Physical Education at Danbury High School is a vital part of our comprehensive educational program, designed to promote lifelong health, wellness, and personal growth. Through sport, movement, and project-based learning, students actively participate in a dynamic curriculum that enhances their physical fitness, motor skills, while also promoting teamwork, critical thinking, and personal responsibility. By engaging in a variety of individual and team activities, as well as collaborative projects, students develop goal-setting, critical thinking, and decision-making skills to support a healthy lifestyle. The program also includes the state-mandated physical fitness assessment to help students understand and improve their personal fitness levels. Beyond physical development, Physical Education at Danbury High School emphasizes character building and social-emotional growth by reinforcing essential values such as respect, communication, cooperation, teamwork, and sportsmanship. Through real-world applications and hands-on learning, the program fosters personal responsibility and contributes to each student’s overall well-being and success.
PE Standards
- Students will demonstrate competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns.
- Students will apply knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies and tactics related to movement and performance.
- Students will demonstrate the knowledge and skills to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical activity and fitness.
- Students will exhibit responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.
- Students will recognize the value of physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and social interaction.