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#MyAdventure August Edition HELLO! How is everybody doing?, I hope everyone is hanging in there to the best of their ability. I suddenly had a panic attack in the middle of the night that I had not written this blog. I usually have it written at the end of the month, so in this case this one …
Arizona Health and Physical Education is excited to continue our partnership with Shape Up US and their Hip Hop Healthy Heart Program for Children™. Shape Up US continues to provide fun and exciting activities for kids and families with their next event, Shape Up US Presents Young Lions Ninja Warrior Obstacle Courses & Health and Wellness Expo November 7th at …
Register Today! Special Olympics of Arizona (SOAZ’s) Healthy LEAP into Fitness (HLIF) program is modeled to include health education, class activities, and group workouts! The curriculum is designed to be taught in an eight-week format, as a team at practice, in health promotion or fitness class, or within a community program or group home. HLIF focuses on four pillars of …
Across the country, school districts are developing reopening plans for the upcoming school year. And, while these plans vary from district to district, there is one message we want all local leaders and administrators to hear loud and clear: Health and physical education is essential for students’ physical, mental and social-emotional health — and now, more than ever, it’s vital …
Open to Everyone! Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants two days prior to this workshop. Please contact Matthew Mixer (mixer@azhpe.org) with questions. (Click Here) to RSVP for Free
Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants two days prior to this workshop. Please contact Kyle Bragg (bragg@azhpe.org) with questions. Click Here for PDF version with Registration Link
#MyAdventure July Edition Here we go, doing my best to fulfill the promise of a blog once a month. I have no idea how these blog writers do it. This is for sure an adventure for me and I did not think I would still be writing these 7 months later. I hope that what I am writing is somewhat …
A day at the playground can be tempting on a bright sunny day, but in the Arizona heat, it can also be dangerous. Children playing outside during Arizona summers can face 100 days or more of temperatures north of 100°F. Too often playgrounds use heat-retaining, unnatural surfaces in the middle of parks with no shade, especially in Phoenix. These unshaded playgrounds can act …
Toni Chilton, Arizona Health and Physical Education President along with Courtney Teatro, Awards Chair would like to announce that the 2020 Honor and Recognition Awards are scheduled to take place on Tuesday, October 27th. This year’s event will be held again at the Children’s Museum of Phoenix, located at 215 North 7th Street in Phoenix. Nominations for all Arizona Health …
#MyAdventure June Edition Hey everybody, I cannot believe it’s June! So much has happened and I don’t know if you feel the same as me, but living through it time was going SO SLOW and summer seemed SO FAR away. And well BAM! It’s here! School is done, no more online teaching or homeschooling (those of you who …