Physical and Health Education

SYLLABUS ON HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION (Classes I-X)

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Introduction:

It is well acknowledged that health is a multidimensional concept and is shaped by biological, physical, psychological, social, economic, cultural and political factors. The health is a critical input for the overall development of the child since it influences significantly enrolment, retention and completion of school. This subject area adopts a holistic definition of health within which physical education and yoga contribute to the physical, social, emotional and mental aspects of a child’s development. The basic understanding is that health of children contributes to their healthy living in the future and also provides the base for performance in the chosen area of work. The curriculum design for this area addresses the health and physical fitness needs of children at different levels of schooling with special attention to vulnerable social groups and girl children. Health and physical education must be related to the needs of the children and also address the age specific concerns at different stages of development.

Medical care, hygienic school environment, health, yoga and physical education.The health and physical education is being dealt with separately and the curriculum is being transacted conventionally with little knowledge that all the three areas are integral to achieving holistic health. Given the interdisciplinary nature of this subject there are cross cutting themes across subjects. Therefore there is a need for cross-curricular planning and also integrating it with socially useful productive work, National Service Scheme, Bharat Scouts and Guides and the like. This subject lends itself for applied learning and innovative approaches can be adopted for transacting the curriculum.

Aim: To provide the required theoretical and practical inputs in order to provide an integrated and holistic understanding and developing positive attitudes, values, skills and behaviour related to health and physical education at the primary, secondary and senior secondary levels.

Specific objectives:

1. To help children know and accept individual and collective responsibility for healthy living at home, school and in the community.
2. To help children know their health status, identify health problems and be informed for taking appropriate remedial measures.
3. To create awareness among children about rules of safety in appropriate hazardous situations to avoid accidents and injuries. To acquaint them with first-aid measures about common sickness and injuries.
4. To help children learn correct postural habits in standing, walking, running, sitting and other basic movements so as to avoid postural defects and physical deformities.
5. To help children improve their neuromuscular coordination through participation in a variety of physical activities in order to physical fitness.
6. To help children strive for excellence in games and sports.
7. To provide skills for dealing with psycho-social issues in the school, home and the community
8. To help children grow as responsible citizens by inculcating in them certain social and moral values through games, sports, N.C.C., Scouts & Guides etc.
9. To inculcate values and skills in children in order to promote self-control, concentration, peace and relaxation to avoid the ill effects of stress, strain and fatigue of routine everyday life.
10. To address the physical, psycho-social needs of differently abled children in an integrated fashion.