Achieving PE outcomes
• The outcomes of the PE program are achieved through involvement in a variety of physical activities.
April 2008
More approved words:
• Physical education places physical activity within a broader perspective of total fitness and well-being that encompasses the entire experience of movement – physical, mental, emotional and social dimensions.
• Students do not develop automatically the requisite KSAs that lead to an active lifestyle….
April 2008
What is Daily Physical Activity?
• In Alberta: all students in grades 1 – 9 will receive 30 minutes of physical activity through activities organized by the school.
• In Ontario – vigorous is added.
• In BC – includes non-school organized events such as dance class, etc.
April 2008
Issues - official
• Time/scheduling
• Facilities
• Lack of expertise
• High school implementation
April 2008
Issues - unofficial
• PE profession weighs in
• Health profession weighs in
• Minister weighs in
April 2008
DPA survey results• Most schools are scheduling daily physical
education classes to monitor the DPA requirements.
• The majority of respondents agreed that students are satisfied with the DPA opportunities provided to them.
• DPA has had a positive impact on student learning and the school environment, has increased student wellness, and is considered a positive initiative and a priority in their school.
• Principals and teachers indicated the biggest challenges to DPA implementation are scheduling and a lack of facilities and/or space.
April 2008
What to do
• Make it fun/enjoyable• Have people who value PA and have
KSAs doing the delivery• Schedule it • Inservice it• Resource it• Link it to lifestyle messages
April 2008
Health Promoting schools – physical activity• Education - students, parents, teachers
• Everyone – partnerships,services,before and after school events, student led
• Environment – daily, playgrounds, bulletin boards
• Evaluation – assess, plan, implement, reassess….
