About
The National Conference provides an opportunity for delegates to network with colleagues and increase their knowledge and skills to foster healthy active living for children and youth in the school community.
Delegates are people involved with the health, physical activity and education needs of children and youth including educators, public health, administrators, recreation leaders, physical education specialists and generalists who want more information regarding physical education.
Presented by Nova Scotia’s Teachers Association for Physical and Health Educators (TAPHE) and Physical and Health Education Canada (PHE Canada), the 2012 National Conference is entitled, “A Harbour of Hope: Health and Physical Literacy.”
Held at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the conference will feature presentations and workshops on:
- Active Living (e.g., cycling, yoga, weight training)
- Athletics (e.g., after-school programs, interschool athletics, intramurals)
- Dance (contemporary, multicultural, partner)
- Gymnastics (e.g., educational gymnastics, pyramids, stuntnastics)
- Health Education (e.g., mental health, relationships, substance abuse)
- Outdoor Activities/Alternative Environments (e.g., camping, orienteering)
- Sport Experience/Skill Development (e.g., FMS, invasion games)
For more information about the conference, contact us at conference@phecanada.ca.
About the Organizers:
The mandate of the Teachers Association for Physical and Health Education (TAPHE) of Nova Scotia is to improve professional practice by increasing member knowledge and understanding, to designate ideas, trends and new developments, to provide information to the NSTU Professional Associations Coordination Committee and the NSTU Curriculum Committee, and to advise the Provincial Executive on matters affecting NSTU Professional Associations.
Physical & Health Education Canada (PHE Canada) is the country's premier professional organization for professionals working in the fields of physical and health education. It is our vision that all children and youth live healthy, physically active lives. That is why we work with educators and on-the-ground professionals to develop the resources, understanding, and network to ensure that students have the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to lead active and healthy lives, now and in the future.
The organization was founded in 1933 as the Canadian Physical Education Association (CPEA). In 1948, it became the Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (CAHPER), and then the Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance in 1994. The 75th year of service to the profession saw the Association evolve to become Physical and Health Education Canada (PHE Canada).
Our members are predominantly educators working in the school system, the administrators who support them and the university professors engaged in pre-service teacher training and in research in physical and health education.