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Oceania Summit on Physical Education: Ten Years after the First World Summit on Physical Education |
Ten years after the First World Summit on Physical Education, ICSSPE and the Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) have jointly organised the Oceania Summit for Physical Education 2009. The summit will take place on the 7th July 2009, at the Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. The event will be held in association with the 26th ACHPER International Conference. The summit will acknowledge the relationships between physical education and sport development,whilst recognising the responsibility of educational leadership. It will be followed by workshops on capacity building, advocacy and developments in physical education practise and theory from 8-10 July 2009, during the ACHPER International Conference. This will be the first summit held in the Oceania region, with the two previous World Summits held in Berlin, Germany in 1999 and in Magglingen, Switzerland in 2005. Two major points emerged from the First World Summit, which was attended by representatives from more than 80 nations: Physical education is a right for all children and a fundamental component of their development and education. Strategies and actions are needed to ensure that quality physical education is implemented and supported worldwide. The Berlin Agenda for Action was reviewed and extended in the Magglingen Commitment; ICSSPE believes that it is vital to take this agenda to the individual regions, to encourage action at national level, so that all children and young people may enjoy the right to a physical education and the healthy and positive lifestyle benefits which it brings. Therefore, the organisers wish to secure discussion among representatives of National Olympic Committees, Sport Federations, Ministers, senior officials, practitioners and experts from education, health and sport. Further details, including additional background information and briefing, will be available at www.icsspe.org in the near future. icsspe.org/index.php?m=15 Oceania Summit on Physical Education: Ten Years after the First World Summit on Physical Education