Physical Education

Pre-Prep Physical Education is about developing a child's whole body management and enabling the child to feel happy, secure and confident in their own space and the environment around them.  We aim to explore, encourage and extend each child's natural physical abilities and health related knowledge, in order to meet the challenges which lie ahead in both the Prep and Senior schools and life in general.  It is hoped to achieve a balance between aesthetic and practical, individual, partner and team work, to give each child a sound and broad base from which to achieve success and fulfillment in sports and leisure activities throughout life.

In gymnastics the children learn to extend their range of movement and use their bodies imaginatively and safely in space and on small and large apparatus.  Dance encourages movement, imagination and interpretation and is enjoyed throughout the school.  The children are gradually introduced to all the major games through being taught ball handling, aiming and passing skills, moving and dodging, until eventually they can move on from small game situations to the game proper.  Swimming is taught in Year 2 and 3 by the introduction of water skills and swimming strokes.