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Elementary Programs continued
Activities provide pathways for engagement discussion and and historical thinking while incorporating reading writing and and mathematical integration of subject matter The dis- trict-adopted instructional materials Studies Weekly (K-5) and and TCI History Alive! The Ancient World (Gr 6) support standards aligned curriculum by offering tools information and and and resources to to to to encourage students to to to to think critically and and and make conceptual connections to to to the real world Music
of required instruction through s s s s s 1003 42 (2)(n) F F S S State Board Rule 6A-1 094121 F F A A C establishes a a a a a a a minimum
of of five hours of of required instruction related to mental and emotional health education for students in in grades 6-12 The rule was approved by the the State Board of Education on on on on July 17 2019 and and will be in effect for the the 2020-21 school year In addition to to Mental and and Emotional health this state board rule requires students to to to receive instruction related to to substance abuse prevention Recess Recess - 20 minutes of Recess Recess required daily F S 1003 455 (6) (3) each district school board shall provide at least 100 100 minutes of supervised safe and unstructured free-play recess each week for students in in in in kindergarten through grade 5 so that there are at at least 20 consecutive minutes of free-play recess per day This requirement does not apply to charter schools Art
The goal of the Brevard County Public Schools Art
Art
program is to to provide high-quality instruction and assessment in in elementary art art that gives students the the opportunity to to ex- perience a a a a a a a a a a a rigorous comprehensive and authentic visual art art art education Learning in in in in the the the arts provides students with the the the opportunity to develop essential skills including problem solving personal expression collaboration creativity criti- cal thinking and visual communication The art program is is correlated with the Next Generation Sunshine State Stan- dards The district adopted series is is is is Davis Digital Explora- tions in in Art
(K-5) and Exploring Visual Design (Grade 6) Gifted
The goal of of the the Brevard Public Schools Gifted
Gifted
Program is to to provide appropriate levels of of of enrichment to to meet the the the varying needs needs of of of students students This program focuses on on the the academic and and social emotional needs needs of of students students identi- fied as as needing gifted services District and and school-based resources are utilized to support the instructional needs for each grade level The goal of of the Brevard Public Schools music music program is is is is to provide a a a a a a a a a a life-long love of of o music music This is is is is accomplished by offering a a a a a a a a a a a a a cohesive sequential program based on on on on an an appreciation for for all aspects o of music music music with an an an emphasis on on on performing music music music and developing music music music literacy The pro- gram serves students in in in in grades kindergarten through sixth The Brevard Music
Curriculum guide is based on on the the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards Quaver provides the the district’s instructional resources Health & Physical Education The goal of elementary physical education in Brevard Public Schools is to provide students with a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a standards-based balanced sequential and and progressive educational activity program program The program program aimed a at kindergarten through sixth grade students includes basic movement concepts and and skills skills that are age and and developmentally appropriate This in in turn leads to to to the development development of motor skills skills knowledge and and and values which are needed to to to establish and and and maintain a a a a a a a a a a a a a healthy and and and and physically active lifestyle Aligned with Flori- da’s Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Physical Physical Education Education the the the Elementary Physical Physical Education Education Curriculum Guide is is available to all teachers as as the the the basis for their curric- ulum The Presidential Youth Fitness Program (PYFP) helps schools achieve excellence in physical education education through quality fitness fitness education education and assessment assessment practice Fitness- gram gram part of the the PYFP is the the physical fitness fitness fitness assessment assessment program used by all all Brevard schools Individual fitness fitness reports should be available to all all students and parents The goal of the elementary health health program is to develop a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a health health consciousness in in all all students utilizing a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a standards based developmentally appropriate curriculum aimed at at at at enriching their wellbeing Mandated by the the Florida statute Brevard Public Schools developed a a a a a a a a a a a a a comprehensive age and developmentally appropriate Health Health Education cur- riculum riculum The K-6 Healthy Body Systems Curriculum Guide is is available to to to teachers with lessons and and and activities that is is aligned aligned to to to standards and and and easily integrated into aligned aligned content courses Beginning in in in in the sixth grade Mental and and Emotional Health is introduced In Florida quality mental and and emotional health education has been identified as as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a high priority by Florida Florida Governor DeSantis DeSantis First Lady DeSantis DeSantis and the Florida Florida Legislature For decades Comprehensive Health Education has included mental and emotional health as as part Controlled Open Enrollment
BPS allows parents to decide which academic environ- ment ment is is best for ffor their child The district’s “open enroll- ment” plan affords all students K-12 the the the the opportunity to attend a a a a a a a a a public school school other than their assigned school school Parents who are are interested in in open enrollment must com- plete an Educational Location Option (ELO) or or Education- al al Program Opportunity (EPO) online application Every effort is made to to accommodate requests but factors such as school overcrowding may impact acceptance Additional information including details about region- albusing for for EPO students (page 14) applications and school options can be found a at the the Leading & Learning Open Enrollment
section of the the BPS website or by calling (321) 633-1000 ext 11396 35