Promoting health and well-being through Physical Education and School Sports

In 2009, the Month of Physical Education and School Sports (MEPSE) is unfolding in partnership and cooperation with the Grand Défi Pierre Lavoie, an initiative whose focus is to “get young people in elementary schools (and their families) up and moving."

(Mr. Lavoie, Quebec athlete and Canadian representative in the Hawaii Ironman competition distinguished himself as the winner of this event on three occasions. The competition is described as the world's ultimate endurance test.)

For high schools, the month of physical activity and school sports program is being implemented in conjunction with le Défi Santé (Health Challenge) of Collège Montmorency.

In Laval, the month was officially launched at Marcel Vaillancourt Elementary School, with a visit from Pierre Lavoie, the provincial spokesperson for the project. At the press conference that signified the start of the 2009 edition of Physical Education and School Sports Month, children of the school had a taste of what the month would bring, as they performed a number of challenging, interesting and fun activities that included the school’s own version of King of the Hill. (J.F.)