Movement and Games Throughout the Curriculum
The movement education class is a time and space for
the children to foster the development of several intelligences
that enliven the physical, social and mental abilities innate
in the students.
The primary focus in class is on the bodily/kinesthetic and spatial
skills of the students, through the physical experience of strength,
coordination, suppleness, and stamina. Another area is the intra
and/or interpersonal development (social skills) of the child
in the interaction with others through communication, caring,
respect and sharing. Also promoted is the area of logical and
critical thinking skills through gaming strategies, cooperative
problem solving, formations and patterns of movement and mental
games. These capacities are cultivated in the movement class through
the following activities:
First through eighth grade: circle games, singing
games, hand
clapping games, swinging, jumping, climbing, jumping rope, running,
skipping, hopping, free play, tumbling, ball passing, gymnastics,
rhythmic movement skills, throwing skills, tagging games, fitness
games, blindfolded games, parachute games, animal movement activities,
rod exercises, stretching and strengthening exercises, balancing
exercises, track and field, Medieval Games, Greek games, sports,
and circus arts.