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Join educators from all over the east coast for this exciting professional development opportunity!
Enjoy the diversity of new and exciting games, fitness activities, and lessons combined with unforgettable fellowship and memorable traditions, including:
NCAAHPERD is proud to host the Fall PELT at the Trinity Conference Center in Salter Path, NC. Nestled in a pristine maritime forest on the Outer Banks, the center extends from Bogue Sound to the Atlantic Ocean. A mild climate and award-winning landscaping, designed with sensitivity to the island environment, provide peaceful and restful surroundings.Comfortable lounge areas with fireplaces, refrigerators, and ice makers, and delicious home cooked meals served buffet and family style provide the perfect environment for stimulating fellowship with other North Carolina educators.
Charla Parker, the 2013 High School PE Teacher of the Year
Charla is in her 30th year of teaching and her 11th year at Fuquay Varina High School. Parker is a respected leader in health and physical education and has presented at numerous national conventions. In April of 2013 Charla was be honored by the Southern District Association of Athletics, Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance as the Southern District Physical Education Teacher of the Year. Her selection as the Southern District Teacher of the Year allowed her to win the honor of being named the Teacher of the Year by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education.
Parker received the Food for Thought Grant, the Project Lean and the Carol M. White Physical Education Program Grant to facilitate a wellness environment for students and teachers.
She received her bachelor’s degree in health and physical education from East Carolina University and a master’s degree in Exercise Science from Campbell University.
Parker’s hobbies include swimming, dancing, and playing and coaching tennis.
To read more about Charla, visit this web page.
Jimmy Cox of Ravenscroft School
Jimmy is a native of Mt. Airy NC. He graduated from UNC in 1976. He has been teaching physical education and coaching at Ravenscroft School, an independent K-12 school in Raleigh NC, for 37 years. During that time, he has taught all levels of physical education, and among his students are many of which he taught their parents! He currently teaches lower and middle school PE, and is chair of the middle and upper school PE department, which has ten PE teachers. Being at an independent school, Jimmy works closely with other members of the department to develop the PE curriculum for the school. He has been awarded the school’s highest teaching award (The Helton Award), and he has been inducted in the Ravenscroft Sports Hall of Fame. He first attended the spring PELT in 1985 and became hooked on these workshops, which he has often referred to as a “revival for PE teachers”. He has been a presenter at many workshops including the Fall PELT, the Spring PELT, and workshops for both independent schoolteachers and Wake County public school teachers. As a coach on both the high school and middle school levels, he has won over 475 games and a state title in basketball and 6 more state titles in golf. The middle school gym at Ravenscroft is named in his honor. In addition to his love for PE, he has a passion for golden retrievers, UNC athletics, the New York Yankees, the Indianapolis Colts, and golf. He has been married to his wife Linda for 27 years and they live in Raleigh with their two golden retrievers, Jeter and Guidry.
NCAAHPERD is proud to host the Fall PELT at the Trinity Conference Center located at 618 Salter Path Road, in Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina. Nestled in a pristine maritime forest on the Outer Banks, the center extends from Bogue Sound to the Atlantic Ocean and provides a variety of modern facilities and comfortable accommodations. A mild climate and award-winning landscaping, designed with sensitivity to the island environment, provide peaceful and restful surroundings. Comfortable lounge areas with fireplaces, refrigerators, and ice makers, and delicious home cooked meals served buffet and family style provide the perfect environment for stimulating fellowship with other North Carolina educators.
The Center's guestrooms and dorms are nestled within the natural beauty and tranquillity of the maritime forest. Guestrooms have a private bath, double and single beds and are individually heated and cooled. Trinity Center dormitories are sub-divided into 2 large sleeping quarters and includes a bathroom, screened porch and private center room.
When packing for the Fall PELT, be sure to bring clothing suitable for participation in physical activity because our awesome presenters will have plenty of new and exciting activities to take back to share with your students.
Otherwise, pack just as you would for a two-night stay at the beach during the fall. Fall weather on the Crystal Coast varies greatly. Fall days can be very warm, whereas fall evenings may feel chilly because of the ocean breeze. September's average high temperature is 83 degrees and the average low is 63 degrees.
Other items you might want to consider bringing include a flashlight and a bathing suit. The flashlight may prove handy for evening activities. If you are interested, you may be able to enjoy a swim in the nearby Atlantic Ocean.
Artie Kamiya, Executive Director
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The Alliance partners with other organizations that have common goals and interests. We encourage you to support their work as well as ours as together we strive to create a healthier, more creative, and active North Carolina.
NCAAHPERD-SM is a 501(C)(3) not for profit organization of athletics, health, physical education, recreation, and dance professionals whose mission is "To provide advocacy, professional development, and unity for health, physical education, recreation, dance, and athletics professionals and students in order to enhance and promote the health of North Carolinians. Our vision is to be the leading organization promoting and supporting a healthier, more creative, and active North Carolina."
