Buzz Aldrin Elementary School (a Fairfax County Public School ) Aldrin Elementary School is nestled in a Reston, VA , a quiet suburb of Washington, D.C.. Click here for a map. With a population of about 60,000 people, Reston is proud to have Aldrin ES in their community. The school is named after Dr. Buzz ...
Imagine being an overweight teenager being bombarded every day by advertisements for McDonald’s, walking past vending machines with tons of fatty foods in it, and never getting the proper exercise that is needed to be healthy. This description applies to many teenagers in America today. Many spend hours on the couch watching television or playing ...
It is widely known that physical education is important for students so that they learn how to sustain a healthy lifestyle later in life. But is that all there is to physical education? Not quite. Research has shown that early childhood physical education improves more that just physical wellness, but it also assists and improves ...
The President’s Physical Fitness Challenge, oh how I miss those days in high school. Every year in Physical Education, we would take the President’s Challenge twice a year, once in the fall and once in the spring to see how much we improved our fitness. The President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports started this ...
Graduates with a Degree in Physical Education are stepping into a society where far too many children and adults are suffering from obesity and being chronically overweight. As a result there are numerous careers for graduates with a Degree in Physical Education who have the credentialed expertise that will allow them to reshape the American ...
Adapted Physical Education (APE) addresses the special needs of children with Autism and Autistic Spectrum Disorders in a classroom. These classes use methods that facilitate learning for Autistic children and use common repetitive behaviors (hand flapping, spinning, and bouncing) by incorporating them into the classroom. A successful Adapted Physical Education class requires many vital parts. ...
Teaching Physical Education for 33 years, I saw many changes in how to deal with Special Needs Students. For a long time in the early 70’s, Special Needs Students (Special Education) were kept separated from regular Physical education Classes. This was done for two major reasons. One, to avoid students from making fun and taking ...
