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Ontario’s (Interim) Elementary H&PE Curriculum

•  Available at:

http://www.peopleforeducation.com//curriulum/healthPE2010

•  To be implemented in Fall 2010


Vision of the H&PE Curriculum

•  Physical Literacy = ability to move with competence in a wide variety of physical activities that benefit the development of the whole person

•  Health Literacy = ability to access, understand and use information to make good decisions for health


3 distinct but related strands . . .


Strand A: Active Living

•  Expectations —  Active Participation —  Physical Fitness —  Safety

•  DPA (Daily Physical Activity) is embedded in this strand


Strand B: Movement Competence

Movement Skills & Concepts •  Movement Skills: stability (e.g., jumping and landing),

locomotion (e.g., moving and stopping) & manipulation (e.g., using equipment)

•  Movement Concepts: body awareness, effort, spatial awareness, relationships

Movement Strategies •  Components of physical activities; strategies and tactics in all

physical activities — Net/Wall Games — Target Games —  Invasion/Territory Games — Striking/Fielding Games


Strand C: Healthy Living

•  Health topics include: healthy eating; personal safety and injury prevention; substance use, addictions, and related behaviours; [human development and sexual health]??????

•  Expectations: —  Understanding Health Concepts —  Making Healthy Choices: —  Making Connections for Healthy Living

KNOW DO SHARE


Living Skills

Taught across all strands: •  Personal Skills

—  self-awareness and self-monitoring skills —  adaptive, management, and coping skills

•  Interpersonal Skills —  Communication Skills —  Relationship and social skills

•  Critical and Creative Thinking —  Planning —  Processing —  Drawing conclusions/presenting results —  Reflecting/evaluating


It’s not just gym anymore…

For more details:

•  http://www.ophea.net/article/featured/new-year-revised-curriculum-new-way-looking-student-health

•  http://www.ophea.net/blog/it-s-not-just-gym-anymore •  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDZfw_q2WhU


Changes to Ontario’s Elementary Report Card

•  March 2010: EDU released new report card templates for elementary and secondary students

•  One of the most significant changes for elementary students: learning expectations for health will be reported on separately from those for physical education


It’s like knitting a sweater…


What can parents do?

1) Ask - your child:

What did you do in gym, DPA today? Did you play with someone, something? What did you do at recess?

- your teacher/principal:

How do you incorporate daily physical activity in to the school day? How often do you visit the gym? Who is responsible for teaching health and physical education?



2) Engage: - your school council - school community partners

Check out practical tools available from Ophea: http://www.ophea.net/healthy-schools-communities

Check out the Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Card www.activehealthykids.ca



3) Support • Volunteer your time to research, fundraise for, organize, or attend healthy schools activities and events

• Access Ophea Programs and Services www.ophea.net

•  Be a good role model- play together every day!

Check out: www.playsport.net for ideas


Some Fundraising Ideas

•  Heart and Stroke Foundation: Spark Together for Healthy Kids Grant Program (deadline Nov 1, 2010): http://www.heartandstroke.on.ca/site/c.pvI3IeNWJwE/b.5109503/k.3FCB/Spark_Together_For_Healthy_Kids.htm?src=kidszone

•  Ministry of Education Parents Reaching Out Grants (deadline: June 11, 2010) http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/parents/reaching.html

•  School Life Fund (submit between Sept 14 and Dec 31, 2010) http://www.scoollifefund.ca/


Questions?


•  Please contact Jennifer Cowie Bonne at OPHEA •  http://www.ophea.net/

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