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 1st 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.