Head of Department - Tim Walsh
The Health and Physical Education Key Learning Area provides the foundation for developing active and informed members of society, capable of managing the interactions between themselves and their social, cultural and physical environments.
Craigslea’s Health and Physical Education courses provide students with excellent educational opportunities. The school has quality facilities complimented by an experienced and committed staff.
Programs in the HPE Key Learning Area at Craigslea are:
Student centred
Cooperative
Flexible
Challenging
Fun
There is a strong emphasis on participation in physical activity. This recognises that participation in physical activity promotes health and acknowledges the unique role of physical activity as a medium for learning.
The core and elective units in the middle years of schooling offer students a variety of learning experiences in which practical and theoretical aspects of the subject area are integrated. This provides an excellent foundation for the challenge of the senior specialist subjects of Health Education and Physical Education with Recreational Studies and Vocational Education Training (VET) opportunities also available.
“The Junior HPE curriculum at Craigslea is devoted to providing relevant, authentic learning experiences for all students. We strive to integrate the practical elements of the courses with the theoretical concepts to give our students the best possible opportunities to be fully physically educated.
All students in Year 7, 8, 9 and 10 study HPE. A parallel course exists for students in Year 7, 8, 9 and 10 wanting to participate in the signature Volleyball Excellence Program.
All unit offerings from that point on are elective and as such are seen as opportunities for students to fully participate in the development of skills, knowledge and attitudes related to the engagement in physical activity.
The curriculum overview that follows, shows the full Junior Program for HPE at Craigslea SHS. More information on the curriculum outline of the Year 7, 8 and 9 Volleyball excellence programs can be found on the “Volleyball Excellence Program” page.
Health and Physical Education Curriculum Overview
HPE Year 7
| Personal and Social Awareness Anatomy and Body Systems
| Swimming - Stroke Correction
Skipping
Indigenous Games
Aquatic Games
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Year 7 Health and Physical Education Brochure
Year 7 Health and Physical Education Year Level Plan
HPE Year 8
| Promoting Inclusion
Risk, First Aid and CPR
| Lifesaving
Court Games
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Year 8 Health and Physical Education Year Level Plan
HPE Year 9
| Gender Sterotypes/Media Relationships and Diversity
Health and Fitness | Lifesaving
Softball
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Year 9 Health and Physical Education Year Level Plan
HPE Year 10
| Sports Psychology
History and Culture of Sport | Racquet Sports
Field Sports
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Year 10 Health and Physical Education Year Level Plan
| Unit 1: Motor Learning, Functional Anatomy, Biomechanics and Physical Activity
| Unit 2: Sports Psychology, Equity and Physical Activity
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Topic
| Topic 1
| Topic 2
| Topic 1
| Unit 3 Topic 1 |
| Title | Motor learning integrated with a selected physical activity | Functional anatomy and biomechanics integrated with a selected physical activity | Equity |
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Physical Activity
| Badminton | Volleyball | |
| Unit 3: Tactical Awareness, Ethics and Integrity, and Physical Activity | Unit 4: Energy, Fitness and Training, and Physical Activty |
| Topic | Topic 1 | Topic 2 | Topic 1
| Topic 2
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| Title | Ethics and Integrity | Tactical Awareness integrated with a selected physical activity | Energy, fitness and training integrated with one selected hysical activity | Energy, fitness and training |
| Physical Activity | Badminton | Basketball | Volleyball | Variety of Activities |
Sport
Sport is offered as a Co-Curricular activity