1. Personal Development,
Health and Physical
Education

2. P D H P E
• PDHPE is one of the 6 key learning areas in the
primary school curriculum
• It focuses on all areas of health including:
physical, mental, social and spiritual.
• It encourages respect for both yourself and
others
• It promotes knowing how to be safe in your
environment and making informed decisions
• It teaches students about the body, how it
works, how it changes etc.

3. Wh y i s P D H P E
i m p o r t a n t ?
• Students don’t only learn about
getting active but also how to lead a
fully healthy lifestyle.
They learn about nutrition,
interpersonal relationships, healthy
choices, growth and development,
personal identity and safe living.

4. B e n e f i t s o f
t e a c h i n g P D H P E
PDHPE helps student not only with leading an
active and healthy lifestyle, but also teaches
them valuable skills that they will use in
everyday life.
PDHPE teaches:
Communaicton
Interacting
Moving
Problem solving
Decision making

5. G e t A c t i v e
PDHPE is also just FUN! It gets students out
of the classroom enjoying themselves and
thinking about their bodies. PDHPE provides
the framework for a life long commitment to
valuing health and physical activity.