The History of Gym Class: Beyond Ropes and Relays
Schedule
Wed, 03 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
10 Bunker Hill Ave, Stratham, NH, United States, New Hampshire 03885 | Stratham, NH
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Register Here: https://strathamnh.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/history-of-gym-class/Rebecca Noel explores the sometimes alarming, sometimes hilarious backstory of what we now know as gym class. Physicians worried since the Renaissance that the sedentary, scholarly life makes people sick. Tracing this idea from Europe to the U.S., from scholars to children, the presentation shows how these fears inspired schools to get children moving. The program concludes with audience discussion of the relevance of this problem to our own times.
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