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The Benjamin School
11000 Ellison Wilson Rd
North Palm Beach
Florida 33408
       561.626.3747

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Physical Education

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Philosophy of Physical Education

It is the role of a quality physical education program to help all students develop health-related fitness, physical competence, cognitive understanding, and positive attitudes about physical activity so that they can adopt healthy and physically active lifestyles. Quality physical education programs are also important because they provide learning experiences that meet youngsters’ developmental needs, which in turn help to improve their mental alertness, academic performance, and readiness and enthusiasm for learning.

Physical activity is critical to the development and maintenance of good health. The goal of physical education is to develop physically educated individuals who have the knowledge, skills, and confidence to enjoy a lifetime of healthful physical activity.  

The Movement Variables

The Basic Movement Patterns are building blocks. Once they are learned they can be combined to become the more complex skills used in settings such as those found in sports, games, dance and gymnastics.

The Movement Variables are used to expand students’ awareness of:

• Body - What the body does 
• Space - Where the body moves
• Effort - How the body performs the movement
• Relationships - With whom and with what the body moves

Click here for the movement perspective wheel

What We Are Doing...

• Instruction in a variety of motor skills that are designed to enhance the physical, mental, and social/emotional development of every child
• Fitness education and assessment to help children understand, improve and/or maintain their physical well-being
• Development of cognitive concepts about motor skill and fitness
• Opportunities to improve their emerging social and cooperative skills and gain a multi-cultural perspective
• Promotion of regular amounts of appropriate physical activity now and throughout life

How We Are Doing It...

• Full inclusion of all students
• Maximum practice opportunities for class activities
• Well-designed lessons that facilitate student learning that coincides with the philosophy and mission of The Benjamin School
• Out of school assignments that support learning and practice
• No physical activity for punishment
• Uses regular assessment to monitor and reinforce student learning
• Emphasis on integrity; modeling and requiring positive character traits

4th and 5th Grade Levels

All of the information above pertains to grade levels Pre-K through 5. However, 4th and 5th grade adapt the movement perspective to all sports and activities and refine the concepts of movement to further enhance skills and techniques associated with a higher level of developmental needs for a particular sport or activity.