The Physical Education Program is designed to help students enjoy the world of sport and recreation.The curriculum includes a variety of prescribed and selected activities that promote both conceptual and skill-based learning.Students also focus on Health and physical fitness, both as an end in themselves, and as a means toward enhanced performance.The ultimate aim of general education is to provide students with the lifetime tools for learning and living.Some of the content in this process includes skills in the academic, social, and movement areas.Therefore, in dealing with the whole child, education seeks to offer students a life of meaning, reward, and self-fulfillment.Physical Education is consistent with these aims in that it seeks to promote health habits and physical skills that influence current and later life choices.
Objectives: 1.To provide vigorous activity for physical development 2.To teach fundamental motor skills as they relate to movement and sport activities 3.To provide games, sports, and other activities that will enhance both the interests and the ability to play successfully 4.To develop an understanding and an interest in fitness 5.To promote acceptable social standards and attitudes of good sportsmanship 6.To assist in the growth of emotional security by fostering joy and satisfaction in group challenges and activities 7.To present a wide spectrum of recreational activities that will enable students to make informed choices in later years 8.To provide team building through physical challenge and accomplishment 9.To develop an awareness of safety 10.To assess student progress and ability