Physical Education Learning Philosophy
Physical Education along with Health and Wellness facilitates the development of each individual to reach their fullest potential. Students are provided with the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values to enable them to be responsible in developing and maintaining their physical, mental, social and emotional well-being. Students are encouraged to contribute positively to the well being of others and to lead ‘lifelong ‘healthy active lifestyles.
MISSION
It is our mission to ensure learners:
• Establish a solid foundation for maintaining healthy, active and productive lives.
• Develop movement skills leading toward competency in self-selected activity, healthy levels of
fitness and cooperative interaction skills needed for successful participation in an active lifestyle
• Develop teamwork and cooperative skills used to work effectively with others, set individual and
group goals, solve problems and enhance the quality of interpersonal relationships.
• Communicate and work in ways that promote and maintain di64gnity and respect for themselves
and others.
• Master knowledge, skills and behaviors essential to healthy living
• Accept responsibility and consequences for personal decisions and behaviors
• Increase their capacity to work effectively
• Make positive behavioral choices
AIM
The aim is to aid students in achieving their fullest potential through the acquisition of knowledge and skills necessary to attain healthy levels of well-being and to maintain active lifestyles throughout their lifespan.
Essential Learning Standards
Essential Learning Standards define areas of understanding and abilities which students are expected to have.
1. Skilled Movement
2. Knowledge and Concepts
3. Fitness and Active Lifestyle
4. Personal and Social Behaviors
5. Health & Wellness
*Each essential learning standard is equally weighted through learning.
Methods of Assessment:
Essential Learning Standards will be assessed in a variety of ways such as;
1. Practical observations
2. Peer and Self Analysis
3. Projects
4. Presentations
5. Written Assignments
6. Tests
Research on Physical Activity leading to Academic Excellence:
1. " One of the best ways to maximize brain function is through exercise and movement" John Ratey, renowned brain researcher. (1)
2. “Adding exercise to your lifestyle sparks your brain function to improve learning on three levels:
First, it optimizes your mind-set to improve alertness, attention, mood, and motivation;
Second, it prepares and encourages nerve cells to bind to one another, which is the cellular basis for logging in new information; and
Third, it spurs the development of new nerve cells from stem cells in the hippocampus of the brain.”
Power your brain through exercise. John Ratey. (2)
3. “Emerging research shows that physical activity sparks biological changes that encourage brain cells to bind to one another. For the brain to learn, these connections must be made; they reflect the brain’s fundamental ability to adapt to challenges. The more neuroscientists discover about this process, the clearer it becomes that exercise provides an unparalleled stimulus, creating an environment in which the brain is ready, willing, and able to learn.” John Ratey. (2)
Reference:
1.http://www.healthmpowers.org/School-Resources/Linking-Health---Academic-Achievement.aspx (1.Kong D. Exercise seen boosting children’s brain function. The Boston Globe 1999 (Nov. 9): A1)
2. http://sparkinglife.org/ John Ratey MD, author of Spark
3. Victorian Essential Learning Standards - Health and Physical Education (Australian)
http://vels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vels/hpe.html
4.New Zealand Qualifications Authority - Learning Standards in PE
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/qualifications/ncea/subjects/physical-education/levels/
5. SHAPE America
http://www.shapeamerica.org/standards/pe/
MISSION
It is our mission to ensure learners:
• Establish a solid foundation for maintaining healthy, active and productive lives.
• Develop movement skills leading toward competency in self-selected activity, healthy levels of
fitness and cooperative interaction skills needed for successful participation in an active lifestyle
• Develop teamwork and cooperative skills used to work effectively with others, set individual and
group goals, solve problems and enhance the quality of interpersonal relationships.
• Communicate and work in ways that promote and maintain di64gnity and respect for themselves
and others.
• Master knowledge, skills and behaviors essential to healthy living
• Accept responsibility and consequences for personal decisions and behaviors
• Increase their capacity to work effectively
• Make positive behavioral choices
AIM
The aim is to aid students in achieving their fullest potential through the acquisition of knowledge and skills necessary to attain healthy levels of well-being and to maintain active lifestyles throughout their lifespan.
Essential Learning Standards
Essential Learning Standards define areas of understanding and abilities which students are expected to have.
1. Skilled Movement
2. Knowledge and Concepts
3. Fitness and Active Lifestyle
4. Personal and Social Behaviors
5. Health & Wellness
*Each essential learning standard is equally weighted through learning.
Methods of Assessment:
Essential Learning Standards will be assessed in a variety of ways such as;
1. Practical observations
2. Peer and Self Analysis
3. Projects
4. Presentations
5. Written Assignments
6. Tests
Research on Physical Activity leading to Academic Excellence:
1. " One of the best ways to maximize brain function is through exercise and movement" John Ratey, renowned brain researcher. (1)
2. “Adding exercise to your lifestyle sparks your brain function to improve learning on three levels:
First, it optimizes your mind-set to improve alertness, attention, mood, and motivation;
Second, it prepares and encourages nerve cells to bind to one another, which is the cellular basis for logging in new information; and
Third, it spurs the development of new nerve cells from stem cells in the hippocampus of the brain.”
Power your brain through exercise. John Ratey. (2)
3. “Emerging research shows that physical activity sparks biological changes that encourage brain cells to bind to one another. For the brain to learn, these connections must be made; they reflect the brain’s fundamental ability to adapt to challenges. The more neuroscientists discover about this process, the clearer it becomes that exercise provides an unparalleled stimulus, creating an environment in which the brain is ready, willing, and able to learn.” John Ratey. (2)
Reference:
1.http://www.healthmpowers.org/School-Resources/Linking-Health---Academic-Achievement.aspx (1.Kong D. Exercise seen boosting children’s brain function. The Boston Globe 1999 (Nov. 9): A1)
2. http://sparkinglife.org/ John Ratey MD, author of Spark
3. Victorian Essential Learning Standards - Health and Physical Education (Australian)
http://vels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vels/hpe.html
4.New Zealand Qualifications Authority - Learning Standards in PE
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/qualifications/ncea/subjects/physical-education/levels/
5. SHAPE America
http://www.shapeamerica.org/standards/pe/