The mission of the Physical Education & Sports program at ASFG is to promote mental and physical wellness for all students and community members. The values of excellence, commitment, teamwork, service, and integrity are incorporated into all ASFG Physical Education & Sports activities and programs. At ASFG, sports are formative in nature for classes during the school day and the early years team sports. As children mature, competition is gradually introduced into team sports. Classes and team sports are designed to complement academic life and enrich interests and aptitudes toward sports. Physical Education classes are offered during the regular school week from nursery through 9th grade. These classes are electives in 10th – 12th grades. ASFG offers a wide variety of co-curricular activities and team sports throughout the school year as well as summer camps in July.
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Physical Education & Sports
The ASFG physical education and sports department is committed to offering a formative sports program and wellness program that fosters a healthy life style as well as develops a broad range of individual and team athletic skills. Students in grades nursery through ninth grade participate in a scheduled physical education school day program. Beyond ninth grade, physical education can be taken as an elective. The ASFG facilities include a solar heated swimming pool, a soccer field, track, basketball and volleyball courts, and a multipurpose gymnasium. The after school co-curricular program provides a wide range of sport opportunities for students who are interested in participating on a team.
Mission
PE Standards
ASFG follows the National Association for Sport and Physical Education Standards for teaching. These standards are designed to develop physically-educated individuals who have the knowledge, skills, and confidence to enjoy a lifetime of healthful physical activity. The framework of a quality physical education program includes:
Standard 1: Demonstrates competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities.
Standard 2: Demonstrates understanding of movement concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics as they apply to the learning
and performance of physical activities.
Standard 3: Participates regularly in physical activity.
Standard 4: Achieves and maintains a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.
Standard 5: Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others in physical activity settings.
Standard 6: Values physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and/or social interaction.