Highlights

Highlights

2024

May:

  • PESTA hosted the TL Symposium which was attended by about 200 personnel from the PE fraternity.

2023

October:

  • PESTA received the MOE Innergy Award (Commendation) for the project on ‘Enhancing the quality of lesson discussions by exploiting online affordances in VEO.

2022

January:

  • PESTA launched its Ground Up Teachers Sharing (GUTS) network in PESTA FB page for teachers to share and transfer their tacit knowledge to others.

March:

  • PESTA introduced Physical Education Knowledgeable Others (PEKO) to harness the strengths and expertise of the PE fraternity to enhance PD experiences in a more beneficial and sustainable way.

May:

  • PESTA launched its book titled “CPD for Teaching and Learning in PE: Global Lessons from Singapore” in collaboration with Dr Susan Capel and Dr Julia Lawrence.

June:

  • Visit by delegation led by German Minister for Education, Youth and Sports, Baden-Wurttemberg, Ms Theresa Schopper

July:

  • PESTA launched the Lesson Ideas for Everyone (LIFE) series in PESTA FB Page for officers to share on lesson ideas.

August:

  • PESTA received the MOE Innergy Award (Commendation) for the project “Use of VR360 for Immersive Blended Learning PE Lessons”

2021

August:

  • PESTA conducted the Professional Learning Fiesta 2021, themed KaleidoscoPE
  • PESTA celebrated its 10th Anniversary
  • PESTA Time Capsule was commissioned by Academy Principal Ms Melanie Martens during the 10th Anniversary celebrations and to be opened on its 20th Anniversary.

2020

January:

  • Hosted Visiting Fellow Dr Stephen Mitchell

March:

  • Visiting Fellow Dr Linda Griffin conducted series of e-lectures on Game Based Approach for PESTA officers

November:

  • PELOT+ was refined to include Blended Learning Considerations (PELOT+ BL)
  • PESTA co-organised the inaugural Physical & Sports Education Virtual Conference (PSEvC) for the PE fraternity

2019

January

  • Hosted Visiting Fellow Dr Inez Christine Rovegno

February:

  • Hosted Visiting Fellow Dr Keith Williams Davids
  • PESTA organised Overseas Learning Trip to South Carolina University

July:

  • The HOD Network was set up to replace the PESTA Champion Network

August:

  • PESTA organised the Professional Learning Zone

2018

January:

  • PE’s first Principal Master Teacher, Mr Hanif Bin Abdul Rahman, was appointed

February:

  • PESTA revised PELOT to align to the Singapore Teaching Practice. The revised version is called PELOT+

March:

  • PESTA launched its Facebook Page, providing another platform to connect the PE fraternity

July:

  • Hosted Visiting Fellow Dr Lynda Nilges
  • The Portable Grid Line, developed by MTT Dr Clara Tan, was awarded the Public Sector Transformation Award (ExCEL Innovation Project)

2017

January:

  • PESTA hosted Visiting Fellow Dr Sara Ashworth

March:

  • PESTA developed the upper primary Game and Sports Video Resource

July:

  • PESTA hosted Visiting Fellow Dr Timothy Hopper
  • The Portable Grid Line (PGL), an innovation by PESTA and developed by MTT Dr Clara Tan, was awarded Gold for the Innergy (MOE HQ) Gold award

August:

  • PESTA and PSOEB co-organised the 3rd Physical and Sports Conference (PSE) at the Singapore Sports School
  • PESTA received the MOE Best Practice Award for the project PESTA LAB2

2016

January:

  • PESTA developed the lower primary Games and Sports Resource for lower primary

February:

  • PESTA hosted Visiting Fellow Dr Julia Lawrence

March:

  • PESTA hosted Visiting Fellow Dr Terry Louanne Sweeting
  • PESTA organised overseas learning trip to Cardiff University at Wales, UK

August:

  • PESTA organised the Professional Learning Zone

September:

  • PESTA hosted Visiting Fellow Dr Barry Gordon

November:

  • PESTA organised overseas learning trip to Brunel University at England, UK

2015

January:

  • A group of schools was identified as PESTA’s Satellite Schools to propagate best practices in PE. This replaced the Pathfinder Schools Programme established in 2012

July:

  • PESTA hosted Visiting Fellow Professor Susan Ann Capel

2014

March:

  • Hosted Visiting Fellow Mr Dan B. Young

April:

  • PESTA organised study trip to AAHPERD Conference held in Missouri

July:

  • PELOT, a PE Lesson Observation Tool developed by PESTA, was awarded Bronze for the Innergy (MOE HQ) Awards

2013

January:

  • PE’s first Master Teacher, Mr Hanif Bin Abdul Rahman, is appointed
  • Hosted Visiting Fellow Dr Paul Robinson
  • Hosted Visiting Fellow Dr Jozsef Bognar

February:

  • Hosted Visiting Fellow Dr Judith Rink

March:

  • PESTA began collaboration with Semmelweise University in Hungary on teaching of FMS in Pathfinder Primary Schools

May:

  • PESTA embarked on the PAM Research (PE) project to look into students’ affective development in PE

July:

  • PESTA and PSOEB co-organised the 2013 Physical & Sports Education (PSE) Conference with Dr Stephen Charles Jefferies as the keynote speaker
  • PESTA introduced the PE Lesson Observation Tool (PELOT) to the fraternity

November:

  • Overseas Learning Trip to Budapest, Hungary

December:

  • Ms Melanie Martens is appointed as Academy Principal, PESTA

2012

January:

  • PESTA initiated the Pathfinder Schools Programme to establish integrated Professional Learning Communities (PLC)

March:

  • PESTA initiated the set-up of the PESTA Networks
  • PESTA organised a study trip to AAHPERD Conference held at Boston

July:

  • Hosted Visiting Fellow Dr Jacalyn Lund

October:

  • Hosted Visiting Fellow Dr Ralph Pim

2011

February:

  • PESTA started operations and moved to Malan Road Campus

March:

  • PESTA organised a study trip to AAHPERD Conference at San Diego, USA with PESTA Champions and invited schools

August:

  • PESTA organized the inaugural 2011 Physical & Sports Education (PSE) Conference

2010

August:

  • Academy Principal, Mr Tan Teck Hock and the Core Team for PESTA were appointed to set up the academy

December:

  • First batch of PESTA Champions appointed

PREVIOUS

PESTA Team