We address the following Organizing Ideas/Skills and Procedures from the Alberta Program of studies.
ORGANIZING IDEA
Active Living: Developing physical literacy through movement and active living supports well-being across a lifespan.
SKILLS & PROCEDURES DIV 1
- Participate in physical activity in a variety of contexts.
- Discuss safety measures related to physical activities.
- Participate in physical activities that can provide personal enjoyment.
- Participate in physical activities that increase in
- Participate in physical activities that require various levels of exertion and energy.
- Identify and implement personal strategies to overcome challenges in a variety of physical activities.
- Demonstrate positive interactions with others during physical activity.
- Participate in risk-taking and adventurous play activities that promote well-being.
SKILLS & PROCEDURES DIV 2
- Experience the benefits of building knowledge, skills, and confidence through a variety of physical activities.
- Participate in a variety of physical activities that develop various components of physical fitness.
- Engage in physical activities that are enjoyable or rewarding.
- Examine ways adventurous and challenging physical activities introduce and support motivation for skill development.
- Engage in adventurous and challenging physical activities that support motivation.
- Participate in physical activities that are available and accessible within local communities.
- Participate in a variety of moderate-to-vigorous physical activities that support training principles.
ORGANIZING IDEa
Movement Skill Development: Developing physical literacy through movement and active living supports well-being across a lifespan.
SKILLS & PROCEDURES DIV 1
- Scan and assess surroundings to support spatial awareness.
- Apply tactics in a variety of physical activity contexts.
- Refine movement skills in relation to people or objects.
- Demonstrate a variety of locomotor movements.
- Perform locomotor movements in a variety of physical activity contexts.
- Perform non-locomotor movements in a variety of physical activity contexts.
- Apply movement elements when engaging in physical activity.
- Adjust movement in response to the element of space.
- Demonstrate directional movement in physical activity.
- Experiment with effort in a variety of movement contexts.
SKILLS & PROCEDURES DIV 2
- Choreograph creative strategies and tactics.
- Reflect on the outcomes of strategic and tactical decisions.
- Implement strategies and tactics to improve performance.
- Reflect on strategies and tactics used in various physical activities to enhance performance.
- Integrate elements of movement in various physical activities.
- Combine movement skills to perform movement patterns in a variety of physical activities.
- Adapt movement patterns based on feedback.
ORGANIZING IDEA
Safety: A lifetime of optimal well-being is supported by prioritizing health and safety.
SKILLS & PROCEDURES DIV 1
- Display behaviours that support participation, safety, and participant enjoyment.
- Practise safety strategies and procedures in a variety of situations.
- Explain the function or purpose of specific rules or guidelines within various contexts.
SKILLS & PROCEDURES DIV 2
- Reflect on how the results or consequences of personal actions and decisions can affect the well-being of self or others.
Educational Goal
As an enhancement of a student’s physical education program, students will be using the indoor gymnastics and ninja facility at South Edmonton Gymnastique and Ninja (SEGN). The focus of the program will be on active living, movement skill development and safety. Students participate in various age appropriate gymnastic and ninja techniques and routines. Qualified staff at SEGN will work with students in small groups and individually to assist them in developing their physical abilities. All coaches have prepared lesson plans designed for each class.
Itinerary
Bring one class ⟶ Mission: Easy
- Students participate in the morning from 9:30 – 11:30AM, or the afternoon from 12:30 – 2:30PM.
- In these two hours, the class will move as a group through our three centres for gymnastics, tumbling, and Ninja.
- A coach will ensure there are water breaks as required.
- At the end of the session, students hop on the bus, tired and happy, for the bus ride back to school!
Bring two classes ⟶ Mission: No Problem
- Students participate in the morning from 9:30 – 11:30AM, or in the afternoon
from 12:30 – 2:30PM (as above). - After a warmup, each group will cycle through our three centres for gymnastics, tumbling, and Ninja. Where the 1st group might start with gymnastics, the second will start in the Ninja area, for example.
- The difference between one class or two classes attending is that we bring in extra coaches and move groups through our three main areas uniquely. Our gym has lots of equipment, so you don’t have to worry about students waiting in line.
- Coaches will ensure there are water breaks as required.
- At the end of the session, students cartwheel onto the bus, tired and happy, for the bus ride back to school!
Bring four classes ⟶ Mission: We’ve done it before, it’s a piece of cake!
- The bus will collect half of the students (two classes or ~50 students) from school around 9:00AM (we assume a half hour bus ride).
- After a warmup, Classes A and B (whatever grades) participate in the morning from 9:30 – 11:30AM. In these two hours, groups A and B move through the centres of the gym uniquely. We’ll have several coaches on hand to cycle groups through the gym, ensuring all students are introduced to gymnastics and the Ninja equipment. Because we have lots of equipment and space, so you don’t have to worry about a student’s long wait in line.
- At 11:30, the bus returns classes A and B to school and picks up classes C and D.
- Classes C and D participate in same program as A and B but in the afternoon from 12:30 – 2:30PM.
- Coaches will ensure there are water breaks as required.
- At the end of the session, students do back handsprings onto the bus, tired and happy, for the bus ride back to school!
Detailed description of activities:
Students will arrive at South Edmonton Gymnastique and Ninja to participate in organized gymnastic and ninja lessons run by qualified instructors. All the instructors are trained in first aid and are certified by the National Coaches Certification Program (NCCP). The students cycle through three centres of the gym: the gymnastics centre, the tumbling platform, and the ninja centre. In each section, the instructors will include activities addressing spatial awareness, and a wide variety of locomotor (running, jogging, skipping, hopping, jumping etc.) and non-locomotor (hanging, swinging, landing etc.) movements. The instructors reinforce fair play and cooperative practices (character development). Students will develop an understanding of how similar patterns of behavior exist across a variety of physical activities, and how movement patterns can be customized to enhance the proficiency of movement. Students will understand how patterns can also be transferred across a variety of physical activities to support individual and group success. They will learn how movement patterns lead to skill development.
Please ensure your students are dressed appropriately in comfortable athletic wear and bring indoor shoes. They should also have a water bottle and a small snack.
Costs are $12.50 per participant, exclusive of GST. Parents and guardians must complete an injury waiver for each child.
Please reach out to info@segymnastique to book your field trip!