Physical Education

In Kindergarten and Grades 1 and 2, the P.E. curriculum is a balanced design that enhances perceptual/motor skills and develops basic movements in response to varying space, time, force, and flow. Students participate in activities that improve balance, endurance, strength, flexibility, and agility. They also experience movement through creative games, traditional games, and rhythms. Appropriate social behaviors are developed by working independently and with others during planned physical activities.

In Grades 3, 4, and 5, a more specific program of skills development is followed. Students practice and become more proficient in lead-up skills to team sports and participate in a full range of physical activities such as rhythms/dance, physical fitness, basic movement skills, and lifetime sports. Social development continues to be emphasized, as is a positive self-image. Students learn to evaluate their own capabilities and to establish realistic personal goals.