Physical Education

Physical education is viewed as an academic subject and students at Hawking 2 receive physical education every day. Our physical education program provides students with a planned, sequential, K-12 standards-based program of curricula and instruction designed to develop motor skills, knowledge and behaviors for active living, physical fitness, sportsmanship, self-efficacy and emotional intelligence. During physical education, students practice the knowledge and skills they learn through physical activity, which is defined as any bodily movement that results in energy expenditure. Students also engage in exercise (any physical activity that is planned, structured and repetitive

for the purpose of improving or maintaining one or more components of fitness).

A wide variety of assessments are used in our physical education program and include summative assessments and other forms such as checklists, rating scales and rubrics that link directly to the intent of the student outcome. Student progress across grade levels are monitored and assessed using assessment data, demonstrating that students are meeting standards and outcomes.