International

Baccalaureate

Physical Education Courses

First Aid Safety (08003200)  The purpose of this course is to enable students to acquire skills in first aid, emergency care, and personal safety. The content includes safety, first aid procedures, adult, child, and infant CPR, community resources and services, career and public service opportunities.

Fitness Lifestyle Design (15013100)  The purpose of this course is to enable students to extend their knowledge of fitness concepts; design, implement, and evaluate a personal fitness program; and develop an individualized level of health-related fitness. The content includes safety practices, terminology,  biomechanical and physiological principles, concepts and principles of health-related fitness, personal and group fitness activities, personal fitness programs, fitness assessment, nutrition, consumer issues and benefits of participation.

Individual / Dual Sports I (15024100)  The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop knowledge and skills in specified individual and dual sports and to maintain or improve health-related fitness. The content includes safety practices, rules, terminology, and etiquette, history, biomechanical and physiological principles, techniques and strategies, sportsmanship, fitness activities, fitness assessment, consumer issues, benefits of participation.

Individual / Dual Sports II (15024200) The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop knowledge and skills in specified individual and dual sports and to maintain or improve health-related fitness. The content includes safety practices, rules, terminology, and etiquette, history, biomechanical and physiological principles, techniques and strategies, sportsmanship, fitness activities, fitness assessment, consumer issues, and benefits of participation.  Activities specified in Individual / Dual Sports II may not be repeated in Individual and Dual Sports I or III.

Life Management (08003000) (Required) The purpose of this course is to develop and enhance critical life management skills necessary to make sound decisions and take positive actions for healthy and effective living. Some topics include  human growth and development through adulthood, positive emotional development, including suicide and violence prevention, communication, interpersonal, and coping skills, responsible decision-making and planning,  nutrition and physical activity,  substance abuse,  consumer knowledge, health-related community resources, safety education, including one-rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), first aid for obstructed airway, and injury prevention, disease prevention and control, personal health and individual wellness planning,  health advocacy skills.

Personal Fitness (15013000) (Required) The purpose of this course is to (a) acquire knowledge of physical fitness concepts, (b) understand the influence of lifestyle on health and fitness, and (c) begin to develop an optimal level of fitness. Some topics are safety practices, technology applications,  assessment of health-related fitness, components of physical fitness, health problems associated with inadequate fitness levels,  stress management,  fitness program design, biomechanical and physiological principles, nutrition, consumer issues, benefits derived from participation in physical activity.

Paddle & Racquetball (15024000) This course provides students with opportunities to acquire knowledge and skills in the above sports.  It includes, but is not limited to, in depth knowledge and application of skills, techniques, strategies, rules, and safety practices of these sports, and knowledge of the organization and administration of the games.

Recreational Activities (15024700)  The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop knowledge and skills in recreational activities and maintain or improve health-related fitness. The content includes safety practices, rules and terminology, history, biomechanical and physiological principles, techniques and strategies, sportsmanship, fitness activities, fitness assessment, officiating, organization and administration of recreational activities, consumer issues, benefits of participation.

Softball - Beginning (15033300) The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop knowledge and skills in softball and to maintain or improve health-related fitness. The content includes safety practices, rules and terminology, history, biomechanical and physiological, principles, techniques and strategies, sportsmanship, fitness activities, assessment of skills and health-related fitness, officiating, organization and administration of softball activities, consumer issues, and benefits of participation.

Softball - Intermediate (15013900)  Will provide students with opportunities to acquire knowledge and skills in softball in regard to techniques, strategies, rules and safety practices.  Skill acquisition and improved fitness is stressed.   that may be used in recreational pursuits.

Team Sports I (15033500) The purpose of this course is to enable students to acquire basic knowledge of team sports play, develop skills in specified team sports, and maintain or improve health-related fitness. Includes but not limited to knowledge, application of skills, techniques, strategies, rules, safety practice necessary to participate in flag football, volleyball, basketball, speedball and flickerball.  In addition, the maintenance and/or improvement of personal fitness shall be stressed.  Activities specified in Team Sports I may not be repeated in Team Sports II.

Team Sports II (15033600) The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop knowledge of team sports play, develop skills in specified team sports, and maintain or improve health-related fitness.  May include but not be limited to knowledge, application of skills, techniques, strategies, rules, safety practices necessary to participate in soccer, softball, track and field, and gatorball.  Strategies of team sports play, skill acquisition, maintenance and/or improvement of personal fitness shall be stressed. Activities specified in Team Sports I may not be repeated in Team Sports II.

Volleyball - Beginning (15055000) The content should include but not be limited to in-depth knowledge and application of skills, techniques, strategies, rules, and safety practices necessary to participate in power volleyball, and knowledge of the organization and administration of volleyball activities.  Strategies of team play, skill acquisition, and personal fitness should be stressed.

Volleyball  - Intermediate (15055100) Will provide students with opportunities to acquire knowledge and skills in power volleyball that may be used in recreational pursuits.

Weight Training - Beginning (15013400) Includes knowledge of the importance of muscular strength/endurance, assessment of muscular strength/endurance, knowledge of health problems associated with inadequate levels of muscular strength/endurance, knowledge of skeletal muscles, application of biomechanical/physiological principles to sound nutritional practices.

Weight Training - Intermediate (15013500) Includes but not limited to reinforcement of knowledge introduced in beginning weight training, expansion of weight training programs.  Knowledge of various weight training theories, knowledge of various equipment available in the field to develop muscular strength, muscular endurance. 

Weight Training - Advanced (15013600) Includes but not limited to reinforcement of the knowledge introduced in beginning and intermediate weight training.  Knowledge to design and implement a personal weight training program to meet specific needs and goals, knowledge of the organization and administration of weightlifting.