2. What do we want for our
Children?
We all want our children to grow up living balanced
healthy lifestyles. We want to equip them with the
necessary skills to be able to grow, develop and
cope successfully with life’s challenges.
Personal Development, Health and Physical
Education provides students with the necessary
skills and knowledge basis needed to make this
vision for our children a reality.
3. Hard Hitting Facts
• According to studies conducted by the World Health
Organisation, there is an increasing incidence of child
obesity worldwide. An estimated 22 million children under
the age of five are currently overweight.
• Physical inactivity causes 2 million deaths worldwide
annually.
Children must learn healthy lifestyle habits while they are
young if such alarming trends are to be reversed and avoided.
4. What are the benefits of PE?
• Participation in competitive team sports can give
children opportunities to develop their decision
making, problem solving and tactical thinking skills.
• Team games can enhance social interaction among
children, develop communication skills and help them
learn to resolve conflicts in appropriate ways.
• Reduced chances of developing obesity, diabetes and
cardiovascular disease.
• Increase attention span in class.
5. Children Learn:
• How to choose healthy foods and eating habits
• Essential road safety knowledge
• Understanding of their own growth both physically
and mentally
• Ability to counter and reduce the affects of stress
in healthy ways
• Valuable social skills.
What are the benefits of PDH?
