THE QATAR SHIRBURNIAN
SHERBORNE SENIOR SCHOOL
Physical Education As one of the subjects most severely hit by the pandemic, PE staff and pupils have welcomed the green shoots of revival since the turn of the calendar year. PE lessons have taken various forms since August in response to COVID guidelines, meaning pupils and teachers have had to frequently adapt to new methods of delivery. Online PE lessons, blended PE lessons and practical lessons which comply with social distancing have all featured. Thankfully, we are now beginning to see something like normality, as the range of activities on offer has gradually increased, and we look to the future with positivity and the hope that we can start to use our new facilities to the maximum, and that inter-school fixtures and training sessions will be a huge part of school life once again. Sherborne has been at the forefront of any developments that have happened in Qatar school sport this year. The U19 boys’ football team marked the 2-year anniversary of the first lockdown with our first fixture since that day, travelling to ACS and drawing an exciting game 4-4. For many of the boys involved it will be their first and last chance to represent the school as Sixth Form pupils, a particularly sad thought but we are also pleased that they had the opportunity to do so, even if just once.
Personal Survival Moving to the MOQ campus has certainly had its perks; one being access to our own swimming pool. As part of the AS Physical Education course content, pupils have been making use of the facilities whilst being assessed and filmed performing their Personal Survival skills. This has involved a 100m timed swim wearing two layers of clothing, holding a 6-minute huddle position and also using a straddle entry into the water. We look forward to next academic year when we can hopefully get more of our academic PE classes assessed in the pool for both GCSE, AS and A Level courses.
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