Learning activities and choice of equipment, facilities, and materials should reflect student abilities and interests. When planning learning opportunities for students, teachers should consider special needs and the community's cultural heritage. Strategies that develop communication and leadership skills. Effective communication and leadership skills are important attributes for the workplace. Activities in physical education are designed to enhance students' interpersonal skills and to promote appropriate co- operative and competitive behaviours.
Students work together to enhance and reinforce an active healthy lifestyle.
Strategies that develop personal and career- planning skills. A physical education program connects students to what is happening in the community and the workplace, and helps them identify pathways to postsecondary opportunities. Instructional strategies are designed to help students explore careers related to physical activity and develop skills, such as leadership and communication, that increase their employability. The Physical Education 11 and 12 curriculum is introduced through activities that allow students to explore a variety of activities from all three movement categories to address learning outcomes from the three curriculum organizers. Movement activities are introduced in a variety of contexts or themes, called program dimensions .