More than 30 national Physical Educationassociations in Europe are member of Eupea.
EUPEA
...is a non-profit and non-governmental professional organisation of national PE associations, which promotes Physical Education and school sport in Europe by working with appropriate governmental and non-governmental organisations and individual experts and professionals.
...believes, that education is concerned with the total development and well-being of every child and young person. Physical Education makes a unique contribution to the education of all learners and enhances physical, social, emotional and cognitive development. Quality Physical Education is a regular planned programme of teaching and learning activity throughout the entire school year.
Vision
Promote and defend Physical Education as an important educational area within the school system and the training of young People.
Objectives
Organisation of symposia on the importance of PE
Investigate the situation of PE in the different member countries
Urging the ministers of education to pay more attention to PE in the school curriculum, at a regular basis
Urging the different countries to inform each other on the state of the PE
Mission
defend the presence of Physical Education within the curriculum through a continuously adjusted and actualized Argumentation
raise the presence of Physical Education, expressed in a number of hours, to minimum 1 hour a day, through promotion campaigns
Defend the position of Physical Education in all countries of Europe
Enforce the argumentation by exchanging experiences, knowledge, scientific research, observatories, etc.