Fitness

At D39C, fitness will be personalized. The goal is to sweat, have fun, and be aware of how food impacts health. Our point of view is fitness and nutrition are vital to the health and happiness of everyone. Physical activities will be diverse and allow for students who don't like team sports to find their own passion as well. Healthy eating habits will be a focus for us and the adults on campus will serve as role models for healthy choices. We will be partnering with our families to create an atmosphere of wellness for everyone on campus.

Our primary goal of Fitness is to assist students in participating in a healthy lifestyle.

Click here to view the 6 Physical Fitness Tests for Grade 5 and Grade 7

http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/pf/

Click below to watch a short video instruction for each of the Fitness tests.

Note: You will see 13 video links. Not all 13 tests are done at D39C. Schools have the option of choosing the tests that work best for their students. D39C chooses fitness tests from each of the 6 fitness categories. Our students will not participate in the Walk test, Skin Fold Measurement or Bioelectric Impedance Analyzer.

Look for "Administration Videos" on the link below:

https://pftdata.org/training.aspx

Fitness links for further research:

• The Best Tactics For Teaching Your Child To Eat Well

• Our Blogger Post on Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School (School Gardening)

• Alice Waters - Humanitarian Innovator of the Year 2013

• Give public school kids a seat at S.F.'s Tables

  • Urban Schools Aim for Environmental Revolution

  • Hydroponic Hortizontal Gardening - Cornell University

  • KidsGardening