PE Course Descriptions
Health Course Descriptions
MCPS Physical Education & Health

OUTSIDE RESOURCES

National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE)

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)

Maryland State Departement of Education (MSDE)

Maryland Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (MAHPERD)

Physical Education & Health Staff Members

Mrs. Danika Wiggins Resource Teacher	Mr. Collin Clifford Teacher	Ms. Vikki Epps Health Teacher	Ms. Melissa Gonzalez Teacher
Mr. Dennis Harris Department Chair	Ms. Holly Jones Teacher	Mr. Timothy Pritchard Teacher	Mr. Raymond Trail Teacher

Physical Education and Health offers a developmentally appropriate program for integrating education from a variety of content areas that influence the health and well-being of all individuals. Students must complete one full year of physical education to meet their graduation requirement.

Students will be able to display the skills and practices of a physically active lifestyle, knowing the benefits of their choices to be involved in physical activity.  They will be physically fit and have a mindset that values physical activity and its benefits in sustaining healthy lifestyles.

Physical Education 1, General - 0.5 credit per semester

This course includes opportunities for a varied selection of individual, dual, team, dance, and personal development activities. Students are guided in identifying and improving their fitness levels through the development and use of personalized fitness plans. Recommended for students for whom basic skills and experiences are appropriate. It is recommended that ninth graders be enrolled in General Physical Education 1 as an introduction to the high school physical education curriculum.

General Physical Education 2 is recommended as the second course for ninth graders. Students focus on continuous skill development through individual, dual, team, dance, and personal development activities. Students continue to develop their personalized fitness plans and improve their physical fitness levels.

This course includes instruction in two or three activity units during a semester (six or nine weeks for each activity). Students may select from one interest area (e.g., all dance units) or from two or more interest areas (individual, dual, team, dance, fitness, personal development). Emphasis is on fitness and intermediate and advanced skill techniques in selected sports and activities, as ninth graders are less likely to be in this course.

This course includes instruction in one or two selected activities during a semester. Improving individual fitness levels is also emphasized in this course. Skill work progresses from beginning- through intermediate- to advanced-level skills, but the emphasis is on intermediate- and advanced-level skills. Ninth graders are less likely to be in this course.

Specialty Classes:

• Football
• Basketball
• Soccer
• Dance
• Weight Training
• Net Games

In each specialty area students will be introduced to the history, rules, skills, and several different tactics that could be implemented in game play or activity for each specialty area.