About
Meet the founder: Greg Romanko
Greg currently teaches Physical Education and Health K-3 in Hopkinton, MA and holds his provisional license in Massachusetts in Physical Education PreK-8 as well as a provisional license in Health/Family and Consumer Sciences for all grades. Greg attended Bridgewater State University as a postbacceleurate student in the initial licensure program for PreK-12 Physical Education. Greg earned a bachelor’s degree in management in 2017 and quickly realized the corporate world was not where his heart was, but rather teaching children physical education instead.
Being physically active has given Greg so much from the ability to compete at the college level to better mental health now that his playing days are over and he wants to give back. Greg believes being physically active has many benefits that are often overlooked. Greg not only wants to highlight those benefits, but also give opportunities for children and adults to be physically active and achieve a healthy and active lifestyle.
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Philosophy
Greg believes the current field of physical education is almost forgotten, but in a time where health and wellness is becoming a major topic of discussion in our society, physical education needs to be a major part of that discussion as well. Greg believes physical education needs to be a major focus and schools and teachers need to get away from the “busy, happy, good” mindset of teaching physical education. As physical educators, we need to put a focus on showing students how to move and allowing them to apply it to many different games and activities. We need to understand that not all students progress the same or develop the same and we need to structure our classes in a way that allows students to be instructed individually while still allowing everyone to play the same game or activity. Difficulty should be adjusted to match skill level and development so that no student is left behind. Most importantly, as physical educators, we need to make sure that we are exposing our students to a wide variety of games and activities that are outside the scope of “traditional” games so that our students can learn about themselves and what interests them and what doesn’t.
Physical education plays a much larger role in the lives of young children and shapes their perspective on physical activity for the rest of their lives. We need to recognize this and create the best possible experience that we can for them. Physical education doesn’t end when you graduate from high school either. As adults we need to learn new ways of staying active that can carry us through life in a healthy way, but also enjoying these and consistently improving our mental health through movement as well