12-05-2006, 12:10 AM
The Future Fisherman Foundation, The American Association for Leisure and Recreation, The National Association for Sport and Physical Education and The Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation are partnering to sponsor the Physical Education Grants - "Physh Ed" - Initiative.
These grants provide up to $5,000 to physical education teachers to help establish a fishing and/or boating education program in their school. The grant recipient will attend a 3-day Physical Education Grants Training Workshop. Travel to and from the workshop will be included in the grant award. Room and board will be covered by the Future Fisherman Foundation.
The grant is open to all K-12 PE teachers who are members of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Applications for the 2007-2008 school year are due March 2, 2007. Information is available on the Future Fisherman Foundation's website at http://www.futurefisherman.org/programs/pegrants.php or on the Division's website at http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/pegrant.htm .
Meet Physical Education Standards
The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) developed a set of standards for physical education that discusses what a student should know and be able to do as a result of a quality physical education program. All standards can be met by a fishing and/or boating program. Some of the standards that can be met include the
following:<br />
-- Understand that physical activity provides opportunity for enjoyment, challenge, self-expression and social interaction.<br />
-- Demonstrate competency in many movement forms and proficiency in a few movement forms.<br />
-- Applies movement concepts and principles to the learning and development of motor skills.<br />
-- Exhibits a physically active lifestyle.<br />
-- Preparing for a fishing education program
Act now to get a program started in your school or education center.
These grants provide up to $5,000 to physical education teachers to help establish a fishing and/or boating education program in their school. The grant recipient will attend a 3-day Physical Education Grants Training Workshop. Travel to and from the workshop will be included in the grant award. Room and board will be covered by the Future Fisherman Foundation.
The grant is open to all K-12 PE teachers who are members of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Applications for the 2007-2008 school year are due March 2, 2007. Information is available on the Future Fisherman Foundation's website at http://www.futurefisherman.org/programs/pegrants.php or on the Division's website at http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/pegrant.htm .
Meet Physical Education Standards
The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) developed a set of standards for physical education that discusses what a student should know and be able to do as a result of a quality physical education program. All standards can be met by a fishing and/or boating program. Some of the standards that can be met include the
following:<br />
-- Understand that physical activity provides opportunity for enjoyment, challenge, self-expression and social interaction.<br />
-- Demonstrate competency in many movement forms and proficiency in a few movement forms.<br />
-- Applies movement concepts and principles to the learning and development of motor skills.<br />
-- Exhibits a physically active lifestyle.<br />
-- Preparing for a fishing education program
Act now to get a program started in your school or education center.