Living Active Through Intramurals - Outcome D (10-30)-9

Encourage students to participate in the intramural program through their physical education classes. You may consider having a percentage of their Physical Education mark dedicated towards being active outside the class. Before each activity sign-up in the intramural program, the students learn to play that activity in the physical education class. Students are provided with a sign-up sheet in class.

Students are responsible for taking a sign-up sheet and forming their own teams according to the requirements specified on the form. They decide who is on the team, whether they would like to play co-ed, and if they want to enter the competitive or recreational level. They also choose a team name. Students in physical education classes often influence others to be on their team, thereby keeping themselves and others active within the school setting.

Intramural Indoor Soccer and Three on Three Basketball

Students give the form to their teacher or the intramural organizer by a certain deadline. The intramural organizer designs the tournament play dates and posts them in the gym. Students then show up on the date their team plays and participation attendance is taken. Students are to keep a record of their participation dates and activities in a journal, along with comments about the activity and whether they would choose to do it again. They could also include what influenced them to join, and suggest ways to encourage others to join activities at lunchtime. This journal is handed in at the end of the semester for a percentage of their Physical Education mark.

Participation points are kept on computer and statistics are posted following each activity. This encourages students to continue participating.

Students place their entries in a journal with different sections for intramural participation, school teams, community activities, and other activities they do outside of school.

Awards for the most active male and female participants in each grade and each activity can be handed out at a school "colour" ceremony. Awards can also be given for students who served as "active living" role models.

These are clues that you have reached the outcomes ...

Students hand in a journal with the required entries by the end of the semester.

The journals show that students have reflected upon their choices of activities, and how or if school activities have influenced their choices of activities in daily life.

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