ELECTIVE COURSES Health and Physical Education

Outdoor Education

The Year 10 Outdoor Education course is designed to give students an appreciation for the natural environment, skills to lead and work with others, as well as developing technical outdoor activity skills. Outdoor activities include but are not limited to mountain biking, orienteering and camp craft. Students prepare each semester for a major expedition of two nights and three days, in areas such as Lane Poole Reserve in Dwellingup. The expedition is used as a tool to measure students’ preparation, skill development, interpersonal skills, leadership and environmental awareness. It is the key to the Outdoor Education Course. It is important to note that the camp is COMPULSORY for this unit and, apart from a medical certificate, all students are expected to attend.

Physical Education Studies

The Year 10 Physical Education Studies course aims to provide students necessary skills, knowledge, understandings, attitudes and values required to enable confident participation, enhance performance levels and become better informed community members in selected sports and recreational activities.

The course will give students the knowledge and skills to study Physical Education Studies General and ATAR in Years 11 and 12. Students will actively participate in a range of sporting activities. They will be given opportunities to learn movement skills, strategies and tactics as well as theoretical concepts that are essential in observing and analysing movement.

Within the framework of learning about coaching principles, students cover topics such as basic anatomy and exercise physiology as well as cover the social dimensions of sport. Students also learn to use technology in the evaluation of movement skills.