Health and wellness are always top priorities during P.E. Self-respect, healthy choices (in food and life), and learning the importance of taking care of our body is something that is learned in the program. Students are encouraged to participate outside of school in athletic-based challenges. Some of these include walks for organizations, walking pets outside, swimming, and being active for at least 30 minutes per day. Levine Academy also fosters a challenging sports community. Pre COVID-19, several teams won district championships against some of the most competitive private schools around. Levine Academy is committed to hiring coaches that not only teach sports at elite levels, but they also teach the athlete how to respect the game and every part of it. The most rewarding part of being an Athletic Director is hearing how sweet and respectful our athletes are from the referees and other parents after winning championships. Overall Areas of Growth The biggest area of growth right now is the facility itself. The brand new Haymann Family Court is a beautiful facility and provides just about everything our school needs. We do have to be extra careful of playing many different sports on this hardwood floor, because there is always a risk of damaging the floor. While we are able to run a complete program inside the building on our hardwood floor, adding outdoor space, in the form of a new outdoor sport court, would eliminate the issue of limited space. And being able to update and replace our sporting equipment would help tremendously. Areas of Growth for Early Childhood The program needs more equipment to help us improve gross motor development and overall strength: Small equipment for young athletes and bars and climbing equipment for our more mature athletes. It would be even more beneficial if we could add additional physical education classes each week, especially being able to recognize and focus on the students who need extra help to improve development. A sound system would also be beneficial for the various activities. Areas of Growth for Elementary and Middle School The students would greatly benefit from more outside time. If the fields in the northwest sector of the school were renovated, it would provide the school with ample space, along with additional options, for P.E. programming. Anthills, slopes, cracks, and small holes make it hard to be able to participate in certain activities. Adding more time for P.E. in general would also better support each student’s health and personal growth. Potentially adding time to the lower school classes or adding more to the Middle School schedule would enhance our work with students on healthy choices (physically, mentally, emotionally, nutritionally).
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