Physical Education

Castlemaine North Primary School offers a Physical Education program for all grades with a specialist teacher. This takes the form of one session per week, in addition to games, sports and other outside activities that classroom teachers provide for their own class.

Our P.E. program is underpinned by movement and physical activity with a focus on inclusion, teamwork, communication and participation in order to promote a sense of wellbeing, enhance personal and social skills, and help students understand the concepts of safety and risk versus challenge.

Each student is catered for in an individual manner, in relation to our approach and student preferences, to acquire and apply movement skills, concepts and strategies across a range of activities such as ball handling, gymnastics, dance, games, sport, athletics, swimming, water safety and bike education. Movement is recognised as a powerful medium for learning, through which students can develop and practise their physical, social, psychological and cognitive skills. Individual strengths and cooperation within the group are emphasised for our health, wellbeing and learning outcomes rather than competition.

When students begin at Castlemaine North, they are allocated a ‘House’ team group, each of which is named after a world-conquering Australian athlete (Blue: Cadel Evans, Green: Rod Laver, Red: Lauren Jackson, Yellow: Cathy Freeman) and we run ‘House’ carnivals in athletics, cross country and swimming.

Castlemaine North provides additional opportunities for students. Some of these include:

• Grades 3-6 - Inter-school netball, AFL, soccer, tennis, basketball, swimming, cross country, athletics and cricket competitions.

• Prep-2 – Inter-school kickball and Tabloid activities.

• Coaching clinics with AFL Victoria, Cricket Victoria, Orienteering Victoria, Tennis Victoria and other Sporting School Funding Affiliates