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Physical Activities: In a paper, presumably ironically titled 'Maintaining Breadth and Balance at Key Stages 1 and 2', the QCA (1998) advocales an increased narrowing down of the Physical Education curriculum, towards competitive games and away from outdoor and adventurous activities and athletics. This consequent marginalisation of Physical Education raises great cause for concern regarding children's current activity levels and future lifestyles, especially those children who already receive limited opportunities for physical activities. Children in the United Kingdom already receive fewer hours of Physical Edu¬cation than any other comparable country in Europe (Armstrong and Welsman 1997), and these reforms seem destined to place our children still further behind.
Sadly, political events seem to be working against such approaches. Early statements sounded supportive of an increased profile for sport and physical activities:
Labour's approach to sport recognises the need to focus on a founda¬tion where young children are introduced to a broad and balanced pro¬gramme of activities (Labour Party 1996, p. 6) and Primary school teachers are to be given the key role of ensuring that all children experience physical activities. This is not only beneficial to children's health, it can also help equip them with social skills and the enthusiasm for lifelong sports participation.See Also Building Activities:The statues, carved in hard black or green-blue stone, show him with hands clasped in reverence to a god. Inscriptions on some of the statues and on clay cylinders tell of Gudea's extensive building activities, his trade with countries as distant as Egypt and Ethiopia, and his wars and other activities.
Active Façades : A New Medium?
Building façades and walls are changing before our eyes, reacting with apparent intelligence to the news, the weather-even our physical proximity to the structures.
Some announce the activities they contain or the building's use and occupancy ("open to the public," for example, or "home team plays tonight"), in ways both transcendent and trite.
Others play games literally with the outside world, tricking the eyes of passersby or treating invited parties to both dialogue and diversion.
On The Other Hand See Balancing Activities:Events that may or may not be conducted on a competitive basis include tumbling, trampolin-ing, and certain vaulting, climbing, and balancing activities. In addition, women develop free move¬ment routines using hand apparatus. Gymnastic events and activities are used commonly for ex¬hibitions and festivals, especially in European countries.
Balancing stunts can be performed with p,i or with groups of gymnasts. Types of balance: include knee and shoulder, foot to hand, ad arm to arm skills; groups form pyramids wiu combinations of balancing skills.
Acrobats specialize in stunts such as swiru» on a trapeze, balances on a high wire, bounces on a teeterboard, and feats of skills on the bad of a moving horse. These specialties are classi¬fied as acrobatics, and the performers general) appear with vaudeville or circus troupes. |
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