Organization of the Curriculum

The physical education curriculum is arranged under three curriculum organizers:

Active Living
Movement
Personal and Social Responsibility

These organizers form the curriculum framework. Under each organizer, learning outcomes reflect the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that students are expected to demonstrate at each grade level.

Active Living

Active living is a way of life that values physical activity and its integration into daily routines and leisure pursuits. Physical education provides opportunities for students to participate in physical activities that promote well-being and a personal functional level of physical fitness. Through active living, students have opportunities to make appropriate choices and set personal goals that enhance their quality of life.

Movement

The elements of movement include the skills, concepts, and body mechanics necessary for participation in activities from all movement categories. In all categories, students develop efficient and effective movement skills, and an understanding of the movement concepts and body mechanics that are necessary to develop activity-specific motor skills. Movement provides a unique medium in which students apply their critical-thinking processes in active and creative ways.

Personal and Social Responsibility

Positive personal and social behaviours and interpersonal relationships are developed through active involvement in a variety of physical activities in all movement categories. Students develop respect for self and others as they learn and practise the skills of communicating and co-operating. Students acquire leadership skills and an understanding of the qualifications required to pursue careers related to physical activity. In a balanced physical education program the outcomes for all three curriculum organizers are realized through a broad selection of activities from all five movement categories.

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Maintained by: Physical Education Coordinator

Revised: March 1996

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