The philosophy of the Physical Education department is to promote positive physical activity through a wide variety of individual, as well as group activities, such as gymnastics, rope climbing, physical fitness testing, mile run, sprints and relays, football, soccer, basketball, volleyball, etc.
Physical Education / Health Classes
| 7100 Physical Education A 7200 Physical Education B |
Credit: 1/4 credit Credit: 1/4 credit |
| Grade: 9/10 | |
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Students continue to build fundamental movement skills through instruction, and participation in practice and game-play in many sports including but not limited to soccer, football, volleyball, hockey and waffle-ball. Game concepts and strategies are introduced and reinforced. Throughout the course, an emphasis is placed on improving individual levels of physical fitness and students are introduced to ways to maintain a physically active lifestyle. Cardiovascular exercise, proper warm-up, stretching, and safe resistance training are intertwined throughout the curriculum in order to improve the health and wellness of the individual. Students are fitness tested twice a year using the Fitnessgram assessment program. | |
| 7300 Physical Education C 7400 Physical Education D |
Credit: 1/4 credit Credit: 1/4 credit |
| Grade: 11/12 | |
| This course continues the development of the
individual and group skills begun during the freshman and sophomore years. The emphasis is more on the performance of
previously learned skills and lifetime activities. Students will need to demonstrate more
advanced skill techniques and will be graded accordingly. | |
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7501 Wellness and Exercise |
Credit: 1/4 credit | |
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This class is designed for juniors and seniors who are interested in strength and conditioning, health, physical fitness and nutrition. This class will meet twice a cycle and will be based on students getting the opportunity for personal attention and knowledge to set and achieve individualized fitness goals. They will learn advanced concepts and techniques related to the health and sport-related components of physical fitness. These techniques will include but not be limited to resistance training, cardiovascular endurance, muscular power, endurance and strength, agility, speed, flexibility and balance. Proper nutrition will also be an emphasis of this class. |
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| 7500 Physical Education Aide | Credit: 1/4 credit | |
| Grade: 11/12 | ||
| Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. | ||
| This course is for juniors and seniors who have the department's approval to assist the instructor with physical education classes on the freshman and sophomore level. | ||
| 7000 Health | Credit: 1/2 credit |
| Grade: All Students | |
| This course is an introduction to modern health and personal care. Topics include first aid, social and communicable diseases, mental illness, nutrition, drugs, alcohol, smoking, and other related health topics. This course is required by NYS. | |
| 3004S Freshman Seminar 3005S Freshman Seminar |
Credit: Non-credit Course |
| Grade: 9 | |
| This course will assist all freshmen by providing them with valuable educational and life skills that will help ease the transition from middle school to high school, as well as orient each to the specific culture of St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute. Topics discussed will include, but are not limited to, study skills, cultural awareness, adolescent socialization issues, appropriate social/business etiquette to prepare for success in high school, college, and career, leadership skills, specific subject area topics, and relevant computer skills as identified by members of the staff. This class will meet once per cycle for the full school year with instruction by a team of faculty/staff to include members of the counseling staff, administration, computer technology staff, academic subject area teachers, and outside speakers. | |
