{"id":1689,"date":"2018-05-12T15:00:28","date_gmt":"2018-05-12T20:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/?p=1689"},"modified":"2018-05-18T11:52:58","modified_gmt":"2018-05-18T16:52:58","slug":"a-review-of-p-e-at-grace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/a-review-of-p-e-at-grace\/","title":{"rendered":"A Review of P.E. at Grace"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the imminent addition of the 4th-floor gym here at the 46 campus, P.E. is inevitably undergoing changes and evolving to accommodate our new space. I wanted to look at P.E. here at Grace from an administrative perspective. I sat down with Ms. Armijos, our Director of Athletics and head of high school P.E., to look at the P.E. system, learn what we can expect with the arrival of the new gym, and get her thoughts.<\/span><\/p>\n

What went into the makeup of the P.E. system here?<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we first started, the P.E. system was basically already set with Health and Racquet, I basically came in and continued it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

At the beginning of the High School students were only able to take P.E. classes at H&R, opposed to the wide range students have access to now.<\/span><\/p>\n

Would it be totally different without Health and Racquet?<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cWithout Health and Racquet, we wouldn\u2019t have as much flexibility to offer such variety of classes. Which is awesome that we have Health and Racquet, if we didn\u2019t we\u2019d stick to more traditional classes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

How will the P.E. system change once the gym at 46 is totally functional?<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cStudents will have more access to different types of P.E. classes, and sports units. So instead of having P.E. three times a week students will have it four times a week. It gets to be more student-oriented, so if a student wants to a flag football unit or a f\u00fatsol unit. I know there are some soccer kids who really want f\u00fatsol, so say in the spring we\u2019ll be able to offer that as a P.E. credit class.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The two ways that New York State can boss around independent schools are attendance and P.E., which are both graduation requirements. P.E. attendance has become a recurring issue, despite, it being non-negotiable. This year students are allowed 4 skips per season and are required to take three P.E. classes per week to fulfill their graduation requirement.<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you think there is any way to improve the P.E. system? So that maybe there aren\u2019t as many absences?<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cI think we\u2019ve come a long way since last, now year we actually have kids who are going this year. The <\/span>infraction system<\/span><\/a> has been amazing, because it holds the kids accountable, and you can see on your conduct page how many you\u2019ve missed\u2026 We try to have students not get to high numbers [of infractions], so we try to deal with it right away, and get help with the parents and deans\u2026 One of the ways we\u2019re trying to make kids not wanna skip class is by having the only makeup time be after school on Fridays. That\u2019s a very popular time for kids to go do fun things and who would want to have a makeup class on a Friday. So that\u2019s gonna give you the incentive to go to class.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

What do you say to students who would say: \u201cP.E. takes away valuable time, say to do work in the morning, or whatever it is you need to do that day.\u201d?<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cI think that students like the 9 am start time because it lets you sleep in. Most schools start their day at 8, so if you think the morning is being taken away, then you have the afternoon free. I think if we said 7 am that\u2019d be excessive. But I think for the most part students don\u2019t do their work at 8. But the feedback I\u2019m getting from them is that they like the afternoon classes because it lets them sleep in.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

What do you say to students who would say: \u201cIt\u2019s sometimes really hard to get credit for outside sports\/work out classes, so I wish they\u2019d be a little more lenient with what counts a P.E. credit\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cThe outside exercise world is not geared toward students, it\u2019s not for learning about exercise. Also, P.E. credit doesn\u2019t mean X amount of time working out, it\u2019s more the education part of it that you\u2019re getting here. New York State requires you to get a student geared curriculum classes, so you\u2019ll learn about hydration, nutrition, and flexibility, but you won\u2019t get that in outside classes cause it\u2019s geared for adults. So even though that may be a place where you\u2019re working out more, and you\u2019re more than welcome to do that on your own time, what you need to get here is the education part of it. Remember it\u2019s Physical Education, not just the physical.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

If you have any questions or suggestions for your P.E. classes, the new gym, or anything else feel free to find Ms. Armijos in her office or email her at <\/span>iarmijos@gcschool.org<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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