Physical Education

Physical education in the MYP is concerned with more than just participating in sports and games. Its primary aims are to encourage the development of “intelligent performers” and to encourage students to understand the importance of a balanced, healthy lifestyle. Throughout the five years of the MYP, students should develop knowledge, critical thinking and reflection skills, and a sense of responsibility, as well as interpersonal and self-motivational skills. This in turn should encourage choices that will contribute to long-term, healthy living.

(IB MYP Physical Education Guide 2007).

Objectives

The objectives of MYP PE are divided into 4 criteria, which relate directly to the assessment criteria.

A: Use of Knowledge
At the end of the course students should be able to:

• have a knowledge and understanding of the physical activities or topics studied
• be able to use this knowledge and understanding critically, and apply it to analyse situations and solve problems
• understand the importance of physical activity to a healthy lifestyle
• understand the various components that contribute to health-related fitness

B: Movement Composition
At the end of the course students should be able to:

• compose sequences of aesthetic movement
• communicate meaning and ideas through movement

C: Performance
At the end of the course students should be able to:

• display acquired motor skills necessary to perform a variety of physical activities
• show skills and techniques ranging from basic to complex
• apply movement concepts, tactics, strategies and rules appropriately

D: Social Skills and Personal Engagement
At the end of the course students should be able to:

• work cooperatively
• respect themselves and their social and physical environment
• support and encourage others (towards a positive working environment)
• develop attitudes and strategies that enhance their relationship with others
• show sensitivity to their own and different cultures
• show initiative, creativity and a willingness to improve themselves
• take responsibility for their own learning process and demonstrate engagement
• with the activity, showing enthusiasm and commitment
• show self-motivation, organization and responsible behaviour
• recognise, analyse and evaluate the effects of a variety of physical activities on themselves and others
• reflect upon and evaluate their own performance in order to set goals for future development

Assessment

Assessment incorporates the 4 criteria of MYP listed below. Students will be awarded a score for each criterion based on their learning for that section of the year.

Areas of Interaction (AoI)

The curriculum is taught with the AOI as a guiding theme.

• Approaches to Learning (ATL): How do I learn best? How do I know? How do I communicate my understanding? Organisation: Remember your PE kit and change promptly. Problem solving: Team challenges. Transfer of learning: Lateral thinking, use, strategies learned in other sports. Motor skills: Frequent practice of skills and techniques. Team skills: Working together to achieve goals.
• Environments (E): Respect your play area: Keep the sports hall clean; Indoor shoes only in the sports hall; Minimal impact outdoors, especially the 'great' outdoors (skiing, canoeing, hiking, cycling); Responsible use of equipment; Variety of environments: fields, forests, rivers, courts; Skiing – stay on the piste!
• Community and Service (CS): Teamwork / Promoting friendship / Refereeing games e.g. Football or Volleyball / Helping classmates to learn a skill / Score keeping for games e.g., Basketball / Take a First Aid Course / Encouraging others to participate in sport and games / Organise or coach a sports activity.
• Health and Social Education (HSE): How do I think and act? How am I changing? How can I look after myself and others? Regular Exercise: Cycle to school; Walk to the bus or train; Run errands on foot; Join a sports activity. Healthy Habits: Hygiene- take a shower after PE; Awareness of health risks, alcohol, drugs, tobacco; Balanced diet; Drink plenty of water. Injury Prevention: Proper warm up; Stretching; Strength development; know your limits; First aid and CPR. Social Education: Co-operation and teamwork; Caring for others; Sportsmanship; Self esteem and confidence.
• Human Ingenuity (HI): Human achievement in physical activity. Important people in sport history: Dick Fosbury; Invented a very successful new technique of High Jump. Kathy Freeman: Highlighted the achievement of native people. Jesse Owens: A pioneer for black athletes during the 1930´s. Michael Jordan: Inspiration and role model for youngsters to play basketball.