PHASE

PHASE is a community for all educators focused on physical education, health, athletics, sports, and experiential learning. The conference allows participants to learn from leading authorities in their respective fields as well as from practitioner presenters to network with fellow educators and to access good practice and resources in multiple formats. PHASE has evolved from the Asia Pacific Physical Education Conference (APPEC) which pioneered a dedicated Physical Education and Wellness event for the Asia Pacific region starting in 2015. PHASE is an acronym based on the core areas that the community aims to bring together: Physical Education, Health & Wellness, Athletics, Sports, and Experiential Learning. The acronym also has a meaning beyond being a list of content or topic areas: Phase is defined as: “a distinct period or stage in a process of change or forming part of something’s development.” Schools have students for a particular phase in their development and hope to influence and develop them into being well rounded balanced young people. The work physical educators, coaches, trainers, and wellness teachers do is integral in achieving this goal.