PHYSICAL EDUCATION
At The Philadelphia School all students attend two
physical education classes each week. The physical education program
develops endurance, strength, agility, flexibility, and coordination
through physical movement. Basic skills are introduced at an early
age and taught at increasingly complex levels
according to developmental level. The program keeps in mind the
emotional, social, and cognitive growth of children.
Primary Unit
Primary Unit students engage in a variety
of activities to give them the exercise they need, to help them
develop gross motor skills, and to teach them basic social skills,
such as following directions, maintaining self-control, and
good sportsmanship.
Junior Unit
Basic motor skills are incorporated
into traditional team and individual sports, including soccer,
flag football, field hockey, basketball, volleyball, track
and field, lacrosse, tennis, softball, jump rope, dance,
obstacle courses, and gymnastics. The curriculum includes
units on physical fitness and nutrition.
Middle School
Middle School students refine their skills
and strategies in the context of traditional sports but are
also introduced to less traditional sports, such as fencing,
self-defense, wrestling, and rock climbing. The curriculum emphasizes
the importance of pursuing a lifetime of physical activity and
fitness.
Beginning in third grade, students may choose
from among several after school athletic activities offered
by the school. In fifth through eighth grade there is a requirement
to participate in some form of formal, organized physical activity,
either at The Philadelphia School or in a program offered outside
the school.
Middle School teams compete in several interscholastic
sports, including baseball, basketball, tennis, track and field,
and volleyball.
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"Basketball in the gym, four square in the
school yard, soccer on nearby playing fields, creek walks at
Shelly Ridge--The Philadelphia School offered me, a city kid,
endless opportunities to be physically active and fit."
-Erica Korb '97, Yale University '05
All-Ivy Women's Fencing First Team, 2002, 2004
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