Physical Education
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Throughout the school year, students will perform basic motor and manipulative skills and will attain competency in a variety of physical activities. Students will participate in activities related to a specific sport; learn about the skill related components of physical fitness and how they apply to the chosen sport; and will gain proficiency in the necessary skills of the sport. Students will also participate in activities to improve the health related components of physical fitness; learn about overall wellness; understand the benefits of being active; and are encouraged to participate in daily exercise whether in school, at home, or in their community.
Standard 1: Personal health and fitness
Students will have the necessary knowledge and skills to establish and maintain physical fitness, participate in physical activity, and maintain health.
Standard 2: A safe and healthy environment
Students will acquire the knowledge and ability necessary to create and maintain a safe and healthy environment.
Standard 3: Resource Management
Students will understand and be able to manage their personal and community resources.
Physical Education
GradeS 9, 10, 11, 12 | Full-Year Course
All students are required by the State Department of Education to take four full years of physical education unless a written note from a medical doctor is presented to the school nurse. Work completed during this class satisfies the Department of Education requirements for hands only CPR/AED instruction and return demonstration.
Dance
GradeS 9, 10, 11, 12 | Full-Year Course
This course is open to 9th-12th grade students as part of their PE requirement. Students in this course will focus on learning movement fundamentals through the dance elements of time, space and energy. The intent of this course is to give students an awareness and reverence for the physical body and its athletic and expressive capabilities. Students will experience these elements through the study of various styles of dance. Introductory elements of vocabulary, history, choreography and performance will also be included in this course.