2 units for each of Year 11 & Year 12
Board Endorsed course
Exclusions: Nil
Course Costs: $15.00
Students learn the importance of a healthy and active lifestyle and recognise the need to be responsible and informed decision makers. This course enables students to further develop their understanding and competence in a range of sport and recreational pursuits. They are encouraged to establish a lifelong commitment to being physically active and to achieve movement potential.
Through the study of Sport, Lifestyle and Recreations course, students learn to develop;
- Knowledge and understanding of the factors that influence health and participate in physical activity
- Knowledge and understanding pf the principles that affect quality performance
- An ability to analyse and implement strategies to promote health, physical activity and enhanced performance
- A capacity to influence the participation and performance of self and others
- A lifelong commitment to an active, healthy lifestyle and the achievement of movement potential
The course is flexible in nature and covers a wide range of content areas including:-
- Aquatics
- First aid and sports injuries
- Gymnastics
- Outdoor recreation
- Sports administration
- Athletics
- Fitness
- Healthy lifestyle
- Resistance training
- Sports coaching and training
- Dance
- Games and sports
- Individual games and sports
- Social perspectives of sports
Throughout the course, students will participate in ‘part day’ school activities/excursions, such as aquatics, surf survival skills, tennis, ten pin bowling and, if interested, the priority seating on the Kiama High School Snow Trip (optional).
NB: These will be user-pays.
Course Contact: Mr Peter Quine, Head Teacher: PDHPE