National Physical Education & Sport Week

National PE & Sport Week is a celebration of the importance of physical education and health education, in addition to kicking off National Physical Fitness and Sports Month.

Health and physical education is a critical component of a well-rounded education. It’s where students learn:

• Critical personal and social skills to help manage daily tasks and challenges;
• Important character values such as resilience, fairness, respect, equality, and inclusion; and
• Fundamental motor skills needed to participate in physical activity, which is vital at all ages and stages of life.

During National PE & Sport Week, we’d like to give a big shout out to our nation’s health and physical education teachers for their work teaching life-changing skills to young people. Thank you!

About SHAPE America

SHAPE America – Society of Health and Physical Educators serves as the voice for 200,000+ health and physical education professionals across the United States. The organization’s extensive community includes a diverse membership of health and physical educators, as well as advocates, supporters, and 50+ state affiliate organizations.

Since its founding in 1885, the organization has defined excellence in physical education. For decades, SHAPE America’s National Standards for K-12 Physical Education have served as the foundation for well-designed physical education programs across the country. Additionally, the organization helped develop and owns the National Health Education Standards.

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