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Physical education is a learning process that focuses on increasing knowledge
and affecting attitudes and behaviors relative to physical activities, including exercise,
sports, games, dance, and outdoor/indoor adventure activities. Physical education is an
important component of the overall school program. It is an integral part of the total
educational program that contributes, primarily through physical activity experiences,
to the growth and development of all students.
Physical education provides multiple opportunities to acquire many of the skills
required for the real-life pursuit of education. In addition to fostering active and healthy
lifestyles, basic motor skill acquisition, and discipline mastery, physical education provides
opportunities to learn useful and critical pedagogic practices. Real-life elements such as race
and gender relations, social responsibility, teamwork, fair play, self-actualization and self-esteem
development are infused in nearly every physical education activity. If kids learn how to deal with
these issues in the microcosm of the school environment, they will surely leave their formal
institutions with a better idea of how to deal with the same issues throughout their lives.
Each student will have the opportunity to become a responsible, independent decision-maker
who has positive feelings of self-worth, as well as positive feelings about the worth of others.
Our hope is that students will be prepared not merely to cope in society, but to be creative and
contributing members who enjoys a positive, healthy lifestyle in a safe environment. |
