Lindsay Shotbolt

A reflection on designing Health and Physical Education experiences that truly serve our students’ whole selves. The Question That Started It All In the quiet moments between classes, I found myself asking a question that wouldn’t let go: How might we design Health and Physical Education experiences that promote mindfulness, emotional regulation, and executive functioning in Senior School students to foster well-being, self-accountability, and positive social connections? It’s a mouthful, I know. But it captures something I’ve been feeling for…

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Rewind: What the Eisenhower Matrix Revealed When I sorted my work into urgent versus important, I discovered something powerful: I have a natural strength in self-reflection and a clear holistic vision for student development. I see my role as supporting students physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, and spiritually – not just teaching Physical Education, but fostering human development. The matrix helped me recognize that many system-driven tasks aren’t truly urgent. Take this week’s example: I spent hours editing a S.M.A.R.T. Goal…

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