Tips for guardians

What is the role of the parent?

Guardians work in partnership with school personnel to ensure the successful development of their children. Like other important subject matter, it is critical that parents ask school educators and administrators about the quality of the Physical Education program being provided to their children. Questions can vary depending on the learning situation; here are some examples:

• What are the learning outcomes of the school Physical Education program?
• Does the Physical Education program support a wide variety of activities?
• How much Physical Education is offered to my child each week?
• Is my child’s school providing the allotted Physical Education time as outlined in the school curriculum?
• Why is my child’s Physical Education lesson cancelled so often?
• Why should my child miss their Physical Education lesson because the class has not finished other work?
• What are areas of strength for my child?
• Why is it that my child still cannot catch a ball properly?
• My child runs with an awkward style, is there anything that can be done?
• How can we help support what my child is learning in Physical Education?