My rationale as to why PDHPE should be taught in Primary Schools.

1. Why is PDHPE Taught in
Primary Schools?
“It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and
silver” – Mahatma Ghandi

2. Good health helps us…
Live longer
Be happier
Be more productive

3. In PDHPE we learn to…
Look after our health by being active and making
healthy choices thereby decreasing the chance we
will be affected by Childhood Obesity (see next slide).
Try out a lot of new and fun sports and physical
activities.
Know more about ourselves and others so we value
ourselves and our relationships.
Make good decisions: whether it be when crossing a
road or in a social situation.

4. Childhood Obesity
25% of boys and 23.3% of Childhood obesity is
girls in NSW schools were generally caused by…
classified as either
A lack of physical activity
overweight or obese in
2004. (SPANS, 2004) Unhealthy eating
This percentage is Genetics
increasing every year due Lifestyle
to an increasingly
sedentary lifestyle.