Health & Physical Education
Health curriculum Statement
In Health Education the focus is on the well-being of students and our community. Through health education, students develop their understanding of factors that influence the health of individuals and groups: lifestyle, economic, social, cultural, political, and environmental factors. Students develop competencies for mental wellness, keeping ourselves safe, moving and physical activity and they develop understandings of nutritional and healthy eating. Students build resilience through strengthening their personal identity and sense of self-worth, through managing change and loss, and through engaging in processes for responsible decision making. We link these concepts with our school values of Resilience, Responsibility and Respect. The students learn to demonstrate empathy, and skills that enhance relationships.
Every two years we consult our community on all aspects of our Health and Physical Education program and implement changes to meet the needs of the community.
Health & Physical Education at Mānuka School
At Manuka School we employ a specialist Physical Education Teacher.
Each class attends a Physical Education lesson for one hour per week with our PE specialist. Classroom teachers also teach physical education and fitness throughout the school week. Our year 0/1 students do the Perceptual Motor Programme( PMP) as their weekly session. We proudly offer our students a variety of sports both in and out of school. After school sports teams offered include ; netball, touch rugby, hockey and basketball. Manuka School has had a North Shore Championship grade Basketball team– many times over.
We regularly take our students off site to compete in Cluster School events such as Rippa Rugby, Cricket, T-Ball and Athletics. These events have lunchtime tryouts and practices. We have a Company called 'Footsteps' come into our school, biannually to teach our students a range of dance and drama. Click here to see the full range of activities we have on offer
The learning activities in health and physical education arise from the integration of the four strands and seven key areas of learning.
The four strands are:
Personal health and physical development, in which students develop the knowledge, understandings, skills, and attitudes that they need in order to maintain and enhance their personal well-being and physical development
Movement concepts and motor skills, in which students develop motor skills, knowledge and understandings about movement, and positive attitudes towards physical activity
Relationships with other people, in which students develop understandings, skills, and attitudes that enhance their interactions and relationships with others
Healthy communities and environments, in which students contribute to healthy communities and environments by taking responsible and critical action.
The seven key areas of learning are:
mental health
sexuality education
food and nutrition
body care and physical safety
physical activity
sport studies
outdoor education.
Areas of Learning PE Health.pdf