About SHAPE America

SHAPE America — Society of Health and Physical Educators is the national organization that serves as the voice for 200,000+ health and physical professionals across the nation.  The organization's extensive community includes a diverse membership of health and physical educators, as well as advocates, supporters, and 50 state affiliate organizations.

Since its founding in 1885, the organization has defined excellence in physical education.  For decades, SHAPE America's National Standards for K-12 Physical Education have served as the foundation for well-designed physical education programs across the country.  Additionally, the organization helped develop and owns the National Health Education Standards.

SHAPE America provides programs, resources and advocacy that support an inclusive, active, kinder and healthier school culture and champion health and physical educators at every level, from preschool to university graduate programs.  Our school-based service-learning program — health. moves. minds.^® — helps teachers and schools incorporate social and emotional learning so students can thrive physically and emotionally, while raising funds to build and increase capacity for school health and PE programs.