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International Physical Literacy Conference Diamond sponsor QuaverEd celebrates movement education

The goal is to enrich the lives of children. Founded in 2009, QuaverEd is an education technology company that aims to reach children through state-of-the-art digital resources. They specialize in innovative curricula for elementary schools across North America and around the world. Their most recent curriculum offering, QuaverHealth•PE, engages thousands of students and teachers in physical literacy. 

Physical education professor and author Dr. Brian Culp joins keynote lineup at 2023 International Physical Literacy Conference

The latest addition to the keynote presenter lineup at the upcoming International Physical Literacy Conference in New York City is Dr. Brian Culp, an author and Professor at Kennesaw State University who specializes in youth physical activity, social climate, anti-racism, spatial justice, and leadership.

Investigative reporter and author Tom Farrey named as International Physical Literacy Conference keynote

Sport for Life is excited to announce that Tom Farrey, executive director of the Sports & Society Program at the Aspen Institute, will be a keynote speaker at the 2023  International Physical Literacy Conference, which takes place May 2-5 in New York City, New York.

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100 Mile House mobilizes PL4C

They’ve put together an eclectic team. When the community of 100 Mile House assembled their first partner table as part of the Physical Literacy for Communities (PL4C) initiative, it began with a trio of basketball coaches, a representative of the local soccer association, two members of a toddler…

Physical literacy summit coming to Rhode Island in March

Are you ready to chart a new course? The National Academy of Health and Physical Literacy (NAHPL) is preparing to host their first ever Summit from March 6 to 9, 2023 at the Newport Marriott in Rhode Island. Organizers hope to create an opportunity for professionals within the health and physical…

Sport for Life Honours International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day is an annual celebration of the social, economic and cultural achievements of women, and a reminder of the ongoing push for equity. This year Sport for Life decided to share stories from our team members that self-identify as women about the role physical activity has played…

Trinidad and Tobago runs with physical literacy culture change

For most people in Trinidad and Tobago, physical literacy is still a foreign concept – it’s only in recent years that it became part of their national conversation, thanks primarily to the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC) and the National Gas Company. But now the entire…

Active Sudbury champions physical literacy for children while schools, recreation centres and early learning facilities declare it a priority following the pandemic

School children have become alarmingly less active since the beginning of the pandemic, and now organizations in Sudbury are coming together to fight that trend by declaring physical literacy a priority for the area’s school boards, sport and recreation centres, and early childhood education…

Facing the challenges of multisport implementation through research

Why are young Canadian athletes less interested in trying multiple sports than they were a decade ago? What has changed, and can we change it back? These are the questions driving Alyssa Cox, head basketball coach of the University for Winnipeg Wesmen and academic researcher in the field of multisport.…

Diving club makes its debut in Prince George

Prince George has gone without a diving club for over a decade, so perhaps it shouldn’t have been a surprise that when Engage Sport North decided to launch the Prince George Pikes dive club at the beginning of 2023, the two quality sport programs they were offering quickly reached capacity –…

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