Welcome to another year of study with the Health and Physical Education department. Please be advised of the following points regarding participation in physical activity within HPE. 

• 7 – 10 HPE, Physical Education, Sport and Recreation, and Fitness all involve physical activity as a component of the curriculum.

• A red sport uniform is a required uniform for physical activity. If a student does not bring the required uniform, teachers will issue a consequence.

• Local venues in close proximity to the school are often used for delivery of physical activity. These venues include the Palm Beach Aquatic Centre, boardwalk along Currumbin Creek, Currumbin Creek, Lacey’s beach (Palm Beach) and Salk Oval.

It is understandable that at times a student has an injury or illness that will impact their participation. In these cases please make the teacher aware so that they can adapt the curriculum to support the continued learning of your child. If removal from curriculum is recommended by a medical professional and supported with a medical certificate or directive, please contact the Head of Department directly regarding this. Please note we will not remove students from curriculum on parental advice alone.

I look forward to working with parents to enable the wholistic education of their children.

Shane Roberts
HPD HPE

To rise every day mentally stronger takes a similar focus to improving physical strength. We all need hints and tips to use, and to apply effort to become stronger. Building strength results in increased capability to be resilient and to recover from stressors in our lives. Across weeks 5 and 6 there will be a number of opportunities to learn from others who are on a journey of building mental strength. Included in these events are;

1. Advice from young people who are recovering from mental illness – Wednesday 4 March (week 6). Ashlee Thomas and Summer Edhouse are recent graduates from PBC. During their time at school they both experienced high levels of anxiety and stress, simultaneously battling an eating disorder. Their frank and honest tellings of their stories will provide young people with advice about managing the voices inside your head and building mental strength. This is a free event for students to attend.

2. Advice from parents to parents about supporting children to build mental strength – Wednesday 4 March 6:00pm. All children and adolescents experience anxiety and stress in their lives. For some, these experiences can result in barriers to achievement, accomplishment and emotional positivity. This session will provide parents with advice that will enable them to support the building of mental strength in their children’s lives. The advice is from parents who have supported children through a mental illness recovery journey and the student welfare team from PBC. This is a free event, please watch the PBC Facebook page for information closer to the date. 

Any questions regarding this 2 week event can be directed to Shane Roberts (Head of Department HPE).