TAPHE NS

Teachers Association for Physical & Health Education in Nova Scotia is a professional organization run through the Nova Scotia Teachers Union.

TAPHE began in 1972.

TAPHE Constitution (Click to find the constitution for the Teachers Association for Physical and Health Educators)

Grateful to our hosts at Northumberland Regional High School in Alma, Pictou County for sharing their space! Can't wait to see you all!

PHE CANADA NATIONAL CONFERENCE is going to NIAGRA FALLS in 2025!

2025 PHE National Conference
Sheraton Fallsview hotel, Niagara Falls, Ontario
May 1-3, 2025

This premier national event brings together physical and health education teachers, physical activity leaders, and sector expertise to support our collective goal of all children and youth in Canada living healthy, physically active lives.

We are inviting professionals who share our Vision of “all children and youth in Canada live healthy, physically active lives” to join us for the 2025 event.

Stay tuned – the call for presentations and event registration will open in September. Don't miss out!

For the current 2020 Physical Education P-12 Guidelines please click here.

For the current 2020 Yoga Guidelines please click here. For the French Yoga Guidelines click here.

For the current 2020 Dance Guidelines please click here.

These documents can also be found on your gnspes launch page in the following manner: Other Links > eLearning > Back to School Curriculum and Program Related Documents > Physical Education P-12

Amanda Brewer

PHE Canada has recognized Amanda with the

National Award for Teaching Excellence in Health Education

TAPHE would like to congratulate Nova Scotia's own Amanda Brewer and Jennifer Lloyd MacKenzie for being recognized by PHE Canada for outstanding work in their field. These honours are well deserved and you both make us very proud.

Jen Lloyd MacKenzie

PHE Canada has recognized Jennifer with the

National Award for Teaching Excellence in Physical Education

To see a complete list of PHE Canada's 2020 National Award Recipients, please click here.

TAPHE NS Challenge5.mp4

We may not be having a National Conference but nothing will stop us from having a dance off! Here is TAPHE's entry!

Membership for PHE Canada

Join your national association and research council and support the common vision of quality physical and health education in Canada. Once you are a member you can share information; make connections; and gain access to strategies, tools, and resources to drive our common objective. In addition, members and supporters benefit from exclusive access to physical and health related networking and career development opportunities, and special incentives and savings.

Looking for something new to try with your PE classes? Check out East Coast Outfitters!

East Coast Outfitters (ECO) has extensive options for groups of all sizes and ages. With school groups we usually do a 2 hour sea kayak tour/paddle and sometimes after the paddle school groups opt for a food options. You can see all options here: www.eastcoastoutfitters.com/tours - click on the group tours tab.

What ECO would like to do specifically for PE teachers across the province is help you submit your application to your respective centre for education in order to get approval which is one of the greatest hurdles to getting kids paddling. No matter where they are in the province, not only would we like students to visit our site and participate in paddling but also other places that offer paddling opportunities for students.

We are based in Lower Prospect and would love to hear from you!

Need some help? Have some questions on how to get started? Contact Adam

It's important to encourage participation in activities but remember that it should be FUN for the child!