PS/IS 163
The Bath Beach School
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Physical education (PE) is a required academic subject that teaches participation in lifelong, health-enhancing physical activity. In PE, students learn to work with others, develop healthy personal fitness habits, and set fitness goals now and throughout their lives. PE is not recess, or a before- or after-school sports club.
PE is:
A regular class scheduled during the school day.
Taught by a certified, licensed NYCPS teacher.Instruction on a wide range of skills, not just sports.
Based on a written curriculum, with established learning standards
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