Academics
Upper School
Physical Education
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Physical Education Overview
The Upper School Physical Education program builds a framework for a lifetime of activity and healthy living by providing regular opportunities for students to participate in a wide variety of physical activities and skill development experiences.
Students work on pushing out of their comfort zone and challenging themselves to confidently meet new challenges as well as social and cognitive development, including a scope and sequence of activities to challenge students of all abilities and skill levels.
Many students take skills they build in class to Burke's robust athletics program with developmental, JV, and Varsity teams.
Students work on pushing out of their comfort zone and challenging themselves to confidently meet new challenges as well as social and cognitive development, including a scope and sequence of activities to challenge students of all abilities and skill levels.
Many students take skills they build in class to Burke's robust athletics program with developmental, JV, and Varsity teams.
Grade Level Highlights
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Fifth Grade P.E.
In fifth grade, students lay a foundation of knowledge and skills that they can continue to build on in the coming years. Instruction aims to meet the students where they are, help them push out of their comfort zones, and learn to challenge themselves physically and socially. Activities are introduced to help students develop collaboration and cooperation skills, and exploring what it means to be a positive and productive partner and group member is a year-long theme.Read More -
Sixth Grade P.E.
Students continue to participate in a variety of activities designed to develop specific skills in each major unit, expose them to a variety of activities in explorative units, build on their fitness development, and promote cooperation and collaboration between classmates.Read More -
Seventh Grade P.E.
Students continue to participate in a variety of activities designed to develop specific skills in each major unit, expose them to a variety of activities in explorative units, build on their fitness development, and gradually introduce opposition and decision-making when performing skills.Read More -
Eighth Grade P.E.
While the skills of the major units are briefly reviewed together to begin each unit, the focus of eighth grade applying the skills and knowledge gained over the years to competitive gameplay. Challenge PE is both the application of and celebration of the physical work and social-emotional development put in over the past years of Upper School PE and is the culmination to our Burke’s PE experience.Read More
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