Students at Westfields Sports High School were present last Thursday when Premier Bob Carr
announced that all NSW high school students would spend extra time doing physical activity.
Mt Carr said students would spend extra time each week playing sport and related activities to
prevent childhood obesity.
Students from Years 7 to 10 would have extra time allocated under the physical education
curriculum from 2005.
"As part of the new curriculum, for the first time ever, as much time will now be spent
concentrating on physical activity as on theory," Mr Carr said.
"We want students to spend more time running around grounds and playing sport rather than
sitting in class.
HEALTHY ROLE: Premier Bob Carr with students from Westfields Sports.
"The new curriculum will also teach students more about diet including how to cook a
healthy meal and how to read the nutrition panels on cereal boxes.
Under the new compulsory Personal Development, Health and Physical Education syllabus,
students will learm how to:
Choose the best foods to eat and design weekly healthy family meals;
Schedule regular excersise into their daily lives;
Take part in a range of sporting roles including player, referee, coach or team manager;
Join organisations such as sports clubs;
Assess the value of different diets and evaluate the claims of dieting companies;
Follow the rules and code behaviour;
Try other sports such as orienteering, yoga, aerobics and vollyball;
HEALTHY ROLE: Premier Bob Carr with students from Westfields Sports.