Physical Education
Strength and Conditioning in middle school is a wellness course designed to emphasize the importance of weight training and cardiovascular fitness. The student will learn age appropriate training principles associated with strength/aerobic training, Olympic style lifting, speed/agility/coordination, and a variety of functional movements. To show personal development, students will be required to track their progress. Games will be incorporated periodically to show the positive correlation between movement and cardiovascular fitness.
Lifetime Fitness in middle school is a wellness course designed to develop a student’s desire to pursue and plan for lifelong physical fitness. Included in the course are basic exercise routines and activities to develop each student’s personal fitness. Games and weight training activities will be included.
Recreational & Team Sports in middle school is a wellness course that includes team, individual, and lifetime activities to develop personal fitness, fundamental movement skills, teamwork, sportsmanship, and cooperation. Various games, contests, fitness tests, and weight training workouts will be included.