Physical Education
St. John Bosco Catholic School is advised by the Diocese of Phoenix Physical Education Standards, which are designed to promote the whole person by expanding the spiritual, moral, physical, creative, and intellectual development of each student.
St. John Bosco Catholic School uses the Dynamic Physical Education curriculum and incorporates Physical Best in our lessons. The DPE program exposes children to a wide variety of activities in a process-oriented rather than product-oriented format
Endurance is the Gospel Value emphasized in the PE curriculum.
Physical Education Curriculum
Physical Best activities help students learn the “why” of physical fitness and activities. Our program objectives include:
- Movement Concepts, Safe Practices, and Fundamental Skills
- Physical Fitness
- Interpersonal Skills & Diversity
- Lifetime Physical Activity
- Sports: Team, Individual, Lifetime
Lesson Structure
Each co-ed PE class consists of 30 minutes of instruction as follows:
- Prayer
- Intro Activity (3–5 minutes)
- Fitness Development (7–10 minutes)
- Lesson Focus (7–10 minutes)
- Game/Closing Activity (5–7 minutes)