Athletics

Taking advantage of our dedicated motor room and outdoor space, our Primary School’s motor curriculum promotes an active lifestyle and is aligned with our Reggio-inspired program. Students attend motor classes for 30 minutes once or twice a week with a dedicated motor teacher, learning how their bodies work through rhymes, songs, games, and movement. Lively activities, relaxing exercises, and active stretches help them develop fine and gross motor skills and prepare them for their future physical education experience.

The Lower School physical education program uses a reflective approach of teaching that provides the ability to adapt, adjust, and modify lessons so they are worthwhile to each unique child—from the lowest to the highest skill and fitness level. Students attend class five times a week for 30 minutes each with a dedicated PE teacher. The goal of this skills-based spiral curriculum is to guide youngsters in the process of becoming physically active for a lifetime as well as developing fundamental, age-appropriate skills.

The fifth-grade physical education program is a sport-based curriculum created by dedicated PE teachers and tailored to the needs and growth of St. Francis Episcopal students.  Fifth graders attend PE classes five days a week for 30 minutes. Sixth, seventh, and eighth graders have the opportunity to participate in team sports and compete against other middle schools in the area. Students who choose not to play or manage a sport for a given season participate in physical education.

Upper School physical education affords students a fitness program tailored to meet their individual goals, aspirations, and physical needs. Students work alongside a PE teacher two or three times a week for 60 minutes. The Upper School class infuses an assortment of aerobic-based workouts that aim to improve key fitness components: cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition.