Problem solving, communication, responsible decision making, and team-building skills are major emphases as well. Through comprehensive K-12 physical development and health programs, students will achieve active and healthy lives that will enable them to achieve personal goals and contribute to society. Through Applications of Learning, students demonstrate and deepen their understanding of basic knowledge and skills. These applied learning skills cross academic disciplines and reinforce the important learning of the disciplines. The ability to use these skills will greatly influence students' success in school, in the workplace and in the community.
Physical activity is a catalyst to problem solving.
Students learn how to move quickly and decisively in games, how to deal with their opponents in sports, and how to gain advantage and respond to changing situations. In physical development and health, students also learn how to acquire and understand basic health information, assess such information and address health problems. Express and interpret information and ideas. Physical activity and movement can be a medium of communication. Students also need to understand written and oral communications ranging from warning labels to medical advertisements and health-related news reports.