PE Crusade

‘A sound mind in a sound body’ – Greek philosopher Thales (Miletus, 624 – 546 BC). This quote demonstrates that a healthy body promotes a healthy mind. To grow mentally, we must also grow physically.

Current studies in early childhood development indicate that Thales’ wise words still stand true for modern society. Science proves that physical activity promotes a great number of benefits for the human brain. For students that have learning difficulties or ADHD, Physical Education is key to success in the classroom. These are great things about PE, but the public does not put a high value on what we do.

We have to change the way PE is viewed by the public, but more specifically, the parents of the children. At home, the parents are the biggest influence on their children. If we can change the mindset of our parents, by marketing to them the importance in their child being physically active, we can change the health of our school children.

To achieve this goal we can offer the following PE events throughout the school year:

·         Fitness events with students and parents that may consist of: Greek Games, Field Day, Workout talent shows, Jump Rope for Heat, etc.

·         Have students write about their favorite PE game or activity.

·         Have students work on creativity by assigning groups to develop workout routines.

·         Have students log and track their own fitness assessment stats and to develop short term goals.

·         Create a Twitter account to promote PE events to the parents and community.

We are the voices of Physical Education. Our children’s future health depends on us. Let’s change the world by changing the way people look at PE in school.