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Exergame Fitness Educates the World at the Exergame Education Workshop 2013

by Ashley Staley on Feb 26, 2013 at 1:02pm

On average, children spend three to seven hours a day parked in front of a television.  Whether it’s watching after school cartoons, the Disney Channel, or playing video games, the rate of child obesity has had a drastic increase throughout the course of the past 20 years.  Let’s Move!  a campaign launched by First Lady Michelle Obama, has an ambitious but important goal: to solve the epidemic of childhood obesity within a generation.  This nationwide...

DuPage County Institute Implements Technology into Physical Education

on Feb 28, 2012 at 11:35am

Physical Education at the Naperville School District has always been about providing every student with a variety of challenges that will contribute to the development and maintenance of their physical, cognitive, and affective well being.    At Naperville they believe physical education is a lifelong process, which is the primary responsibility of the student, shared by home, district and community.  Students at Naperville are provided with the foundation for...

Childhood Obesity: The Educational Cost

on Sep 15, 2008 at 12:18pm

A Message from Phil Lawler - PE4LifeMany people argue that childhood obesity is not a school issue and it is not the responsibility of the school to be concerned about children’s health. Schools are designed to teach reading, math, science, English, now foreign language, and history. No Child Left Behind as made sure core academics remains the focus of American Schools.These same people argue children’s health is totally the parent’s responsibility. I agree the...

Congrats to Phil Lawler - Lifetime Achievement Award

on Feb 4, 2009 at 10:57am

Madison Junior High School commemorated its 30th anniversary Monday with a celebration that often focused on the lifetime achievements of Phil Lawler.Lawler is a member of the original Madison faculty, a retired District 203 physical education coordinator and the director of education and training for PE4life, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the development of quality, daily physical education programs for all children.Madison Junior High celebrated its 30th anniversary Monday...

Hearing on “Using School Wellness Plans to Help Fight Childhood Obesity”

on Dec 17, 2009 at 11:29pm

Hearing on “Using School Wellness Plans to Help Fight Childhood Obesity” “Testimony of Phil Lawler Director, Exergame Fitness Advisory Board Member and PE4life Instruction and Outreach” Phil Lawler For 35 years, I served as a physical education teacher in Naperville, IL. I’m proud to say that our physical education program evolved into one of the most respected PE programs in the country over the last 15 years. In fact, our program was chosen by PE4life to be the country’s...