PE Teachers -A FAMILY DEVOTED TO SPORT

By Anastasiya Tishchenko,

an English teacher of

Gymnasia 7, Volgograd

Sport is paid great Sport is paid great attention in Russian attention in Russian educational system, so educational system, so every school has to every school has to provide pupils with all provide pupils with all the necessary sport the necessary sport facilities.facilities.

But PE teachers are the But PE teachers are the people who must people who must inspire children to be fit inspire children to be fit and healthy, develop and healthy, develop their sport skills, make their sport skills, make pupils both physically pupils both physically and emotionally strong.and emotionally strong.

Our school is lucky to have such well qualified and Our school is lucky to have such well qualified and enthusiastic teachers - enthusiastic teachers - Elena Samofalova and Andrey Elena Samofalova and Andrey

Samofalov!Samofalov! They are the family devoted to sport who are able to enthuse, They are the family devoted to sport who are able to enthuse, engage, motivate and challenge students to raise standards engage, motivate and challenge students to raise standards

and achievement at all levels!and achievement at all levels!

Elena and Andrey constantly Elena and Andrey constantly gain further knowledge by gain further knowledge by participating in sport participating in sport themselves; they also take themselves; they also take part in different seminars to part in different seminars to improve their knowledge of improve their knowledge of physical teaching practice; physical teaching practice; they share their experience they share their experience publishing articles in publishing articles in pedagogical magazines.pedagogical magazines.

The PE teachers are sure The PE teachers are sure that Physical Education is that Physical Education is not just important in the not just important in the curriculum for sport it has curriculum for sport it has social benefits too as social benefits too as working together in different working together in different roles prepares pupils for roles prepares pupils for future careers and future careers and encourages them to carry on encourages them to carry on with a healthy life-style. with a healthy life-style.

Their daily routine:Their daily routine: conducting PE lessonsconducting PE lessons organizing sport organizing sport

activitiesactivities preparing pupils to preparing pupils to

different sport different sport competitionscompetitions

advertising an active advertising an active lifestyle in all possible lifestyle in all possible waysways

TheirTheir pedagogical credo:pedagogical credo: making pupils making pupils healthy, active andhealthy, active and ready to winready to win in everything –in everything – in competitions, in competitions, in studies,in studies, in future career,in future career, in LIFE!in LIFE!