The core philosophy that underpins Physical Education at Dulwich College Shanghai Pudong is that each student is entitled to develop physical literacy through physical experience. Every child is encouraged to value and take responsibility for engaging in physical activities for life by developingmotivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge and understanding. This is simply translated into a progressive PE curriculum which focuses on:
Head– Cognitive understanding of physical literacyHeart– Character development and effective elements of physical literacyHands– Practical application of the knowledge and understanding acquired through physical literacy
Our Head, Heart and Hands program begins with our toddler cohort and extends to Year 13. Knowledge, skills and understanding are vertically aligned within the Dulwich Physical Education curriculum, and blend with the opportunities within the classroom curriculum and the experiences offered through the extensive co-curricular sports program offered across all age groups.
The Physical Education program continues to engage students and staff through a range of innovative and transformative projects. Our team aims to develop a positive culture of understanding related to physical literacy – we inspire, enthuse and have an incredible amount of fun in the process of learning. The following projects are to be implemented in 2019:
Go A.P.E. (Active Physical Education)As students walk through the door, they are immediately immersed in a range of challenging fundamental skills practices that consolidate and develop core motor skills. We aim to reduce fixed seat learning time and enable students to increase activity and engagement in lessons. Ourmantra is: 'get 'em in, get 'em going, get 'em thinking, get 'em doing it at home and get 'em coming back for more.'
Heart and Sole (and soul!)Students from Year 1-6 participate in fitness testing (of each other) as a precursor to engaging in a range of alternative health and well-being activities to emphasize breadth of interest. For example, aqua aerobics, cardio drumming, boxercise and yoga.
DAB Bags (Dulwich Activity Bag)Students in Year 1 and 2 classes are provided with a Dulwich Activity Bag to take home on a rotational basis. The bags contain many fun physical activities with stage-appropriate instructions such as juggling balls, French skipping bands and pretzel yoga cards. The project encouragesstudents to connect with people in their community and link all elements of physical literacy (Head; Heart; Hands) to play. This is 'homework' that all children will love to complete, and in doing so, will be bringing 'play' back into the home.
TRYathlonOur TRYathlon event inspires students to experience a range of physical movement activities on land, water and on wheels. The project has a service learning theme culminating in advocacy for health and wellness in our community. Students learn that all people (regardless of health, wealth, able-bodied or otherwise) can find a physical activity within our community.
The acquisition of physical literacy is a lifelong journey. The development of fine motor skills in our early years is as essential as refining movements to adapt to our aging bodies in adulthood. We aspire for all young people at Dulwich College to engage in daily physical activity, with increasing levels of intensity, to impact positively on their health and well-being. We help students build connections between fitness, mindfulness, exercise, health, neuroplasticity and nutrition so that theyrecognize and meet developmental milestones.
支撐上海浦東德威學校體育課程的核心理念是：每名學生都能通過各項體能鍛煉來提高身體素質。我們鼓勵所有兒童通過培養積極性、自信心、體能素養、知識和理解力的方式，重視并承擔起參加終身體育活動的責任。這一點簡單地轉變成一套漸進式的體育課程，重點是：
腦力–對身體素質的認知和理解
心靈–個性發展及身體素質的有效元素
雙手–通過身體素質開發而獲得的知識和理解力的實際運用
我校“腦力、心靈和雙手”項目面向幼兒園小班至13年級的所有學生。在知識、技能和理解力方面與德威體育課程縱向對接，并充分融入教室課程與各年齡段廣泛的課外體育活動中。
體育課程通過一系列創新變革式項目持續性地吸引學生和員工們的參與。我們團隊的目標是發揚一種與體育素養相關的積極理解文化——我們在學習過程中鼓勵學生、激發他們的興趣，一同體驗無盡的樂趣。2019年，我們將開展如下幾個項目：
加油！A.P.E.（主動式體育）
在學生走進大門的那一刻，他們會立即沉浸在一系列具有挑戰性的基本技能實踐中，助其鞏固和發展核心運動技能。我們的目標是減少在固定座位上的學習時間，豐富學生們的課堂活動，提高課程參與度。我們的口號是：讓學生“走進來、動起來、動腦筋、在家做、回來學習更多”。
身心合一
1-6年級的學生（互相間）開展健身測試，作為參與一系列另類衛生與健康活動的先鋒，突出興趣多樣化。例如，水中有氧運動、有氧鼓、健身拳擊、瑜伽等。
德威活動包
我們為1-2年級的學生提供了一個德威活動包，可以輪流帶回家。活動包內有許多有趣的體育活動項目，并且提供了適合各個年齡段的提示，例如雜耍球、跳皮筋、瑜伽卡等。這個項目鼓勵學生與社區內的人們互通往來，結合所有身體素質元素（頭腦、心靈、雙手）進行游戲。這是一項所有孩子都樂于完成的“家庭作業”，借此機會，可以把“玩趣”帶回家。
鐵人三項
我校的“鐵人三項”（TRYathlon）活動鼓勵學生體驗一系列游泳、單車、跑步等體育活動。該項目有一個服務型學習主題，最終旨在宣傳社區健康與衛生。學生們將了解到，所有人（不論健康、富有、健全與否）都能在我們的社區中找到適合自己的健身項目。
培養身體素質是一輩子的事。在早教階段培養兒童的精細運動技巧與成年人完善運動模式以適應日漸老去的身體一樣必要。我們希望德威學校的所有年輕人都能夠以越來越高的強度參與日常體育活動，為他們各自的身心健康帶來積極的影響。我們幫助學生建立起健身、正念、鍛煉、健康、可塑性、營養間的聯系，使其理解自身發展中的各項關鍵要素，并符合其要求。
