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  UPDATE: New equipment, including weights, cardio equipment and a rock climbing wall, will benefit DDHS students and the public in 2011. Click here for more.
In the summer of 2010, the Delavan-Darien Physical Education Department staff worked with other professional educators to redesign the physical education curriculum with a goal of offering better instruction to our students.
Students will still learn core skill sets related to physical activities, such as throwing, catching, swinging baseball bats and serving tennis balls. In addition to the basics, they will develop a deeper understanding of the activities they do — competition, sportsmanship, attitude, strategy, teamwork. We believe if there greater the understanding, there will be greater enjoyment of an activity, which will develop positive and healthy life-long habits.
As part of the curriculum upgrades, five new "curriculum strands" were developed to guide physical and health education instruction in all grade levels. The five strands are:
Click on the strand categories above to learn more about each and understand the new approaches to Physical Fitness in the Delavan-Darien School District.
The research behind updating the district's Physical Education curriculum used federal funding from the Carol M. White Physical Education Program Grant (P.E.P. Grant), the district received in 2009. The updated curriculum will incorporate new and innovative equipment and technologies, educate students on healthy living and get students “hooked for life” on making positive lifestyle choices.
Fitness doesn't end when the class bell rings. In addition to in-school fitness class, students are encouraged to pursue physical activities outside of school and make healthy choices. As part of the grant, these activities are tracked by students and their parents so progress continues outside the classroom.
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