This document discusses spiritual and physical health and fitness programs for schools. It covers several topics: 1. The importance of spiritual health and its connection to physical and mental health. Spiritual health can be tested through one's resolve, repetition of good habits, and respect for spiritual values. 2. Guidelines for physical education teachers to identify students' growth patterns and maturity levels in order to predict athletic potential and tailor fitness programs. Methods include assessing body proportions, functional tests, and secondary sex characteristics. 3. The proposed CBSE health and physical education curriculum is deemed impractical without proper time allocation, evaluation methods, and expectations defined. More emphasis should be placed on the primary goals of overall fitness and health for

1. SPIRITUAL & ADOLESCENT
HEALTH & FITNESS IN
SCHOOL HEALTH
PROGRAMME
D.K. KANSAL
PRINCIPAL, IGIPESS

2. A TEACHER CAN NEVER
TRULY TEACH UNLESS HE IS
STILL LEARNING HIMSELF A
LAMP CAN NEVER LIGHT
ANOTHER LAMP UNLESS IT
CONTINUES TO BURN ITS OWN
FLAME
- RABINDRANATH TAGORE

3. SPIRITUAL HEALTH
•THE STATE OF YOUR ‘SPIRITS’ IN
MAKING YOUR RESOLVES TO
IMPLEMENT (PLANS) IN THE
BEST INTEREST OF ALL, BY
FOLLOWING YOUR
RESPONSIBILITIES WITHOUT ANY
SUPERVISION.

4. ON YOUR SPIRITUAL
HEALTH DEPENDS THE
HEALTH OF YOUR
BODY & MIND
-Param Sant Kirpal Singhji Maharaj
Address to Parliament of India, 1972

5. S.H. CAN BE TESTED BY THREE ‘R’
1. RESOLVE: Do you resolve for
your good health behaviour?
2. REPEAT: Do you repeat your
resolves daily before taking your
meals?
3. RESPECT: Do you honour your
spiritual resolves?

6. i.e. “The systematic
study of right DAV spirits
(Dedication, Action & Vision)
for balanced and
peaceful human living”.

7. “NO EFFORT IN CHARACTER
BUILDING OR PERSONALITY
DEVELOPMENT GOES WASTE.
PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT IS
A GREAT CHALLENGE BECAUSE
IT DEMANDS HARD,
METHODICAL LABOUR,
PERSEVERANCE AND ABOVE
ALL CARE FUL ATTENTION”.
- Swami MumukShanauda, 1999 in first edition of Personality
Development by Swami Vice Kananda

8. WELLNESS MAY BE REMEMBERED AS
MOTIVATING THE LEARNER FOR WILLFUL
ACCEPTANCE OF THE FOLLOWING:
“SR. MEN’s NO TO AIDS” i.e.
• S = Proper Sleeping Hours.
• R. = Proper Rest & Work Hours.
• M = Regular Meditation (Thanks, prayers & relaxation
of mind by emptying it from all thoughts).
• E = Personalised Exercise schedules (Weekly).
• N = Personalised Nutrition.
• ‘S No To
A = Alcohol
I = Illegitimate Sex
D = Drugs
S = Smoking

9. P.E.T. is a permanent member of School Health Team for looking
after the entire School Health Programme consisting of
1. SCHOOL HEALTH
SERVICES
2. HEALTH SCHOOL
ENVIRONMENT
3. SCHOOL HEALTH
EDUCATION SYSTEM.
1. Screening and
assessment of Health
status in the beginning of
Academic Session.
2. Observation and
Periodic health
Examination.
3. Health Counselling.
4. Recommendations for
Physical Education and
School Activities.
5. Emerging policies &
First Aid.
6. Immunizations and
Testing procedures
availability.
7. Cumulative Health
Records.
1. Friendly Staff-Student
Relationship.
2. Healthful School
Schedule and School
Environment.
3. Keeping Sanitation,
lighting, ventilation
standards.
4. Safety Inspection.
5. Safe & Sports Education
Fitness.
6. Safe Food Programme.
7. Safe Bus Operation.
1. Planned Health
Curriculum (Graded).
2. Adequate Teacher
Preparation.
3. Adequate Resource
material.
4. Health Education for
Parents & Staff.
5. Compulsory Physical
Education contents for
Fitness & Sports.

10. MAJOR OUTCOMES OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
PHYSICAL EDUCATION HAVE TWO MAIN
OUTCOMES.
ONE, PHYSICAL FITNESS & HEALTH FOR ALL
INCLJUDING SPORTSPERSONS, AND
TWO, SPORTS EXCELLENCE FOR A FEW
GENETICALLY SUITED TO SPECIFIC
REQUIREMENTS OF DIFFERENT SPORTS.
FOR IMPROVING PUBLIC RELATIONS IN
PHYSICAL EDUCATION, GREATER EMPHASIS
MUST SHIFT TO FIRST OUTPUT
- D.K. KANSAL

11. WHAT HAVE WE DONE TODAY?
TRUST NO FUTURE, HOWEVER
PLEASANT, LET THE DEAD PAST
BUSY ITS DEAD! ACT-ACT IN THE
LIVING PRESENT, HEART WITHIN
AND GOD OVER HEAD

12. CBSE CURRICULUM
PROPOSED FOR IX & X IS
IMPRACTICABLE LISTING
WITHOUT REQUIRED TIME
SCHEDULE, EVALUATION
METHOD AND REHERSED
EXPECTATION IN THE FORM
OF A MONOGRAPH.

13. IN OTHER
CBSE P.E. H.E. CURRICULUM
IS ALMOST ABSURD
EQUIVALENT BRING MOON
AT EARTH FOR THE
SECONDARY SCHOOL
LEARNER

14. STEPS FOR SPORTS TALENT
IDENTIFICATION
1. Knowledge of Growth patterns and
Maturity Status.
2. Methods of Predicting Adult Physique &
Performance Potentials at young age.
3. Specific Physique & Physiological
Requirements of each sports event.
4. Scientific Methods of Evaluation.

15. GROWTH & MATURITY STATUS
1. DIFFERENCE:
GROWTH = Change in Size.
MATURITY = Change in proportions and Functional
Capacity.
2. EVALUATION:
GROWTH = From individual size Measurement like
Height , Weight, Lengths, Widths, Circumferences etc.
MATURITY = From Body Proportions (B.B.I., BMI,
Sitting Ht/Height) functional capacity indicators (VC,
PR etc.) and Secondary Sex characters (Menarche,
Pubic Hair, Auxillary Hair, Facial Hair etc.)

16. THE VALUE OF VELOCITY CANNOT BE DETERMINED
WITHOUT MEASURING THE INDIVIDUAL TWICE
Table-16.2: Evaluation of maturity status of four boys of Table 16.1 with the help of
their body build index rating scale given in Table 16.3.
Sub-
ject
B.B.I. At age Direction
of
Velocity
Evaluation of
Maturity Status
Probable Stage Expected
Future
Growing
Period
13 14 V
A 993 1003 +10 Positive Pre-adolescent
(Average boy)
Middle of Spurt
increasing Velocity
5.0 to 6.5
years
B 1034 1033 -01 Negative Post-adolescent
(Early maturer)
Beginning of Post-
adolescent
4.0 to 5.5
years.
C 1031 1003 -28 Negative Post-adolescent
(Early Maturer)
Middle Spurt
decreasing Velocity
period
3.0 to 4.5
year
D 853 864 +11 Positive Pre-adolescent
(Late Maturer)
Beginning of Spurt 6.5 to 8.0
years

17. Table 16.3 Body build index rating scale of maturity status of teen aged boys
B.B.I.* Velocity
Direction
Maturity Status Probable Stage Expected Future
Growing
durations
Age*
*
Upto 925
Positive Preadolescent
(Late Maturer)
Early/beginning
spurt
6.5 to 8.0 years 14
Negative Postadolescent
(Early Maturer)
Terminal 1.5 to 2.5 years 14
From 925
to 1000
Positive Preadolescent Middle of spurt 5.0 to 6.5 years 14
Negative Postadolescent
(Early Maturer)
Middle of spurt of
Terminal
3.0 to 4.5 years 14
1001 to
1100
Positive Preadolescent Terminal spurt 4.5 to 6.0 years 14
Negative Post adolescent
(Early Maturer)
Early or Middle
spurt
3.0 to 4.5 years 14
More than
1100
Positive Preadolescent Terminal spurt 4.5. To 6.0 years 14
Negative Post adolescent
(Early Maturer)
Beginning 4.0 to 5.5 years 14

18. PREDICTION METHODS OF ADULT STATUS
1. Percent Mature Status Method=
2. Percentile Follow-up Method = Centile
Established & Adult value.
3. Multiple Regression Equation Method (e.g.
Predicted Adult Height PAH = 1.22 height
(cm) – 7.2 Age (yrs) – 0.4 RUS Bone Age
(yrs) +82.)
4. Combination Method = Quite Advance cannot
be considered now.