Physical and Wellness Education

Term 2: The Carousel Continues!

Students will be engaged in one of the following units, with continued focus on belonging, mental, physical and social wellness.

The Be Well unit is designed to give students the opportunity to choose from and engage in a variety of fun and motivating activities that will support their health, fitness and wellbeing. They will learn about the physical, social and mental wellbeing principles, and develop their knowledge and understanding of practical ways to be well for life, which includes types of training methods, nutritional meal preparation and sleep patterns.

Students in the Leadership unit will get to explore a variety of leadership opportunities and challenges through both indoor and outdoor sports and activities, and using a variety of venues and applications. The unit will look closely at the connections between Personal Responsibility, Safety and Social interaction.

During the Adventure Unit, students will experience climbing, boulder, low and high ropes elements, kayaking or team building activities. The Low Ropes Course focuses on collaboration; the challenges call upon every member of the team to participate, and they present unending opportunities for self–discovery and team growth. The High Ropes Course emphasizes risk–taking, trust, and coaching. The challenges enable participants to expand their comfort zones—sometimes dramatically—and recognize fears that may block personal achievement.

In the Net / Wall unit, students will explore a variety of racquet and net/wall activities and gain a depth of understanding around the transferable concepts of deception, space and force. Activities in this course will include but are not limited to Badminton, Table Tennis, Short Tennis, SpikeBall, Volleyball, Squash, Wall Ball, Handball, 4-Square.

In the Striking unit, students will explore the concepts of hitting into open space and/or at a target, sending and receiving objects with accuracy and control and applying movement skills across different activities. Through learning activities and modified games focused around softball, cricket, Kickball, Wiffleball, Stickball, Rounders and Tball, students will be exposed to activities available within their local community and be able to collaborate together to solve tactical problems.

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