The curriculum is comprehensive, sequential, developmentally appropriate and is matched to the California Framework for Physical Education. In the primary grades there is a strong emphasis on movement education, learning about the body, the space in which it moves, and how to move it well in relationship to itself, others, and with equipment. This sets the foundation for successful participation in physical activities in the upper grades. Students use skills to move more efficiently and effectively and to take responsiblity for a healthy lifestyle. Physical Fitness is a focus of the physical education program.
Students learn the importance of attaining and maintaining a healthy level of fitness.
They learn the components of health-related physical fitness and through the application of the principles of exercise begin to be more physically fit. The introduction of heart monitors help students to fully understand the relationship between exercise and a healthy cardiovascular system. The hand-held Newton computer collects data. The state mandated fitness test is given to all upper grade students in the fall. Students set fitness goals, develop a plan to reach those goals, participate in activities to increase fitness throughout the year and are retested in the spring.