Didactic path in Gymnastics teaching at School

an experience report

Abstract

The study presents an experiential account of teaching gymnastics in schools, utilizing the flipped classroom approach and a didactic path for organizing the Gymnastics Festival: In tune with bodies. The adopted pedagogical approach provided students with a playful and enjoyable experience of gymnastics, including moments of joy, enthusiasm, challenges, and reinterpretation. The Gymnastics Festival, as an integral part of this Physical Education teaching process, enriched the school environment and fostered student engagement, autonomy, collaborative and cooperative participation. These results highlight the importance of (re)thinking teaching practices in order to promote greater student participation and engagement that transcend the boundaries of mere sports practice.