Physical Education

Courses

PED 0111/0112: Pe/Health A/B

Credits 1.0 (0.5 Credits Per Semester)

All students will participate in various team and individual sports. These classes address: development of a cardiovascular fitness program, the significance of flexibility and howto attain it, and the importance of team play and sportsmanship. All sports will be addressed with a sound, developmental teaching style. Students will participate in a variety of sports, such as, pickle ball, badminton, archery, softball, hockey, football, basketball, volleyball, and soccer as well as pre and post physical fitness testing.

PED 0140: Cross Training

Credits 0.5 (Per Semester)
Cross training is a semester long elective course designed for driven, hardworking individuals. This class will consist of some weight training, speed development, agility, and quickness training, games, competitions, and fun. Different subject matter such as nutrition, body composition, and heart rate will also be taught.

PED 0210A/B: Advanced PE A/B

Credits 1.0 (0.5 Credits Per Semester)

This class will focus on lifetime fitness. It will allow students to maintain physical activity in an fun and healthy way. Students will learn activities that are low impact and can be enjoyed outside of the school day.

PED 0220/0232: Weight Training A/B

Credits 1.0 (0.5 Credits Per Semester)

This course introduces students to all types of resistance training. The class consists of a four-day weightlifting program with emphasis on technique and safety. One day per week is designated for fitness-related activity. Weight training is not offered to freshmen. It may be repeated for credit.

PED 233/234: Lifetime Sports A/B

Credits 1.0 (0.5 Credits Per Semester)

Lifetime Sports in an elective class. This class will focus on sports that can be played for life. Students will learn the fundamentals of these sports and have the opportunity to play the sports in class. The class will also focus on maintaining a healthy lifestyle and lifetime fitness.

PEDC 111/112: IGCSE PE A/B

Credits 1.0 (0.5 Credits Per Semester)

A Cambridge PE course for freshmen and sophomore students with an interest in athletics, sports medicine, athletic training and coaching, physical therapy or even medicine. Students will develop their knowledge and understanding physical performance in a modern world; apply this knowledge and understanding to improve their performance; perform in a range of physical activities, developing skills and techniques, and selecting and using tactics, strategies and/or compositional ideas; understand and appreciate safe practice in physical activity and sport; understand and appreciate the benefit of physical activity and sport for health, fitness and well-being and much more.

PED C211/212: AS Sports & PE

Credits 1.0 (0.5 Credits Per Semester)

For sophomore, juniors, and seniors with an interest in athletics, sports medicine, athletic training and coaching, physical therapy, or even medicine. This new Cambridge AS level Sports and Physical Education course is just what you need to get a strong foundation. This is an active course with the credibility of Cambridge curriculum which includes: applied anatomy, exercise physiology and biomechanics; an understanding of the structure, functions and interrelationships between the skeletal, muscular, circulatory and respiratory systems that is essential to analyze how the human body moves in sporting situations and to explain how it adapts to exercise; biomechanics, sports performances, technology, and sociocultural influences.