About Our Physical Education Program

Physical Education Program Outcomes
Guided by State and National Physical Education Standards 

for the purpose of:

Creating Physically Educated Citizens

A Physically Educated Person (NASPE Standards):

Standard 1:

Demonstrates competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities.

Standard 2:

Demonstrates understanding of movement concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics as they apply to the learning and performance of physical activities.

Standard 3:

Participates regularly in physical activity.

Standard 4:

Achieves and maintains a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.

Standard 5:

Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others in physical activity settings.

Standard 6:

Values physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and/or social interaction.

Physical Education Program Rationale

Vision

Physical education is an integral part of the district total education program. As such, it is a sequential educational program that provides students with the knowledge, skills, fitness and attitudes necessary to lead a healthy lifestyle.

A physically educated person who participates in health enhancing physical activity:

1.   Demonstrates competence in selected motor skills.

2.   Assesses, achieves and maintains physical fitness.

3.   Applies cognitive concepts in making wise lifestyle choices.

4.   Exhibits appropriate personal-social character traits while participating in physical activity.

Participation in physical education classes contributes to the overall success in the child’s school life because it develops self-confidence, social skills and prepares them as ready learners.

The goals of our Physical Education program are guided by domains of learning:

1.   Psychomotor: The development and application of all physical skills.

2.   Cognitive: Demonstration of understanding and application of concepts in movement and physical education.

3.   Affective: Social aspects of learning, including attitudes, beliefs, and feelings.

Mission Statement

Physical Education is an established academic subject area within the district total education program and we believe it is essential to the well being of our students and in ensuring that they are ready learners. 

Physical Education is based upon the acquisition of knowledge and skills that are the foundation for engaging in physical activity. However, the mere acquisition of knowledge and skills is not enough. The mission of Physical Education is to empower all students to sustain regular, lifelong physical activity as a foundation for a healthy, productive and fulfilling life.

Physical Education in the district is a sequential educational program. It is based on physical activities undertaken in an active, caring, supportive and nonthreatening atmosphere in which every student is challenged and successful. Students with disabilities are provided with a learning environment that is modified, when necessary, to allow for maximum participation.