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Physical Education Department

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Mission Statement:

The Physical Education department is committed to enhancing students’ fitness levels, motor skills, and kinesthetic awareness.
Providing an encouraging environment in which students can improve their recreational skills, knowledge of a healthy
lifestyle and grow in the virtues of sportsmanship. The PE department is committed to:

 Expanding the students’ knowledge of what encompasses a healthy lifestyle.
 Improving students’ motor skills and kinesthetic awareness.
 Improving individual fitness levels of all students participating in P.E. classes.
 Providing an encouraging environment in which students foster a community where virtues of sportsmanship are
practiced and the dignity of each student is respected.

Physical education is a part of the formation of the human person. This development includes attention to
the physical body in a healthy way that acknowledges the necessity of both correct knowledge and appro-
priate activities in order to promote genuine human well-being.

Required Courses: Lifetime and Individual Sports
Health: An Ethical Approach Personal Fitness for Athletes
PE I/Introduction to Team Sports PE II/Driver’s Education
Weight Training
Elective Courses: Advanced Weight Training
Dance I*
*Courses with an asterisk denote that students taking Dance II*
this course must have a signed Photo Permission Form Dance III*
on file with the school granting full permission for pho- Introduction to Sports Medicine
tos and recordings to be published. Full details are out-
lined on the Photo Permission Form. Please contact the
Registrar for another copy if needed.

9010 - Physical Education I / Introduction to Team phasis of the class will be on improving the overall
fitness of each athlete by supplying all students with
Sports an in-depth understanding of fitness components
and techniques used in exercise prescription for
Grade: 9, 10 Credit: 0.5 health, fitness for the skills appropriate for each ath-
Prerequisite: None lete, education on basic nutrition principles for ath-
This course includes a variety of team and individual letes, and hands-on experiences to build personal
activities to meet the student’s present need for fit- programs to train for each individual sport.
ness and physical activity. Students are provided
with knowledge of fitness components, basic rules
and history, and skilled movements related to select- 9129 – Health: An Ethical Approach
ed sports. Students will also learn the process of
self-analysis related to skills in each unit and will Cross Listed with Bioethics Department
abide by a code of sportsmanship in all settings. Grade: 9, 10 Credit: 0.5
Prerequisite: None
This course is designed to take a holistic approach to
9077 – Personal Fitness for Athletes human health. For a complete description of the
course see Bioethics 2129.
Grade: 10, 11, 12 Credit: 0.5
Prerequisites: PE I/Introduction to Team
Sports and participation in a Varsity sport
This course is designed to help student athletes who
are participating in a school sport develop personal
health and skill goals. Besides athletic team prepara-
tion, this course consists of group conditioning,
strength training, and other athletic skills. The em-

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