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PE I—A/ B
Through this participatory course, students will continue to develop life skills by exploring a variety of activities, and will leave the course with an understanding that physical activity provides opportunities for enjoyment, challenge, self-expression and social interaction. Students are expected to dress appropriately for physical activity, participate daily while demonstrating responsible personal and social behavior, and complete written assignments and projects. Assessments are both written and performance-based. This course is required for graduation.
Activities Specific to PE I A (formerly Outdoors)
Students will participate in team building activities which involve the use of both low and high ropes elements. This involves a willingness to take risks in order to learn, and persevere in the face of challenges and obstacles. In addition, students will demonstrate competence in and apply movement concepts and principles to the learning and development of selected skills in activities such as archery, golf, and volleyball. Team sports will provide an opportunity for both physical challenge and enjoyment. Fitness, wellness, and other activities deemed appropriate to the class and the climate will be offered.
Activities Specific to PE I B (formerly Indoors)
Students will participate in a social dance unit which involves learning several traditional social dance patterns, and requires the ability to work in small groups to collaboratively create and perform an original social dance pattern. Students will be introduced to racket sports, and will have an opportunity to experience snowshoeing outdoors, when the weather permits. Fitness, wellness, and other activities deemed appropriate to the class and the climate will be offered.
PE II
This required course is designed to transition students from a traditional physical education environment to the adult world of recreation and wellness. The classroom component includes the following aspects of wellness: nutrition, fitness, stress management, realistic goal setting and the development of a personal wellness plan. In addition, this course will make use of the library, computers, media resources, and guest speakers. Students will be assigned required readings and will be expected to complete assignments, including a personal lifestyle contract and a major research project, independent of class.
In an effort to meet the unique needs of our diverse U-32 population, the department has created four distinct activity options. The classroom component detailed above will be embedded into each of these options. To fulfill the PE II requirement must choose one of the courses listed below.
PE II - Student-Directed Wellness for Life
The highly motivated student will develop and implement a community-based personal wellness plan by branching out from U-32 into the broader local community. Because the plan will be completed independently, the course will not meet every day, although it will include a classroom component and regularly scheduled small group meetings.
PE II - Teacher-Directed Wellness for Life
This course will be based on the U-32 campus. Students will complete their wellness plans during regular class time, under the direction of the instructor, using a variety of activities and options here at school.
PE II - Adventure-Based Wellness for Life
This course builds on the challenge/adventure principles learned in PE 7, PE 8, and PE I. Students will learn how to climb, belay and repel, and will receive instruction in advanced safety techniques. The wellness contract will be designed around challenge and adventure opportunities, and will be completed during class time at the U-32 campus.
Students will learn how to use strength training equipment properly, and will receive instruction in proper lifting techniques for both free weights and machines, as well as education in the principles of conditioning (specific muscle groups and tendon and ligament structure) and nutrition as they relate to strength training. Students will then develop and implement an individualized strength-training plan during class time in U-32’s Fitness Room.
PE III - Personal Wellness Plus
This course will be student driven and teacher directed. A variety of fitness, wellness, and lifetime recreation activities deemed appropriate to the class and climate will be possible. The class will be an excellent opportunity for those who seek to maintain and improve their personal fitness level, and to have time during the school day to be physically active. Students must have completed their physical education graduation requirement. This course will build upon prior experience and explore, through continued participation, physical activities with a lifetime focus. Assessments will be largely performance based. The class will revisit and expand personal wellness plan activities from the PE II level courses, with further reflection upon what will work for the individual in a lifetime context.
Principles of Coaching, Officiating, Athletic Training & Sportmanship
Students will explore and develop a working knowledge of the principles of coaching. These principles fall into two general categories. The primary category concerns the care and safety of the athlete. Students will learn fundamental conditioning, first aid, and athletic training techniques, in addition to acquiring a basic understanding and awareness of the physiological and psychological make-up of children and adolescents. The secondary category centers in the acquisition of sport-specific knowledge, including the rules of multiple sports, officiating techniques, how to teach sport skills, how to develop practice/game plans, and how to instill ethics/sportsmanship in players. Completion of this course should provide students with the knowledge, confidence and desire to help coach and referee sports within our community. Assessments will be both written (rules) and practical (officiating practice, coaching simulation, and taping demonstration and practice).
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