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Course description

This course aims to develop students¿ knowledge, confidence, and capacity to (a) coordinate and lead programs of sport and physical activity within primary school settings (beyond Health and Physical Education), and (b) promote sport and physical activity participation through community partnerships (within and beyond school settings). Topics covered within the course involve whole-school sport and physical activity programs, sport and physical activity coordinators, social marketing and sports/physical activity promotion, Fitness for Life model and Wellness Weeks, and community partnerships. Students will engage in a range of interactive learning experiences and authentic assessment tasks that will help them develop an understanding of the theory and practice underlying the abovementioned topics in primary school settings. Assessment tasks include (a) organizing, promoting, delivering, and reflecting on a professional development workshop targeting classroom physical activity integration, and (b) mapping sport and physical activity opportunities in the community and critically evaluating the quality of these opportunities.

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