- I would like good P.E. to start as early as early childhood education, because an investment in the health of a young person is an investment in the future," said Education Minister Barbara Nowacja during a press conference on the appointment of a team for the preparation of a new physical education core curriculum.
Good P.E. is an investment in youth health. A team of experts will address the new core curriculum
Published Nov. 13, 2024 08:57
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The Minister of Education, along with the Minister of Sport and Tourism, yesterday introduced the members of the team for the core curriculum for the subject of physical education in elementary and secondary schools. The members are teachers and experts recommended by the MEN, the Minister of Sport and Tourism and the IBE.
- The PE core curriculum needs to be changed. Unfortunately, young people exercise less and less, move less and less, and have less and less motor competence, " said Education Minister Barbara Nowacka.
The head of the ministry stressed that it is extremely important for Polish youth to be healthy, to move, to be as physically fit as possible, and school has a very big role in this.
- The school can be one of those places where young people can fall in love with sports, can not only learn how to move, but also simply like it, " she said.
Barbara Nowacka said she wants the team to develop not only a core curriculum, but also recommendations.
Slawomir Nitras, Minister of Sports and Tourism, stressed that the perception of PE at school needs to change, that physical education classes are also important like other subjects.
- The very perception of physical education must change and the acquisition of movement skills, which are no less important than knowledge and skills in other fields, must take on a different meaning," he said.
Team members:
Karol Czyż
Physical education teacher and deputy director of the Jan Matejko Elementary School with Integrated Branches No. 8 in Sopot. Rugby coach, trainer. Currently coach of the Polish youth national rugby team.
Anna Gawron
Physical education teacher at the Complex of Technical and Vocational Schools in Piekary Slaskie.
Agnieszka Kwiecień
Teacher at the High School Complex in Lezajsk, coach and supervisor of the handball team.
Agnieszka Tyminska
Teacher and director of the Special School Complex No. 85 in Warsaw.
Małgorzata Pawłowska
Early childhood education teacher.
Maciej Tauber
Since 2020, he has been a member of the Council for the Education and Improvement of Physical Culture Personnel at the Ministry of Sport and Tourism and a lecturer at the Coaching Academy at the Institute of Sport. Hockey player representing the colors of the third-league Torpedo Warsaw.
Dr. Zuzanna Mazur
Head of the Department of Theory and Methodology of Physical Education at the Academy of Physical Education in Warsaw. Expert of the ministerial project "PE with AWF Active today for health in the future" implemented since 2021.
Piotr Wroblewski
Physical education teacher with more than 30 years of professional experience, methodical advisor in physical education, expert on professional promotion for teachers.
Monika Pyrek
One of the best and most successful Polish female athletes, specializing in pole vaulting. She has improved the Polish record in pole vaulting 68 times. She is actively involved in promoting sports. She founded and runs a foundation named after her, as part of which she implements such projects as: Alternative PE lessons, Monika Pyrek Camp, Monika Pyrek Tour, the project of an educational e-platform and a conference on double careers in sports - the Power of Sports, or the Scholarship Fund Jump into Dreams.
Otylia Jedrzejczak
Olympic champion, two-time world champion, five-time European long-course champion, three-time world record holder. President of the Polish Swimming Federation since 2021.
The new core curriculum will go into effect on September 1, 2025.
