PARKOUR IN SCHOOLS

Parkour is a perfect fit for the New Zealand Health and Physical Education (HPE) Curriculum. As a diverse and holistic practice, parkour can be valauble for all four HPE strands - Personal health and physical development, Movement concepts and motor skills, Relationships with other people, and
Healthy communities and environments.

NZ Parkour has been working with secondary schools for 8 years and can help your school with the following opportunities:

Parkour in PE at secondary schools
Parkour workshops at primary and intermediate
One-off workshops (on or off school property)
Staff professional development
School parkour clubs

Our main coaching team is based in Hamilton and services schools in the Waikato region, but we are able to travel further afield and do have other coaching staff with varying availability throughout the country. Let us know how we can help!

RESOURCES

Junior Parkour Unit Framework

We have developed a Unit Framework for physical education in junior PE. The framework covers achievement objectives, learning outcomes, key competencies, success criteria, rubrics, as well as a brief course content overview. Download the Junior Parkour Unit.

NOTE: It is not recommended for schools to undertake parkour without the support of an NZ Parkour or other qualified parkour coach.

Senior Parkour Assessment Resources

We are in the process of finalising assessment resources for use in years 11 – 13. Ask us about parkour in the senior years.

School Parkour Club Resource

Schools are often excellent training grounds for parkour, but it is important for staff and students alike to work together in order to ensure that the students and the school are in agreement on how parkour is or is not to be trained on schools grounds. This resource covers all the ins and outs of parkour training outside of class time and can be used by students or staff to create a parkour club at school. Download the club resource.

TESTIMONIALS

We found the program that was offered in 2015 and 2016 was extremely beneficial for our students in terms of:

· Challenging the belief of what physical activity is and can be
· Giving the students a mental and physical challenge that is different to others they have encountered
· The challenge by choice model
· ``To be and to last`` philosophy
· The ``I can’t do it YET`` mentality

These are just a few of the benefits I believe our students were exposed to.

I did find the program far more beneficial in 2015, where there was more than one instructor with a group. I think the students appreciated having more than one instructor present given the challenging nature of the activity. I think this also made it less stressful and more manageable for the instructors themselves. 11058371_861643563907056_3164113933990139215_n

Fairfield College

Murray Shannon - HOD

Our Phys Ed Dept identified a gap in our students’ movement vocabulary which we felt needed development.

We contacted Parkour NZ to help us develop a unit and the results were superb. The unit progressed in logical steps, was challenging, engaging, and fun - adding a new dimension to our students' movement vocabulary by challenging them to be adventurous, take risks, and expose them to a new and different approach to movement.

The lessons used basic equipment we could source from within our school or our community, as well as the architectural features of our school environment, so the financial outlay was minimal. Parkour NZ provided our staff with professional development for the theory and skills of parkour and assisted with the delivery of the programme when we felt we needed support.

I recommend Parkour NZ very highly and encourage you to seek their support if your school is considering parkour as part of the HPE curriculum. DioLogo