Physical Education & Health

• Freshman: One year of Physical Education and Health I

• Sophomore: One year of Physical Education and Health II

• Junior: One year of Physical Education

• Students in eleventh grade are exempt from physical education for up to three trimesters during any season of inter-scholastic athletics.

• Tenth and eleventh grade students involved in dance may receive credit for up to two trimesters of physical education per year.

• All students must be deep water safe – able to swim one length of the pool and able to tread water for 2-3 minutes. There is a class available for those students who need to learn to do so.

• In addition to the traditional physical education class, a student may elect a trimester of dance which is described in the list of offerings under the Arts curriculum.

 

• Students are given guidance and instruction in many areas of health and fitness development to promote optimal performance.

• Students are challenged each day and are able to see success and failure alike, each of which helps to bring out the “better selves” in students.

• The program fosters the development of teamwork and engagement which allows students to develop energy and a passion for each other and themselves.

• The philosophical emphases of the physical education department are the development of cardiovascular fitness and the improvement of the tactical understanding of sport.

• The invasion-sport model utilized at Hawken is directed to sports that have naturally high aerobic and anaerobic fitness components and that are based on “invading” the other team’s space to score goals or points.

• The net-sport model is directed to sports that utilize court awareness and controlling the object through directing it into the strategic areas of the opponent’s space.

Health 2 is typically taken in the sophomore year and is structured around the American Red Cross’s “First Aid with AED” certification. First Aid and CPR certification is earned following successful completion of the course. The Health 2 course is also offered during the Hawken Summer Studies Program as an option for those who would like to earn their Health 2 credit over the summer, adding flexibility to their regular school-year schedules. Please note that the first aid course offered by the Red Cross is not accepted for meeting Hawken’s course requirements.