On April 9th a group of PETE educators, representing several institutions in the U.S., and scholars from other countries (e.g., Mexico, UK, Canada, Ireland), joined together online for a discussion about building PETE community during a crisis, with specific reference to the current COVID-19 pandemic. We topped off at 158 participants and remained steady with 150+ PETE educators and graduate students engaging, positively for over 1.5hrs!
Time spent at school is a highly influential time for young students due to the long hours they spend at school. Schools often adopt strategies that foster positive development in their students such as after school programs to extend the amount of time available to implement such strategies. Unfortunately, public schools in low socioeconomic districts typically do not have available resources for successful implementation of such strategies. Reflective Educational Approach to Character and Health (REACH) is an after-school physical education (PE) program that has positively impacted low-income urban areas to provide a safe, social environment to learn and interact with coaches who facilitate character development, literacy enhancement and fitness education through sport participation.
We discuss research, theory and current issues in the fields of health and physical education in an easy to understand way. Our aim is to make research accessible to educators and university students from all over the globe.
