Physical Education & Health

Kaipara College Health and Physical Education

Health - Physical Education - Recreation

Physical Education

Movement is integral to the human experience. It facilitates a lifelong understanding of our bodies, contributes to our hauora, and allows us to live physically active lives. Movement is affected by and affects who we are, how we experience and interact with others, and our relationship to and place in society.

Physical Education develops the social, emotional, intellectual, and cultural capabilities of ākonga. These capabilities inform the ways in which ākonga understand tikanga in movement contexts, provide diverse ways of participating in physical activities, and contribute to movement's wider benefits to hauora.

At each Curriculum level, ākonga learn to move and experience movement by participating fully in physical activities. As a result of this learning taking place in diverse settings, ākonga come to understand and experience diverse perspectives on movement.

Physical Education invites ākonga to engage with how movement affects them, those around them, and their wider communities. Ākonga recognise and understand the challenges which affect participation in movement, and respond to any movement barriers with full and active participation. Through their learning journey in Physical Education, ākonga will develop and refine their understanding of what it means to be physically educated and promote physical education throughout their lives.

Health

Health is about the wellbeing of individuals, whānau, and communities. It is about developing an understanding of the factors that influence the health of these groups.

These factors could be:

• lifestyle-based
• economic
• social
• cultural
• political
• ethical
• environmental.

Ākonga will develop their understanding of Health through study of the Key Areas of Learning:

• Mental Health
• Relationships and Sexuality.

In Health, ākonga can explore Māori, Pacific, and Pākehā knowledge bases, values, and practices related to hauora. They can learn about models of health such as Te Whare Tapa Whā, Fonofale, Te Wheke, Ottawa Charter of Health Promotion, and the Bangkok Charter of Health Promotion.

By engaging in this subject, ākonga develop further understanding of Aotearoa New Zealand as a bicultural nation, with diverse viewpoints on hauora, health, and wellbeing. Ākonga will learn about how actions can enhance hauora and explore ways to manage change situations that impact health and wellbeing.

In Health, the term hauora is a concept of holistic wellbeing. Learning about hauora may be enriched by exploring cultural models such as Te Whare Tapa Whā, Te Wheke, and Fonofale. Many of these models include whakapapa, mauri, mana, and connection to whenua and te taiao. The ways in which life can influence all aspects of hauora, and provide ākonga with rich opportunities to explore interconnections with others.

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