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Health Promoting Primary Schools PDHPE Network |
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The Central Coast Primary School PDHPE Network meets for a workshop three times per year for 2 hours after school. All Central Coast primary teachers are welcome to attend. The agenda is planned in response to regular surveys of the members needs. Regular attendees receive hats and T-shirts to promote the Network. Workshops are currently attracting approximately 70- 90 teachers. |
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Network Aims
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Fantastic Games Ideas Teachers loved the games covered in our term 2 2008 workshop! The games were run by the Central Coast Active After School Communities coordinators Scott and Simon. All the games and hundreds more are available on the $10 Playing for Life' CD from the Australian Sports Commission. Check out our resource section for details. Many teachers that have been around for a while swear by the old Australian Sports Commission publication 'Sport It'. Unfortunately it has been out of print for a while but the Sports Commission have redeemed themselves with these 'Playing for Life' resources. |
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Daily Physical Activity at School Many schools achieve the minimum 120mins of physical activity during curriculum time through a daily physical activity program. In the current climate of concern over healthy weight, daily physical activity programming at school is becoming far more common. In some countries it has become a mandatory requirement of schools. For some great ideas for programming and activities check out some of the international freebies in our resource section. Mannering Park P.S run a Daily Physical Activity program for 25 mins 3 -4 days a week for the whole school (Sport on the 5th day). Activities are run by teachers and year 6 leaders. We recently took some video of the fitness component of their program. Click here to check it out (3.7MB Windows Media), includes interviews with teachers. |
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Here is a helpful dance teaching idea Sue Lane, guest presenter at our Term One 2008 workshop explained that most western music is made up of packages of 32 beats grouped together, it's not intentional...that's just how it is (bizarre concept don't you think?). Anyway, it means any dance you or your kids come up with that goes for 32 beats (say 8 x walk on spot, 8 x skip around a partner, 8 x clap hands, 8 x walk to next partner, or something far more imaginative) fits with stacks of music. You can use the same dance to completely different styles of music and watch how elements such as time and space change to suit. We created a DVD of Sue's workshop. Central Coast teachers can get one free. Go to our resources page for details. Following the workshop Sue also sent us a list of very different styles of music that are all examples of the 32 beat pattern. Click here to download a copy. |
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Contact the Network coordinator for more information on 43494817. |