Physical Education
Physical Education at ISA provides students with the opportunity to participate in regular physical activity and develop an understanding of fitness for life. Skills are developed through progressive practices and structured games, designed to ensure maximum participation by all. The PE programme also contributes to a student’s personal and social education, providing opportunities for co-operation, teamwork, decision making and problem solving.
In the Primary years emphasis is placed upon the development of physical skills through modified games and practices. Students are encouraged to make links with other areas of the curriculum and PE is often used to link with PYP ‘units of inquiry’. Through primary physical education the students will experience the following:
The Early Years
- Learning to move
- Organized games
- Creative and aesthetic movement
The Primary Years
- Team games: soccer, basketball skills, volleyball skills
- Gymnastics: Floor and Apparatus based
- Team building development
- Athletics: Run, jump, throw
- Dance: Modern and Cultural
- Striking and Fielding Games: T-Ball, Cricket
- Fitness development: circuit training, continuous running
The Middle Years and High School (Grade 9 and 10)
In the Middle years more emphasis is placed upon the development of fitness and the motor skills necessary to enable students to participate successfully in a variety of physical activities. More structured versions of sports and their rules are introduced as well as tactics and strategies. In middle school physical education the students will experience the following:
- Team Games: Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball, Rugby, Hockey
- Gymnastics: Floor and Apparatus based
- Athletics: Long Jump, High Jump, Sprinting, Shot Put, Discus
- Dance: Modern and Cultural
- Striking and Fielding Games: Softball, Cricket
- Fitness development: circuit training, continuous running
- Racquet sports: Tennis, Badminton
- Cross Country
- Team Building Challenges
At ISA, we have made a firm commitment to outdoor education. From Grade 6, students will be involved in a range of off campus outdoor experiences in nature. These challenge them physically and intellectually and foster self-confidence and teamwork.
ISA Fitness Room
The ISA Fitness Room is equipped with Life Fitness equipment and includes a rowing machine, an exercise bike, a cross trainer and 10 pieces of circuit training equipment offering a complete body workout. Upper School students use this equipment in PE lessons and Grade 10-12 students have the privilege of using the equipment on their own. This is a fantastic benefit for both students and teachers, and something ISA is proud to offer.
