Physical education, health and multiculturalism in covid-19 times: a high school experience

Abstract

This experience report describes and analyses the remote teaching project “What can bodies do in times of pandemic?” developed with classes from the 1^st year of High School integrated to the technical course in Events, from the Federal Institute of Mato Grosso (FIMT), within the scope of the Physical Education discipline during the covid-19 pandemic. We rely on Cultural Studies and multiculturalism to develop our teaching proposal. The topics covered were: health concepts; tips for maintaining physical and mental health during the pandemic; vulnerabilities of indigenous, black, women and LGBTQIA+ population in the pandemic; and body image. Despite the difficulties encountered, this project addressed relevant social issues, promoted greater use of digital technologies in the teaching-learning process, as well as stimulated the students’ cultural production.

Keywords:
PE; Health; Pandemic; Teaching; Multiculturalism