north shore news Editor: ANDY FRASER May 21, 1980 entertainment © automotive Tel. 985-2131 NORTH VAN PHYS ED PROGRAM WELL ROUNDED More than stretch and sweat By PAT RICH There is a North Vancouver elementary school that not only sends their students home with report cards at the end of the term but also with evaluation forms showing’ the students’ level = of physical fitness. Itis all part of a program unique in North Vancouver Windsor that and piloted al Secondary provides fitness school individualized profiles to promote total body fitness for students This as yustone of a number of physical cducation programs implemented oun the North Vancouver se hel over the Last district two vears since North Van hired cdc alton a physical oon sultant Last week school board (rustees were piven a chance to see how the programs were developing, when the consultant Jane Sherrill gave a progress report at the regular board meeting Sherrill ticipation in said that) par physical education programs in North Van has over the increased preatly years especially at the clementary school level Out ot a last few total of cm) schools 14 Currently have daily physical ecducation classes while ten others have physical education three mes a week and the other nine offer phys cd twice a week 36 WORKSHOPS A task years ago recommended that force report three participation of students im physicaledus ation should be wWercased te a mannan cot e can’ three times a week for a penod of 30 to 40 and this working towards Over the last Nears lo minutes is what Sherrill is Iwo school district wide workshops have been held to provide (raining for teachers IN various aspects of phys ed These ranged trom disco dance to trampoline safety and indicate the diverseness of the physical education programs in North Van current Not only ate the tradilional team sports taught but there is also an emphasis on life long sports such oas tennis and bad minton Sherrill sand the programms provide for radasvidual student differences and phys cdo intergrated wath other school subpects such as dance and atl formal Losing the classroom ay phys cd nreally care about sport?: p. B3 THE GIRLS OF Handsworth take part in a wide variety of physical education activities including a fun time on _ the softball fields at the school. All schools in North Van are _ in- troducing a more comprehensive and fulfilling recreational program than most students of years gone by can imagine. Fortunately for most students the gym- nastics programs now involve far more variety than the former days of Stretch, exercise and sweat. (Terry Peters photo) resource and making use of plavgrounds. which Sherrill says. “have undergone a much needed facelift.” are also elements of the current NV programs In North Vancouver physical education 1s taught by teachers. “generalists That means they are not specialists inp phys ed and teach iain addition to their regular subjects In addition has oa Ls AW QQHVsewWle S35 This Week’s Special D.O.T. Approved Adult Life Vest Tapatco 412A $4 495; S known as aSsvVeSsausd cach school physical education resource person who serves asa focal point for phys ed ac fivailics BAS VWO®: Sherrill said these people have voluntarily added this 6 responsibibtty to their 6 workloads am Shernill has also been offermy workshops and Information on nutrition 5776 Marine Dr 921-7431 She said (hat parents “are happy about any work we do “ain this area