Outcomes
Mt. Greylock's physical education program strives to develop a physically educated student who:
HAS learned skills necessary to perform a variety of physical activites
1. ...moves using concepts of body awareness, space awareness, effort, and relationships.
2. ...demonstrates competence in a variety of manipulative, locomotor, and non-locomotor skills.
3. ...demonstrates competence in combinations of manipulative, locomotor, and non-locomotor skills performed individually and with others.
4. ...demonstrates competence in many different forms of physical activity.
5. ...demonstrates proficiency in a few forms of physical activity.
6. ...has learned how to learn new skills.
IS physically fit
7. ...assesses, achieves, and maintains physical fitness.
8. ...designs safe, personal fitness programs in accordance with principles of training and conditioning.
DOES participate regularly
9. ...participates in health enhancing physical activity at least three times a week.
10. ...selects and regularly participates in lifetime physical activities.
KNOWS the implications and the benefits from involvement in physical activities
11. ...identifies the benefits, costs, and obligations associated with regular participation in physical activity.
12. ...recognizes the risk and safety factors associated with regular participation in physical activity.
13. ...applies concepts and principles to the development of motor skills.
14. ...understands that wellness involves more than being physically fit.
15. ...knows the rules, strategies, and appropriate behaviors for selected physical activities.
16. ...recognizes that participation in physical activity can lead to multi-cultural and international understanding.
17. ...understands that physical activity provides the opportunity for enjoyment, self-expression, and communication.
VALUES physical activity and its contributions to a healthy lifestyle
18. ...appreciates the relationships with others that result from participation in physical activity.
19. ...respects the role regular physical activity plays in the pursuit of life-long health and well-being.
20. ...cherishes the feelings that result from regular participation in physical activity.