Darren Avrit
FAvrit Instant Activities

The FAvrit Instant Actitivity Cards inventor is Darren K. Avrit, a 14 year veteran of teaching physical education. He has taught at every level of education from pre-K through college and has been a presenter at numerous conferences and workshops across the state. He began his career with the San Luis Coastal Unified School District as an elementary physical education specialist. He taught elementary physical education for 6 years during which time he was honored by CAHPERD as “Physical Education Teacher of the Year” for California (2001). He switched roles the next year and began teaching Junior High school for the Orcutt School District, teaching 7th and 8th grade physical education and health. After his second year, he had the opportunity to teach a summer course for the University of La Verne at their Central Coast Campus Site. He was subsequently offered a permanent position with the University and today is an assistant professor for the Liberal Studies Program and teaches the physical education, health, and senior seminar courses. He just completed a physical education mentor program for San Luis Coastal Unified School District mentoring 1st – 3rd grade teachers in physical education. He currently volunteers to teach Kindergarten physical education once a week for the Lucia Mar School District.