Scotch College

PHYSICAL EDUCATION / HEALTH

Rationale

Physical Education is an essential part of the total educational process. Through activities it provides the opportunity for continuous development of each student’s physical, mental, social and emotional capabilities.
It is aimed to stimulate an awareness of one’s own physical fitness and simultaneously develop an interest and appreciation of activity and its recreational aspects for the future.
This course aims to:
• Teach the basic skills, rules, strategies and tactics of a wide variety of activities.
• Give each student the opportunity to develop skills to full potential.
• Have each student participate actively in all course components; those requiring input as an individual and as a member of a team/unit working together/co-operatively.
• Make every effort to assist students in adjusting to individual differences, developing self-control and improving each student’s self image.
• develop an attitude of sportsmanship and fair play.
• Provide opportunities for leadership and to show the advantages of friendship, co-operation and communication developed in a sporting situation.
• Develop and educate students in the benefits of physical fitness, strength, muscular endurance, power, agility, flexibility, co-ordination and cardiovascular endurance.
• Provide students with water survival and rescue skills.
• Teach each student safe procedures in the activities undertaken.
• Have students aware of their growth and advancement in physical capacities.
Course Content
• Athletics
• Aquatics
• Baseball
• Fitness and Conditioning
• Gymnastics
• Hockey
• Minor Games
• Rugby
• Volleyball

In addition to Physical Education, each student will complete a semester of Health Education. This semester course will cover topics including basic nutrition, adolescence, lifestyle diseases and relationships.
Assessment
Semester One and Two
A written comment plus letter grade for each of the following:
1. General Fitness Level
2. Aquatic Skills
3. Ball Games Skills
4. Gymnastics

Year 8 Curriculum 2011

Subject booklet
Subject Booklet
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