The document discusses the key concepts behind the school subject PDHPE, which aims to help children understand themselves and others, promote physical activity, develop decision making skills, and foster physical, social, cognitive, and emotional growth. PDHPE also helps children learn personal health choices and respect for the environment. Additionally, the document notes that PDHPE can be used not only to develop physical attributes and mental well-being, but also to teach other subjects through activities like using a bush walk to demonstrate ecosystems rather than just lecturing from a textbook.

1. PDHPE
Creating a healthy body and mind

2. Some key rational concepts behind developing ones
Physical attributes and social interaction hopes to
 Help the child understand and value themselves and others
 Promote physical activity
 Develop informed decision making, leading to effective and responsible action.
 Physical, social, cognitive, and emotional Growth and development patterns
 Giving the child the ability to make personal health choices
 Understanding and respecting the environment

4. PDHPE’S Role in the school system.
 Pdhpe can be used not only to
develop ones Physical attributes
and mental condition, but can also
be used as a catalyst to help teach
different subject matter from other
areas of the syllabus.
 A well placed physical activity can
be used to demonstrate knowledge
and engage a class in an activity
that perhaps may be found lacking
in enthusiasm. For example a bush
walk to demonstrate the fragile eco-
system of nature rather then being
dictated to from a text book.