Parents
Students
Staff
Community
Special Subjects
Page Navigation
Health and Physical Education
-
Health and Physical Education Department
The theme of our health and physical education programs is to introduce students to vital health concepts and provide opportunities to practice health skills that can lead to health-enhancing behaviors. This is accomplished my making real life connections using health skills activities to reinforce lesson content and teach valuable health skills at the same time. The essential health skills that are addressed are assessing information, stress management, conflict resolution, analyzing influences, communication, practicing healthy behaviors, refusal skills, decision making, goal setting, and advocacy. Emphasis is also placed on developing and maintaining personal fitness. A goal of these courses is to increase participation in physical activity, so that students can adopt a more active life style, and reduce the risk of developing certain diseases and illnesses. The program meets the National and Pennsylvania Health and Physical Education Standards.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM
Sports Skills
Basketball, football, volleyball, team handball, soccer, lacrosse, floor hockey, Ultimate Frisbee, Frisbee golf, and softball.
Rhythm Dance
A variety of line dances.
Fitness Activities
track, fitness circuit, monitoring heart rate, fitness room, and fitness testing.
Adventure
cooperative games, outdoor challenge initiatives, indoor rock wall, and small group challenges.
Large Group Games
Matt ball, tail tag, scooter games, star wars, king ball, continuous tag, and the blob.
DRESS CODE
Sixth and seventh-grade students are required to wear the mandatory physical education uniform.
Eighth-grade students are required to wear athletic shorts and t-shirts.
All students must wear sneakers to participate.
HEALTH CURRICULUM
6th Grade
Nutrition, physical activity, personal health, body systems, tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs.
7th Grade
Building healthy relationships, alcohol and substance abuse, growing and changing, and communicable diseases.
8th Grade
Mental and emotional health, physical activity and fitness, nutrition, alcohol, tobacco, and drug abuse.
SPECIAL EVENTS
- Marine fitness competition
- Jump for heart
- Hoops for heart (Winter and Spring)
COMMUNITY SPEAKERS
- Upper Darby Police Department
- Upper Darby High School - Teens Against Tobacco