Title
Moving Forward with Purpose: Increasing Physical Activity for School Wellness
Document Type
Other
Date of this Version
2021
Abstract
Physical activity (PA) or movement embedded into elementary school education offers both mental and physical health benefits for students. This paper will look at the important role physical activity plays in the overall physical, emotional, and academic well-being of students and make an argument for why the field of positive education should incorporate physical activity into its framework. It will also make a case for the critical role teachers play in bringing physical activity into their classrooms and provide strategies for how teachers can do this in a more organic way. Studies show that PA is as important to the learning environment as academics. With buy-in from administrators, teachers, and educational institutions, a practice of including physical activity into our daily schedule will produce benefits for wellness at school and beyond.
Keywords
positive psychology, physical activity, physical literacy, positive education, elementary education
Topic
Education, Health/Wellness
Format
Literature Review
Date Posted: 30 March 2022