We want to help each of our Upper School students live a life of physical fitness, healthy nutrition, and responsible decision-making.
Making Wellness a Priority
Our goal is to give students frequent opportunities to develop their minds, bodies, and spirits. We work to create an atmosphere of wellness in our classrooms that extends into the community, by instilling the values of physical fitness, good character, skill building, and an overall healthy lifestyle. By teaching our students about current facts and practices for physical fitness, healthy living, and leisure-time pursuits, we hope that they gain a sense of responsible decision-making that leads to active, healthy, and productive lifestyles.
Accordion
The goal of the Upper School freshman course is to introduce many different fitness activities while also continuing to expose students to a variety of team sports.
The Upper School sophomore course aims to provide students with opportunities to learn how to be physically and mentally well. Students will be exposed to a variety of lifetime sports and activities as well as fitness exercises that aim to provide stress release to each student. There is an option to take 10th grade PE during the summer for students who wish to complete this requirement early.
This course takes a holistic approach to wellness and encourages students to become active participants in maintaining and/or improving their health. Topics include: physical activity; nutrition; stress management; drug education; healthy relationships and sex education; and suicide prevention and awareness training.
The second half of the course uses the Project Wayfinder curriculum developed at Stanford University. This curriculum is designed to help students lead lives of purpose and meaning. It involves self-reflection, self-understanding, and encourages purposeful behavior.
This elective is designed to meet the needs and interests of juniors and seniors who wish to improve their athletic performance, and overall fitness, or achieve specific running or sport-related goals. This course aims to offer structured, goal-oriented training while fostering a deeper understanding of physical health and sport-related skill development. Students will have strength training days, skill development days, and cross-training days designed to meet their specific goals.