PHYSICAL EDUCATION

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Physical Education Courses Offered:

Physical Education 9th Grade
Physical Education 10th Grade
Human Performance


Physical Education 9th Grade:

Grade Level: 9
Course Credit: 0.4
Prerequisite(s): none

Description: Physical education 9 is a class designed to promote healthy lifestyles through physical activity. The focus of this class is based around both traditional team games as well current modified games. Strong participation, individual skills, and team work are the focal point of this physical education class.

Among the activities covered in this class will be fitness testing, skills tests, and an introduction to team building through various team games. This material will be presented in by te instructor in the form of a handout. Handouts will contain parts of history, terminology, rules, and safety issues. Tested material will come directly from the handout.

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Physical Education 10 Boys:

Grade Level: 10
Course Credit: 0.4
Prerequisite(s): None

Description: Physical education 10 is a class that explores more in to the team building concepts. This class takes the individual skills learned from the previous year and builds upon those by incorporating them into the various games and sports played in the class. Positive social interaction with classmates is an important life skill that is stressed as the concept of team work and team building are put into play. Grading for physical education 10 is comprised of skill tests, written tests, and daily participation. All three of which are factored together.

Physical Education 10 Girls:

Grade Level: 10
Course Credit: 0.4
Prerequisite(s): None

Description: Physical Education 10 is a course that works on individual physical skills and focuses on a positive healthy lifestyle. This goal will get accomplished through many individual activities and sports rather than team sports, and also through health-related topics and discussions. Strong participation, ability to accomplish individual skills, and written homework and testing are the graded areas in this course.

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Human Performance:

Grade Level: 11-12
Course Credit: 0.5
Prerequisite(s): Physical Education 9 and 10

Description: Human performance is a class designed to continue the promotion of healthy lifestyles through physical activity. In this class the focus is not on team activities as much but rather personal, self-training with activities that can be carried on throughout the course of a persons life. Among the activities that will be covered in this class will be proper weight training, aerobic and anaerobic conditioning, fitness testing, fitness planning, and a term paper as the final. These areas will be tested on in the appropriate manner, and along with effort, will compose the student’s grade.

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