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First PE teacher
Johann Friedrich Simon was the First Modern Physical Education teacher; he was a part of the curriculum at Johann Basedow's Philanthropinum in Dessau, Germany. -
Development of PE
Friedrich Jahn was best known for gymnastics. He used hiking as a method of improving Pe. Friedrich was big on Physical activity because of the Napoleonic wars, he didnt want this to happen again. -
Denmarks Bill
Denmark passed a bill that established the first mandatory physical education -
Hartford Seminary for Girls
Young girls will be trained in the classrooms to move head, hands, and arms gracefully; to sit, to stand, and to walk properly, and to pursue callisthenic exercises. -
First Pe Teacher in America
Charles Beck was the first formal instructor of physical education in the country. The Round Hill School was the first to make physical education -
Establishment of First College Gym
Harvard college started the first college gymnasium in 1826 -
First Turnverein in the U.S. established
These movements of gymnastics were brought over to the United States by immigrants. -
Vassar College created program for physical training
Physical training based on the belief that good health is essential for the development of women's mental and moral powers. -
Formation of Association for the Advancement of Physical Education
November 27, 1885 he held a meeting for people who were also interested in the profession and they formed the Association for the Advancement -
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
The NCAA was created as an outcome of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States.