2. The Importance of PDHPE
• Getting to know who you are
• Being comfortable in your own skin
• Emphases the importance of being active
• Promotes healthy living
3. Personal Development,
Health
This is the ‘theory’ part of PDHPE
This promotes the fact that every person is special and
unique. It emphasises that everyone should embrace
these differences and be proud of who they are!
Students are also taught about nutrition and the type
of foods and nutrients that they should have in their
daily diets .
4. Physical Education
This is the ‘practical’ part of PDHPE
This part of PDHPE emphasises the importance of movement in a child’s
life. It reinforces the fact that in order to lead a healthy life, one must be
physically active. PDHPE shows children that being physically active is fun
and the fact exercise has a whole lot of psychological benefits as well as
the obvious physical benefits.
