Health and Well Being Implementation Plan
Students will be able to accept greater responsibility for their personal health and well being and be more aware of this in others.
RATIONALE
Health education helps students develop the understanding, skills and motivation to act in a responsible way for their own health, the health of others and the community.
PURPOSES
1) Students will acquire knowledge and develop attitudes that contribute to healthy living and lead to a greater understanding of themselves and their experiences.
2) Students will acquire skills that contribute to healthy living and lead to a greater understanding of themselves and their experiences.
3) Students will apply knowledge and skills in ways that demonstrate an increasing awareness of their own health needs, a concern for the needs of others and a growing sense of responsibility for health within the community.
4) Emphasis will be given to dangerous substances (including orchard sprays and machinery) that relate to the Kiwifruit industry.
5) Students will show greater acceptance and understandings of changes that occur to them during their adolescent years and show increased self esteem and good personal management during that time.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
RATIONALE
Physical Education is National Curriculum
PURPOSES
1. Students will be given the opportunity to acquire skills that will encourage them to participate in a variety of activities.
2. Students will be encouraged and assisted to increase their level of fitness.
3. Teamwork, co-operation and challenges will be an important part of the Physical Education programme.
4. Activities will be provided to cater for all levels of ability.
GUIDELINES
1. Lessons are to be held 2 times a week and to be of 40 minutes duration. Fitness activities to be a separate time allocation.
2. Each lesson to incorporate a time for teaching of skills and a time for the application of those skills.
3. Ability grouping be a feature of Physical Education lessons.
4. Challenges are set for individual children to improve performance or skills development.
5. The playing of major games, or a full "sport" is not appropriate for Physical Education lessons.
6. Children who are unable to participate fully are still given tasks which emphasise participation.
7. Responsible pupil monitors are to be selected and trained in the issue and return of all equipment.
8. All pupils are expected to wear the school Physical Education uniform for all Physical Education lessons.
CONCLUSION
The intent is to provide a learning programme that makes children more skilful through active participation at their appropriate level.