Beyond the Game: Leadership, Competition + Cooperation

Credits 0.5
Prerequisite Courses
Home Learning
Moderate
Course Description

Beyond the Game is a dynamic PE course that goes deeper than physical skills—it’s about building leadership, fostering teamwork, and mastering the art of cooperation through competitive and collaborative activities. Students will participate in team sports, group challenges, and strategy-based games designed to develop communication, problem-solving, and resilience. This course empowers students to lead, support, and succeed together—skills that matter both on and off the field.

TEAM SPORTS - Basketball, Touch Rugby, Soccer, Netball, Volleyball

GROUP CHALLENGES - Trust Activities, Problem Solving, Physical Puzzles

LEADERSHIP - Peer Coaching, Student Led Tournaments, Game Management

This course can be repeated.

This innovative physical education course is designed to develop students’ skills in teamwork, collaboration, and leadership through engaging group activities. With a focus on fostering competency, autonomy, self-respect, and curiosity, the course creates a safe, inclusive, and accessible environment where every student can thrive. Students will explore the principles of group dynamics through team sports, novel games, cooperative challenges, and movement-based activities. These experiences will help build physical skills, enhance communication, and strengthen problem-solving abilities. Emphasis will be placed on creating mutual respect, empowering individual contributions, and cultivating a curiosity for trying new activities and working with diverse groups. By the end of the course, students will gain confidence in their ability to lead and contribute meaningfully within a team, develop a deeper understanding of their own strengths, and appreciate the value of collective effort.

Grades
11,
12
Grading Scheme
Standards-based Course