Fairbury Public Schools Physical Education Philosophy

The philosophy of the Fairbury Public Schools is to develop and attain the best possible physical and mental health of all students.  Through this students should develop attitudes, appreciation, interests, and skills which should contribute to the satisfactory use of leisure time.  The program should provide participation of all students in seven major areas of emphasis.  These areas of emphasis are the goals that the physical education curriculum is developed upon.  These goals are:

A.  Students will demonstrate competency in many movement forms and proficiency in a few movement forms

B.  Students will apply movement concepts to the learning and development of motor skills.

C.  Students will exhibit physically active lifestyles.

D.  Students will achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.

E.  Students will demonstrate appropriate social behavior in physical activity settings.

F.  Students will demonstrate understandings and respect for differences among people in physical activity settings.

G.  Technology and writing skills are to be integrated into the physical education curriculum.