The importance of PDHPE in Primary SchoolsMiss Rani Nand 2N
PDHPE Rationale
What is PDHPE?Personal Development, Health and Physical Education
Personal development is the skills learnt to become aware of one’s self,
strengths and abilities.
Health and physical education combines the essential elements to provide knowledge and awareness to live a healthy and active lifestyle
where choices are made by the individual.
The teachings of PDHPE is not only about sport and how to play a particular sport. PDHPE provides
students with knowledge and support about their
development as a whole person. This subject helps to answer many questions
as students develop through their young stages into an adolescent. PDHPE teaches students how to
make decisions when facing positive and
negative situations.
Why is PDHPE taught?
PDHPE is a flexible subject which can be taught both in and outside the classroom. Educators divide the PDHPE syllabus according to stages. For example, student in Year 1 and Year 2 are in the stage
1 bracket. The syllabus is divided between the 2 years to provide students with all
the essential skills and knowledge to exercise the necessary developmental
skills within that stage bracket.
How is PDHPE taught In the classroom?
As a parent it is important to provide and encourage your child/ren to acquire a healthy
and active lifestyle.Through your involvement at
the school, your implementations will assist
the school program and actively support your child’s learning outside the school
environment.With your assistance, your
child needs to be encouraged to understand their own growth and development within the context of their
families and communities.
Your Role
The syllabus states that ‘it is important for teachers, parents and
students to understand that improving health is the responsibility of
all members of society’.
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