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HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Course
Outline and Focus
Health
and physical education at Brighton State School achieves
a wide variety of outcomes in the three strands of
the Health and Physical Education syllabus adopted
by Education Queensland. These strands include Promoting
the Health of Individuals and Communities, Enhancing
Personal Development, and Developing Movement Concepts
and Motor Skills.
Prep - year 3 focus on
Body Awareness and Management Skills, Locomotor Skills,
Co-ordination Activities, and development of Ball Skills.
In term 4, students in Years 1 - 3 participate in an Aquatics unit.
Years
4 – 7 take part in table tennis, badminton and other net games in Term
1, Athletics and Cross-Country in Term 2; Sports related
Skill Development and Terms 3 and 4. A wide variety
of sports are practiced including Touch Football, Hockey,
Softball and T Ball, Basketball, Netball, Cricket and
Soccer.
A major focus of the Physical Education program is
the development of physical fitness. In addition to
this element, a focus on achieving advanced game skills
in many sports to enable students to participate in
sport at Interschool level and Regional level. Furthermore,
it is hoped that the development of sportsmanlike conduct
is learned throughout participation in the Physical
Education program. Fun and enjoyment of a wide variety
of sports is also to be developed in the Brighton State
School Physical Education program.
In
conclusion, the physical education program at Brighton
State School emphasises the significance of physical
activity in people’s lives and how physical
activity can contribute to effective functioning throughout
life.
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