Physical Education & Health

Physical education is an integral part of the total education of every child at Houston Elementary. Our school's physical education program focuses on physical competence, health-related fitness, self-responsibility and enjoyment of physical activity for all students so that they can be physically active for a lifetime. Houston Elementary offers a quality physical education program for all levels.

All physical education programs provide students to have the opportunity to:

Improve their fitness by increasing muscular strength, flexibility, muscular endurance, body composition and cardiovascular endurance.
Develop their motor skills that allow for safe, successful and satisfying participation in physical activities.
Develop their personal health and fitness by learning how to make healthy choices.
Reinforce knowledge that they have learned across the other academic areas such as science, math and social studies.
Develop their social skills such as leadership, cooperation, sportsmanship, responsibility.
Improve their self-confidence and self-esteem by providing opportunities to be more confident, assertive, independent and self-controlled.
Set and strive for personal and achievable goals.