ABSTRACT
There are several important considerations that must be taken into account when establishing an educationally sound curriculum for physical education. The most crucial one is that the curriculum should be structured as an integral part of the total school curriculum and should reflect the schools’ philosophy about their particular children’s needs and the ways in which their own children learn. It is important to go beyond the general and sometimes clichéd statement, that the aims of physical education are the same as those of general education-that we are trying to ensure the greatest development of each child as an individual and that we are trying to prepare that child to take his place as a citizen in a democratic society. We all know that we are working towards the development of the whole person physically, socially, emotionally and intellectually, but it is important to think about how this can be achieved. Undoubtedly, physical education can make a significant contribution to the child’s total development, physical development, physical fitness and the development of the concept of ‘self’.
