What an active and engaging term for Year 9 Health and Physical Education (HPE) and Personal Endeavour Course (PEC) students!

This term, Year 9 HPE students put Australian sport underneath a magnifying glass, linking junior sport participation to the varied Australian perspectives on sport, Australian media messaging, and the contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait People (ATSI) sports people in Australia. By demonstrating the movement sequences and movement strategies of cricket, students were able to explore how different factors can influence our own and other’s participation in sport and physical activities. Plenty of boundaries were made and classic catches had!

Our first run of Year 9 students through Eat to Save the World PEC discovered how to leave a positive footprint in the world through the nutritional choices made daily. Mr Anderson led informative learning experiences this term on how to fuel the body for high performance, as well as ensuring choices of nutrition are sustainable in a larger, global context.

This term, Year 9 Train Like a Pro PEC students engaged in challenging training programs, exploring optimal heart rate zones and training principles and how these inform the creation of personal fitness plans. Mr Goudge delivered hands-on learning experiences in fitness planning, helping students to look for innovative ways to connect with natural and built environments and develop healthy, active lifestyles.

Our Year 9 First Aid PEC students put their term’s understanding towards completing their First Aid CPR certificate with our partners at Paradise First Aid. It was a fantastic opportunity for our students to use the knowledge and skills they had acquired throughout the term into practice. Thank you to John, our trainer, for making the course engaging and fun. First Aid is one of our Personal Endeavor Courses (PEC) thoughtout each term in Year 9. It is a great opportunity for students to learn life skills that one day may save a life. Thank you to both Ms Furtado and Mr Saye for also making this opportunity possible.

From all the Healthy World/Health and Physical Education staff, we wish a happy, safe and active Easter break.