Wellbeing: Physical Education

Grade 9 PE introduces students to a wide range of activities that encourage an exploration of the connection between physical activity and lifelong health and health-related fitness. The course provides an introduction to strength principles and the skills, techniques and safety necessary to engage in strength-related exercise. Through a variety of sports, students demonstrate basic strategies and an understanding of rules that shape different games. Students develop interpersonal skills such as cooperation, communication and conflict management. Assessment and maintenance of one’s personal fitness level is encouraged through Independent Fitness through understanding the concepts and principles required to improve one’s health and performance.

The Grade 10 PE course is designed to highlight the cooperative nature of sport and explore the key concept of what it means to be an effective team member working with others towards a shared objective. In this course, students will have the opportunity to participate in traditional and non-traditional sports, improve upon their fundamental motor skills, and investigate various strategies and tactics needed to be successful in a team sport. Communication, effort, and cooperation with others will be the focus of each lesson. In addition, a focus on safe game-play and adaptability will allow students to create variations in their games that will allow them to modify or extend these activities. Fitness and being physically active will be encouraged through the Independent Fitness program.

In Grade 11 students will explore sports that are designed to develop tactical game competency and to target each student’s skill level through differential teaching strategies that enable individual skill progression. In the fitness and strength units they will learn the relevant anatomy and physiology to better understand how biomechanics alongside energy system training can be tweaked to enhance sports performance. This class will use current technology to regulate and monitor fitness which will enable students to set relevant goals and track improvements. Emphasis will be placed on developing the skills, both mentally and physically to improve whether that be in a team sport or as an individual. Students will be required to monitor and record their physical activity to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

The Grade 12 PE course allows students to develop a balance between their social, mental and physical well-being. Students will consolidate their skills and game knowledge through sports and activities with a focus on developing interests that they can pursue at college. Within the fitness and conditioning units they will develop bespoke training plans that will foster positive habits that will enhance their quality of life. Through peer teaching they will be reflective, grow socially as leaders, be positive supporters, and develop interpersonal skills. The ultimate goal is for students to be properly equipped with the knowledge and skills and to have developed health related interests to continue to be successful. Students should be monitoring and recording their physical activity because they wish to maintain a healthy lifestyle.