Physical Education

Vision and Mission:

Empowering Every Haig Girl to Learn and Lead a Healthy and Active Lifestyle.

Physical Education is an integral component of Singapore’s school curriculum to develop students holistically. By emphasising the importance of movement, and an individual’s interaction with the environment, Physical Education seeks to develop the whole child to bring about a nation of physically competent and confident individuals who enjoy a lifetime of active and healthy living safely and responsibly.

The three learning areas of Physical Activity, Outdoor Education, and Physical Health and Safety are pivotal in providing the content for design and enactment of students’ meaningful learning experiences in, about and through movement. These areas leverage the physical and social environment to provide real-life contexts that strengthen students’ learning. A balanced and well-designed Physical Education curriculum, delivered through effective pedagogies and purposeful assessment can enable students to apply the skills, knowledge, practices and values to lead an active and healthy lifestyle. Additionally, it can help them acquire 21st century competencies to thrive in our fast changing and complex world.

Figure 2. Physical Education Curriculum Framework

Purpose and Goals:

The purpose of Physical Education is to develop physically competent and confident individuals who enjoy a lifetime of active and healthy living safely and responsibly.

The five goals below serve as a guide for the above purpose. Each goal is equally important, and they interact with one another in a well-planned Physical Education curriculum that addresses the understanding, skills, practices and values desired for every student.

Movement Competence: Students are competent and confident to participate in a range of physical and outdoor activities.
Healthy Lifestyle Practices: Students have a personal commitment to healthy lifestyle practices in physical activity, nutrition, sleep, outdoor time and hygiene.
Safety Mindset: Students apply risk assessment to manage daily and physical activities with respect to self, others and the environment.
Core Values: Students make informed and responsible decisions with regard to personal behaviour and social interactions based on sound values-based judgements.
Enjoyment: Students enjoy and value physical activities and healthy living in a sustainable way.

At the primary level, the curriculum aims to develop competent participants who demonstrate efficiency, effectiveness and versatility in movement competencies. They enjoy participating in a range of physical activities including the outdoors and engage in healthy practices.

Learning Areas:

The learning experiences leading to the goals of Physical Education at the primary level are organised according to the three learning areas and content areas/strands as shown in Table 1.