Curriculum
The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) believes every child in the United States deserves both a quality physical education and physical activity program.
The discipline's primary purpose is to assist the learner in developing:
The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) believes every child in the United States deserves both a quality physical education and physical activity program.
The discipline's primary purpose is to assist the learner in developing:
- Total physical fitness and lasting desire to maintain it;
- Movement abilities ranging from functional life skills to those needed for successful participation in leisure activities of their choice;
- A sense of self-worth and dignity;
- Social competencies;
- Safety awareness; and
- An appreciation and understanding of specific sports and dances, including their origins, cultural impact and aesthetic values.