PDHPE promotes healthy living for children by teaching physical health through activities, nutrition education, and assisting students with bodily changes during development. It also addresses personal motivation and safety issues in the world. Additionally, PDHPE helps children learn to navigate social relationships and conflicting social messages, working to create equitable interactions.

1. PDHPE – It’s EssentialPDHPE – It’s Essential
PDHPE is about educating children inPDHPE is about educating children in
healthy living and extends beyond thehealthy living and extends beyond the
school environment.school environment.

2. PhysicalPhysical HealthHealth
PDHPE promotes a healthyPDHPE promotes a healthy
lifestyle through physicallifestyle through physical
activities designed to keepactivities designed to keep
children moving and activechildren moving and active
Children’s bodies undergo manyChildren’s bodies undergo many
changes. PDHPE assistschanges. PDHPE assists
students to understand thesestudents to understand these
changes during this scary timechanges during this scary time

3. PhysicalPhysical HealthHealth
PDHPE emphasises the importance ofPDHPE emphasises the importance of
nutrition and balance.nutrition and balance.
Personal choice and motivation isPersonal choice and motivation is
extremely important and PDHPEextremely important and PDHPE
supports this.supports this.

4. Beyond Physical HealthBeyond Physical Health
Our world is fraught withOur world is fraught with
dangers.dangers. PDHPE not onlyPDHPE not only
looks atlooks at HOWHOW to be safeto be safe
but more importantly,but more importantly,
WHY!WHY!

5. Social WorldSocial World
Our world is a social one.Our world is a social one.
With so many conflictingWith so many conflicting
messages, it’s notmessages, it’s not
surprising children aresurprising children are
often confused how tooften confused how to
socialise.socialise.
PDHPE works to createPDHPE works to create
and maintain equitableand maintain equitable
relationshipsrelationships

6. Social WorldSocial World
Our world is a social one.Our world is a social one.
With so many conflictingWith so many conflicting
messages, it’s notmessages, it’s not
surprising children aresurprising children are
often confused how tooften confused how to
socialise.socialise.
PDHPE works to createPDHPE works to create
and maintain equitableand maintain equitable
relationshipsrelationships