PDHPE in primary schools teaches children how to develop and maintain a healthy lifestyle. It focuses on developing physical skills and fitness through games and sports. It also educates students on making safe and healthy choices regarding their well-being, environment, diet, substance use, and developing positive attitudes and resilience. The overall goal is to provide a supportive environment for children to safely learn skills that will benefit their physical, social, and emotional development.

1. Personal Development, Health
and Physical Education in
Primary Schools
Miss Laura Toulantas, 5T

2. WHY IS PDHPE IMPORTANT IN
PRIMARY SCHOOLS?
PDHPE is essential to primary schools as it
educates children about how to safely obtain a
healthy lifestyle while enjoying life.
 Children will learn to:
 Be active
 Be safe
 Be healthy
 Think positively.. all in a supportive environment.

3. ACTIVE KIDS ARE HEALTHY KIDS
 Children are given the opportunity to interact and
move around by playing games and sports.
 They develop fundamental movement skill.
 Learn a variety of new skills and by playing competitive,
invasion, formal, strike and field and ball games.
 Develop interpersonal relationships and social skills through
working together to achieve a common goal.

4. MAKE CHOICES TO LIVE SAFELY
 In order to make the best choices in life, children
must be educated about them, and be aware of the
consequences.
 Students develop life skills to benefit their own safety, and the
safety of those around them.
 They learn how their decisions can impact their environment
E.g. Smoking or recycling.
 Children should be aware of the dangers of substances they
may be exposed to, and know how and why to avoid them.

5. OPTIMAL GROWTH AND DEVLEOPMENT
 Children will learn their nutritional needs and what
is involved in a balanced diet.
 They become familiar with how diet and exercise are they key
to optimal growth and skeletal development.
 Children learn to take responsibility for their health choices
and understand benefits and risks associated to the choices
they make. E.g. obesity

6. POSITIVE ATTITUDES
 Children learn how to combat the changes in life
with a positive mind.
 They develop resilience and coping strategies.
 Children develop a healthy well being, self esteem and sense of
self worth.
 Benefits children’s social and emotional well-being.