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Catherine Beetcher found Hartford Seminary
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Round Hill School Opens
A school who trained students in gymnastics -
First US Physical Education Teacher
Charles Beck becomes first physical education teacher in U.S. at Round Hill School. -
First College Gymnasium
Charles Follen opens the first college gymnasium at Harvard -
First YMCA is founded
YMCA founded in London by by George Williams -
Amherst College
In 1861 Amherst College in Amherst, MA becomes first college to establish first men physical eduaction program. Previously bounded by religious prohibitions, this was a big improvement because the importance of exercise and fitness began to become accepted. -
The Normal Institute of Physical Education is founded in Boston
Dio Lewis developed the first sense of pedgogy for physical education. -
California State Legislation
In 1866 in California, the first state legislation was passed that required physical education. This legislation help to ensure some sort of phyiscal activity for students at school. -
Swedish Gymnastics
In 1883 Hartvig Nissen introduced Swedish gymnastics to the United States. Nissen introduced Swedish gymnastics in Washington, DC. Unlike the German system of gymnastics, the Swedish system was more therapeutic and focused on resistance exercise -
Adelphi Conference
At the Adelphi Conference in 1885, the Association for the Advancement of Physical Education was formed. This association was formed to better prepare professional with the skills they need to teach physical education. -
National Education Association
The National Education Association recognized physical education as a curricular field. This allowed for physical educators to meet as specialists in a fully recognized school subject. Also, the physical education profession began to viewed education rather than medicine as the parent field. -
Master's Degree Program
In 1901 the first master's degree program in physical education started at Teachers College. This was a huge leap for physical educators, allowing them to expand their knowledge and better teach the curriculum. -
The New Physical Education
The New Physical Education was published by Thomas Wood and Rosiland Cassidy. This was a landmark text and the importance of physical education was finally realized. -
AAPHERD is established
President Kennedy reforms the the Council on Youth Fitness started by Eisenhower and it ultimately becomes the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
