PDHPE In Primary Schools...

Why is it important?

PDHPE stands for, Personal Development, Health and Physical

Education!

The school’s need only 2 hours of physical exercise a week.

However it is known that children need about 60 minutes of exercise daily!

PDHPE is one of the six key learning area’s covered in the K – 6 Syllabus.

PDHPE is important for 3 main reasons (among many)

1. It promotes a healthy diet and eating habits which in turn reduces the future risk of heart disease etc.

2. It promotes a healthy physically active lifestyle.

So why is it so Important??

3. PDHPE, provides the learning base for vital skills such as, teamwork, decision making, problem solving, communicating, and the ability to grow and develop these skills.

So why is it so Important? (cont..)

PDHPE is not just about sport.

It also teaches safe practices and healthy habits, such as washing your hands, brushing your teeth, crossing the road etc..

Children need to develop healthy habits from a young age so as these habits become just that, a habit. PDHPE needs to have a larger role within primary school.

Not just sport...