PE Across Borders is a monthly webinar series that brings together global voices in physical education to share real stories, practical strategies, and fresh ideas for international PE teachers. Each episode helps you build more meaningful, inclusive PE by learning from educators around the world!
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The Courage to Teach Across Borders
About the Free Webinar:
Speakers: Dr. Aaron Beighle, Leticia Carino, and Wyatt Franz
Date: Wednesday, April, 29th 2026
Time: 9:00 AM CT (Chicago) / 3:00 PM GMT (London) / 4:00 PM CET (Paris) / 8:30 PM IST (New Delhi)
Webinar Description:
The Courage to Teach Across Borders explores what it really takes to grow as an educator in international schools. In this episode, Aaron Beighle talks with Leticia Cariño and Wyatt Franz about how teaching across cultures reshapes not only how we teach but also how we think about students, community, and meaningful physical education.
- How international teaching builds resilience, flexibility, and perspective
- Ways PE can create belonging across languages, cultures, and backgrounds
- How both guests shifted toward more meaningful, student-centered teaching
- Why community, wellness, and connection matter when living and teaching abroad
- Practical reflections on embracing change, uncertainty, and adventure in education
About the Guests:
Leticia Cariño
Leticia Cariño is an international physical education teacher from Spain with experience across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the United States. She has taught in countries including Cambodia, China, the Netherlands, the U.S., and Côte d’Ivoire, working primarily within international school settings and the IB Primary Years Programme. Her work focuses on meaningful, student-centered physical education, cultural inclusion through movement, and building community across diverse school populations, and she is an active contributor to the global Meaningful PE community.
Wyatt Franz
Wyatt Franz is an international physical education teacher from the United States with over 15 years of experience teaching in global school settings. His career has taken him to countries including Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, where he has worked in diverse international school communities. Wyatt’s teaching emphasizes meaningful physical education, lifelong fitness, and adaptability, drawing on his experiences across cultures to create inclusive, engaging programs that encourage students to stay active beyond the classroom.
About the Host:
Dr. Aaron Beighle
Dr. Aaron Beighle (beat-lee) is an internationally recognized expert on physical education and school-based physical activity promotion at the University of Kentucky. With extensive global experience, Aaron regularly collaborates with schools seeking to elevate their P-12 physical education and physical activity promotion efforts. He has written more than 100 research-based and practical articles as well as six books, most notably Dynamic Physical Education for Elementary School Children, now in its 20th edition. He also contributes extensively to Dynamic PE ASAP (dynamicpeasap.com), a leading resource for evidence-based physical education and activity promotion.
Register for PE Across Borders
All registered users will receive a free recording of the webinar. All who watch the webinar will receive one hour of CEUs/CECs.
