52 NORTHFIELD MOUNT HERMON purposes. The class will meet three times a week for 90 minutes at a time. PEC 312 Winter in the Outdoors Winter term. Prerequisites: Suitable winter clothing and footwear. All equipment is supplied by the school. This class is open to all grade levels of students, at any level of ability; novice, intermediate, and advanced. The class meets on Wednesday afternoons and Saturday mornings for up to four hours at a time. Activities include fat biking, snowshoeing, ice skating, sledding, and cross-country skiing. Community service is also a component of this class and may include service on the school farm or shoveling snow from Shadow Lake for community skating opportunities. This class provides physical education (PE) and cocurricular credits to the participants. PEC 324 Mountain Biking Fall term. Prerequisites: Liability waiver, approved mountain bike, and permission of the instructor. This class is open to students of all ability levels: novice, intermediate, or advanced. Biking techniques, bicycle maintenance, and emergency repairs are among the topics of instruction. Stamina and strength will be developed during the term to promote safe but strenuous rides. Students are encouraged to supply their own bicycles, but the school has bicycles available to students who do not own one (repairs, maintenance, and tuning will be the responsibility of the borrower). Programming sites utilized are on the Northfield Ridge in East Northfield, on Satan’s Kingdom in West Northfield, and on approved biking trails at Northfield Mountain. The class meets twice a week; one class is three hours and the other two hours. A Saturday day trip may be required to give students an experience of a competitive event. PEC 940 PE Independent Study Prerequisite: Application process. The PE independent study option is designed to give a limited number of students an opportunity to pursue a special interest in an activity that is not offered in the NMH curriculum, or to continue work in a pursuit in which their achievement and experience place them above the level that is offered within the curriculum. Forms for requesting an independent study in PE are available in the gym office and are due in the PE office a week prior to the end of the preceding semester. This option is not available to students during their first term at NMH or to students in an international studies program.
SPECIALIZED PHYSICAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES Dance Class and Dance Companies Outdoor Education Program Music Concentration Cocurricular Course Theater Immersion Cocurricular Course
ATHLETICS Positions on varsity teams are open to all students on a tryout basis. Athletes selected for a team may not change their PE/A assignment from a team activity to a physical education class except during the two-week period beginning with the first day of tryouts. Athletes are allowed to change assignments after the two-week period only for verified medical or psychological reasons. Eligibility for membership on teams is based on the following policies: 1. All students are eligible for varsity teams. 2. Postgraduates and seniors are eligible for junior varsity teams with the approval of the athletic director, who will consult with the coach prior to making a decision.
COEDUCATIONAL ATHLETICS
Winter Term ATC 294 Varsity and Junior Varsity Alpine Skiing ATC 295 Varsity and Junior Varsity Nordic Skiing ATC 134 Junior Varsity Swimming Spring Term ATC 247 Varsity Golf ATC 237 Junior Varsity Golf ATC 297 Varsity and Junior Varsity Track and Field
GIRLS’ ATHLETICS
Fall Term ATG 245 Varsity and Junior Varsity Cross-Country ATG 643 Varsity Field Hockey ATG 633 Junior Varsity Field Hockey ATG 611 Fall Crew ATG 647 Varsity Soccer ATG 637 Junior Varsity Soccer ATG 627 Thirds Soccer ATG 649 Varsity Volleyball ATG 639 Junior Varsity Volleyball Winter Term ATG 642 Varsity Basketball ATG 632 Junior Varsity Basketball ATG 622 Thirds Basketball ATG 645 Varsity Ice Hockey ATG 635 Junior Varsity Ice Hockey ATC 294 Varsity and Junior Varsity Alpine Skiing ATC 295 Varsity and Junior Varsity Nordic Skiing ATG 144 Varsity Swimming ATC 134 Junior Varsity Swimming