Katie McIntosh- Model PE Program

Model Physical Education Program: Pacific Beach Middle School

• Parent Comments Taken from http://www.greatschools.net-

- “Lastly, the PE dept. is OUTSTANDING! They are the most energetic, cutting edge group that puts in many hours of overtime with lunchtime and after school athletics for all.”
- “The P.E. Department is incredible! PE Teachers from around the county come to our site to train. Our school has a Charger Fitness room with mountain bike simulators, testing equipment, Dance Revolution and more. We have girls & boys intramural sports teams for Futsal, Soccer, Flag football and Basketball.”

• Pacific Beach Middle School offers a comprehensive Physical Education program. The Physical Education department focuses on cardiovascular fitness and motor coordination.
• They have a state-of-the-art fitness room that enhances the students’ fitness program.
• Due to funding constraints, most middle schools in the San Diego Unified School District do not offer athletic programs.
• Teacher Dennis Gildehaus says, “Students today lead sedentary lives which contributes to numerous health problems.” However, according to Gildehaus, “PB Middle School is working to provide a model program for other schools to incorporate exciting new extracurricular athletic programs.”
• Pacific Beach Middle School has one of the best physical education programs in the city, and is the only middle school in the San Diego Unified School District that has a comprehensive intramural program. The intramural program offers flag football, futsal, soccer and baseball during the lunchtime break.
• After school programs consist of flag football, soccer, track, basketball, futsal, field hockey, Leave a Legacy Club, and the Surf Club.
• PB Middle also hosts the district-wide basketball, flag football and soccer tournaments where up to fifteen other schools participate, depending on the sport.
• The school offers trendy activities which interest teens such as “Dance, Dance Revolution”, stationary bikes and waveboarding.
• PB Middle recently was awarded a grant from the San Diego Chargers to enhance the physical education program to include new equipment which will interest teens.
• Incorporating International Studies into their program brings in the education of various nationalities and their folk-dancing styles, thus building upon their knowledge and appreciation of various cultures while improving fitness and coordination.
• The school hosted a CAHPERD conference (California Association of Health and Physical Education Recreation and Dance) on October 27th. The conference was offered to professional PE teachers and students looking forward to becoming PE teachers.

Resources:

• http://members.cox.net/pefun/index.shtml
• http://moodle.sandi.net/course/view.php?id=1308_m=10_y=2007