PHS - Physical Literacy

Photo: Canadian Sport of Life

Over the next six days students of Panorama Hills School will be introduced to a variety of FUNdamental movement skills, also know as 'locomotor' and 'non-locomotor' movement skills.

- Locomotor skills are movements we do when our feet move our bodies from one place to another place. 

- Non-Locomotor skills are movements we do when we move in one place and usually not move our feet.

Can you think of a 'locomotor' or a 'non-locomotor' movement? Think about activities we've played outside? Or in the gym?

There is a growing trend encouraging families to place importance on a child's ability to be physically literate. We are becoming more aware that the ability to run, catch and throw with some confidence will encourage further participating in physical activities. Similar to reading, writing, listening and speaking (traditional components of being literate), physical literacy is one's ability to move with confidence and copentency in a wide variety of environments (PHE Canada, www.phecanada.ca) . As adults we may have encountered situations where we lacked certain physical skills precluding us from participating in an activity - perhaps we were never taught them or maybe we never felt confident. 

 

At PHS we endeavor to provide students opportunities to develop fundamental skills to become physically literate and to have confidence to tackle physical challenges when faced with them in our daily lives. 

In the next while, we'll do just that! After all, our goal is to set children up for success in their life and to live an Active Life.