The word “curriculum,” as defined from its early Latin origins, literally means “to lead a course.” Curriculum documents organize instructional content while providing the foundational elements teachers need to affect learning. (Krause 2006) Curriculum can be illustrated in many different ways such as: A set of subjects, content, a program of study, a set of materials, a set of performance objectives, a program of studies, everything that is planned by the school. personal and, more importantly, what a learner experiences as a result of school. (Olivia 1997) The connection between curriculum and learning is of paramount importance in any educational institution (needs to be smoother). This essay will aim to critique and evaluate learning. program document in relation to educational objectives, sociological perspectives and conceptions of learning related to the issues studied in the first semester of curriculum studies. The first section of this essay will discuss the chosen curriculum document which in this case is Personal Development, Health and Physical Education NSW. (PDHPE) K-6 Program. The address will aim to include why the document was developed and the theory behind it. This address will include teaching approaches specifically aligned with the areas of the document on which I will focus my assessment. The sociological perspective of the essay will be reflected through the theme of diversity and in a more specific section; Gender and its relationship to the NSW PDHPE document. The third section of the essay will then look at the learning design sequence which, in turn, will explain how the teaching document was constructed whilst critiquing how gender diversity is positively encompassed within.. .... middle of article...... he NSW Personal Development, Health and Physical Education Curriculum, Kindergarten to Year 6, The Board of Studies New South WalesOxford Online Dictionary Learning ( 1927), original definition as printed in the Oxford Dictionary. Accessed 03/12/2010 from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/learningPenney, D (2002) Gender and Physical Education: Contemporary issues and future directions(Name) (2002) Department of Health and Human Services of the United States, Encyclopaedia of HealthRink, J (1993) Teaching physical education for learning, Mosby, St Louis, MORuskin, R (2008) Personal development, health and physical education, results 1, preliminary courseScraton, S ( 1993) Equality, diversity and physical education in secondary schools, in Equality, Education and Physical Education, Falmer Press, LondonThe Quality Teaching Framework Pedagogy- Board of Studies