Physical Education and team sports allow students to develop personal abilities and learn essential life skills through positive competition. All students have PE classes in Town’s full-sized gym. Upper School classes take place at Sportime Tennis, Randall’s Island, and Icahn Stadium throughout the year.
Team sports
Students have the opportunity to begin competing on interscholastic teams beginning in the Fifth grade. We offer soccer, basketball, baseball and softball in Fifth and Sixth grade. We offer soccer, basketball, baseball, softball, and track and field in Seventh and Eighth grade. There is a no-cut policy which provides the opportunity for all students to participate and develop fundamental skills on a team.
Physical Education curriculum
Our physical education curriculum is designed so that all students, regardless of athletic ability, have a positive physical education experience in a safe and nurturing environment.
Curriculum
Nursery-Kindergarten
Students are exposed to a variety of locomotor skills and develop fine and gross motor skills. Hand and foot eye coordination is developed through various activities and games. Learning through discovery, creativity, and exploration is emphasized. We reinforce concepts of communication skills, provide social, emotional and physical development through physical activities.
Lower School
In Lower School, we encompass locomotor skills, games that incorporate cooperation and teamwork, building skills toward team sports, as well as teaching the benefits of cardiovascular and muscular fitness. The emphasis is placed on developing movement skills, sports concepts, and personal and social responsibility through group activities. As the program and children progress through the grades, each of these areas becomes more specialized. Developing agility, balance, core strength, hand-eye and foot-eye coordination is a goal of the program while providing opportunities for creative strategy.
Upper School
The physical education program for the Upper School is designed to promote the psychomotor, cognitive, and affective development of students through team and individual experiences. Students are exposed to and develop a broad base of knowledge in a variety of sports. Fitness is stressed throughout each unit. The Upper School has the fortunate opportunity of using outside facilities for many of their physical education classes. Randall’s Island, Icahn Stadium, and Sportime Tennis are just a few facilities we utilize.