Physical Education

The primary purpose of physical education is to develop in young people an understanding of the positive impact an active and healthy lifestyle.  The development of appropriate program also provides a unique learning environment where affective, psychomotor and cognitive skills can be developed.  In addition, good health practices, sportsmanship, self-control, self-expression and the opportunity for positive social interaction with peers are fostered.  Here in SMM, We believe that the active, healthy child is more likely to be academically motivated and can establish habits of behavior that will promote lives that are models of wellness.

KEY STAGE 1

Physical Fitness, Walking and Jumping, Catching and Throwing, Games, Gymnastics, Running Race, Dance, Football and Basketball

Students should develop fundamental movement skills, become increasingly competent and confident, and access a broad range of opportunities to extend their agility, balance and coordination individually and with others. They should be able to engage in competitive (both against self and against others) physical activities, in a range of increasingly challenging situations.

Students should be taught to:

  • Master basic movements including running, jumping, throwing and catching, as well as developing balance, agility and coordination, and begin to apply these in a range of activities.
  • Participate in games and develop simple tactics.
  • Perform dances using simple movement patterns.
  • Demonstrating basic skills like dribbling and passing in team sports.

KEY STAGE 2

Physical Fitness, Gymnastics, Dance, Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton, Athletics, Swimming

Students should continue to apply and to develop a broader range of skills, learning how to use them in different ways and to link them to make actions and sequences of movement. They should enjoy communicating, collaborating and competing with each other. They should develop an understanding on how to improve in different physical activities and sports and learn how to evaluate and recognize their own success.

Students should be taught to:

  • Play competitive games (badminton, basketball, volleyball, football, and hockey) where they can apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending.
  • Develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance through gymnastics.
  • Perform dances using a range of movement patterns.
  • Take part in outdoor and adventurous activity challenges both individually and within a team.
  • Compare their performances with previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best.
  • Demonstrate proper positions and body coordination in Athletics while showing agility, endurance, balance, and muscular strength.
  • Swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 meters using a range of strokes effectively (freestyle, backstroke) and perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.

KEY STAGE 3

Physical Fitness, Gymnastics, Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton, Hockey, Athletics, Swimming

Students should develop competence and confidence to take part in a range of physical activities that become a central part of their lives, both in and out of school. They work as individuals, in groups and in teams, developing concepts of fairness and of personal and social responsibility. They take on different roles and responsibilities, including leadership, coaching and officiating.

Students should be taught to:

  • Exercise safely and effectively to improve health and wellbeing, as in fitness and health activities.
  • Perform at maximum levels in relation to speed, height, distance, strength or accuracy, as in athletic activities.
  • Identify and solve problems to overcome challenges of an adventurous nature, as in life saving and personal survival in swimming and outdoor activities.
  • Perform as an individual, in a group or as part of a team in formal competitions or performances to audiences beyond the class.
  • Execute different tactics and strategies in team sports.
  • Swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 meters using a range of strokes effectively (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and treading) and perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.