PE and Aesthetics
Discover how Peirce Secondary's PE programme helps students stay active and healthy through events like Cross Country, Sports Carnival, and outdoor camps.
1. About Us
Vision Happy and Healthy Peirceans
Mission Peirceans will acquire a variety of movement skills and health-related knowledge in a safe and collaborative setting so that they can play a range of games and keep themselves active and healthy.
Goals of PE programme:
Goal 1: Acquire a range of movement skills to participate in a variety of physical activities.
Goal 2: Understand and apply movement concepts, principles and strategies in a range of physical activities.
Goal 3: Demonstrate safe practices during physical and daily activities with respect to themselves, others and the environment.
Goal 4: Display positive personal and social behaviour across different experiences.
Goal 5: Acquire and maintain health-enhancing fitness through regular participation in physical activities.
Goal 6: Enjoy and value the benefits of living a physically active and healthy life.
2. Department Programmes
a) Annual Cross Country
Objectives:
To encourage Peirceans to jog and walk as a form of healthy lifestyle.
To provide a platform for all Peirceans, including staff and interested parents to foster strong relationships.
This is the first mass sporting event of the year and is usually held on the last Friday of Term 1. Not only are all students and staff involved in this event, either as runners or helpers, there is also the Parents’ Race. Besides encouraging Peirceans to jog regularly, this event is also a good platform for bonding amongst students, teachers and parents. This event takes place at Bishan Park.
b) Sec 1 & 3 Outdoor Adventure Camp
Objectives:
To enhance the personal and social development of students through experiential outdoor adventure.
To promote camaraderie and school spirit.
As part of the Outdoor Education unit in the PE curriculum, level-wide outdoor adventure camps are organised for the Secondary 1 and Secondary 3 cohorts. For the Secondary 1 cohort, the camp is typically held at an adventure-based campsite, providing students with an authentic setting for the four-day camp experience. To ensure students' safety and the quality of the programme, qualified instructors and Form Teachers are engaged to conduct the activities and facilitate students' learning.
The camp programme includes high-element activities, trekking, team-building activities and a water-based activity. For the Secondary 3 cohort, the school books an MOE-Outward Bound Singapore (OBS) Challenge Programme, which provides students with opportunities to participate in a more rigorous and enriching outdoor adventure experience alongside students from other schools.
c) Health & Fitness Week
Objectives:
To promote healthy and active lifestyles and enhance students’ physical and mental well-being.
To develop students’ awareness of healthy lifestyle practices, including regular physical activity, balanced nutrition and adequate rest.
To provide opportunities for students to develop positive values and social-emotional competencies through participation in physical and collaborative activities.
To foster camaraderie, school spirit and a strong sense of belonging through meaningful and enjoyable activities.
To promote the importance of healthy lifestyle.
Conducted during the last one or two weeks of Term 3, the Health & Fitness (H&F) Week aims to celebrate healthy living while reinforcing the importance of maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle among Peirceans. During this period, the PE Department, together with a team of student leaders, organises a variety of activities designed to engage students in both body and mind, while providing opportunities for them to have fun, build camaraderie and strengthen school spirit.
Activities include inter-class games, inter-CCA challenges, Health Quiz, Staff-versus-Students 1-Minute Challenges and Learn @ Peirce modules. The Learn @ Peirce modules provide students with opportunities to be exposed to a variety of physical activities and sports conducted by external instructors. These short experiential sessions broaden students’ exposure to different forms of physical activity and encourage them to discover activities that they may enjoy and pursue beyond school. Examples of past modules include inline skating, Muay Thai, K-pop dance, kinball, bowling and archery. Through the range of activities, H&F Week seeks to promote physical and mental well-being, positive lifestyle habits, teamwork and sportsmanship, while fostering a stronger sense of belonging within the Peirce community.
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