New Town Physical Education/ Health

Rich Stichel Jr. Dept Chair. rstichel@bcps.org
Reggie Brooks – Team Sports rbrooks@bcps.org
Jill Stutzman- Health/Fitness Foundations jstutzman@bcps.org
Preston Waters- Fitness Foundations pwaters@bcps.org

Mission
The purpose of the physical education program is to contribute to each student's growth and development in the physical, cognitive, and social domains through a movement-based curriculum. This involves delivery of a planned, sequential K-12 instructional program that teaches skills, behaviors, and knowledge. These are necessary to function at an adequate level of competence enabling each student to be an active, physically and mentally fit individual throughout life.

Vision
All students will be physically educated, having acquired motor skills to perform a variety of physical activities, physical fitness knowledge, and intrinsic motivation to pursue a healthy and active lifestyle in an increasingly changing society.

Philosophy
Physical education is an important and unique part of the daily instructional program. Not only does it contribute to the overall goals of education, but also contributes to the development and maintenance of fitness, motor skills, social skills, health, and brain development. Physical activity is the method by which learning takes place. Quality instruction in physical education involves the "whole child" by providing psychomotor, cognitive, and affective benefits.

Courses:
Required: Fitness Foundations/Mastery 1.0 Credit
Health .5 Credit

The required course, Fitness Foundations/Mastery and the personal fitness plan developed by students provide the basic skills for continuing in the physical education electives program.

Electives: Weight Training I, II .5 Credit
Team Sports .5 Credit

Challenge of Obesity