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Episode SIX introduces Leticia Cariño, an Elementary (PYP) Physical Educator in Abidjan in the Ivory Coast. In this episode, we discuss opportunities and challenges related to implementation and how the way we implement MPE is contextual. Leti shares several reflective strategies she uses with her learners and how she uses those reflections to shape her instruction to meet her student's needs.

Leticia Cariño is a passionate physical educator from Spain, dedicated to promoting health and well-being among her students. Currently, she teaches Physical Education (PE) in the Primary Years Programme (PYP) at the International Community School of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Previously, Leti spent 7 years at an international school in Cambodia where she first became interested in the ideas of the Meaningful Physical Education framework. Leti shares her ideas on her blog Inspired by Movement to see examples of the way Leti applies the framework as discussed in the episode, check out a few of her blog posts linked below.

Links from Episodes

• Inspired by Movement - Individual Pursuits & The Meaning PE Framework
• Inspired by Movement - MPE Inquiry into Movement & Gymnastics
• Meaningful Physical Education: An Approach for Teaching and Learning (Amazon)

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• Meaningful PE Strategies (Google Doc)
• Learning About Meaningful Physical Education (LAMPE) Website

Thanks to Isaiah Gleddie for the guitar pieces, SSHRC for some funding and our guests for sharing!