SECONDARY HPE TEACHER: SARAH HARRE The new Sports Precinct has proven to be a valuable asset to the delivery of the Health and Physical Education curriculum. The precinct provides students with the opportunity to experience an array of contemporary learning experiences, acquiring movement skills on the land, in the water and even in the air.
T icking all the boxes Opened for use in Term 4 2020, the Sports Precinct has changed the shape of the HPE curriculum, sports program, and assemblies and events, as well as providing the boarders with an incredible new backyard. We asked the HPE and sports staff what it has meant to have this versatile facility at their disposal for their practices and programs.
new learning space is the multitude of sports, games and physical activities that can be undertaken within the precinct. From scaling the rock-climbing wall to rowing purpose-built boats in the pool, the new facilities provide an engaging, challenging and modern learning space. Providing the girls with opportunities to develop and transfer skills in a variety of authentic contexts is largely beneficial to ensure the girls can competently,
2022 HEAD OF FACULTY – HPE (PP-12): HELEN LOBEGEIGER
HEAD OF ROWING: JARED BIDWELL
The Sports Precinct has energised the
The newly developed sports precinct
The more activities we can expose the
sporting program and has been a hive
has helped to launch St Margarets Sports
girls to, the more likely they are to find
of activity. It is a space where multiple
into the stratosphere! From a rowing
something they enjoy and develop a
learning and training opportunities can
perspective, the ability to have multiple
lifelong appreciation of physical activity.
occur simultaneously. This enables more
year levels training in the one location
girls to be active in a whole range of
has been invaluable for bringing the
Another strength of the new precinct is
different environments that previously did
shed together. With numerous options
not exist. The precinct allows for all girls to
of training and confidence-building
play, train and compete which ultimately
activities at our fingertips, we have been
culminates in girls feeling empowered. The
able to bring out the best in every student.
precinct has incredible flow, enabling a
The Sports Precinct with a designated
sense of community between the different
aquatics area has allowed us to incorporate
environments, sports and activities.
recovery sessions in our program,
This flow also allows for staff to stand at
optimising athletic performance.
different points within the precinct and view all the activity that is occurring at any one time for supervision purposes. 46
Perhaps one of the greatest assets of this
confidently and creatively participate in physical activity beyond the classroom.
the central design with health classrooms located in close proximity to the pool, gym and multi-purpose courts. Accordingly, the girls can easily transition to learning about movement in the theory space, to learning in and through movement in the practical spaces. With movement being such a powerful medium through which learning can be achieved, the new precinct plays a key role in the development of the well-rounded St Margaret’s student.
