Sport and Activities Program

The Sport and Activities Secondary Program recognises that all students need to be active; however, their interests and motivation to be active will vary. Through regular involvement in a wide range of physical pursuits, the aim is for students to develop a positive attitude towards physical activity and for each student to remain active throughout their life.

Research indicates that involvement in regular physical activity has many benefits including:

• Reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, arthritis, osteoporosis, diabetes and other diseases
• Enhanced memory and learning
• Improved concentration
• Improved sleep
• Helps to achieve and maintain a healthy body weight
• Reduces feelings of depression, anxiety and stress
• Helps build and maintain healthy bones, muscles and joints
• Enhanced self-esteem and confidence with reduced isolation and loneliness

Biblical Framework

• In 1 Corinthians 6, Paul shows us the importance of keeping our body healthy, pure and holy. There it says, “Or didn’t you realise that the body is a sacred place, the place of the Holy Spirit? Don’t you see that you can’t live however you please, squandering what God paid such a high price for? The physical part of you is not some piece of property belonging to the spiritual part of God owns the whole works. So let people see God in and through your body.” (The Message)
• God has given us the responsibility to take care of both our physical body and our spiritual part, for this is where the Holy Spirit lives – inside of us. This emphasis, which God places on looking after our physical body, provides the framework around which this course is structured.

Time Allocation

• Activities Program - 2 periods per cycle

Activities Program

• Aerobic Fitness
• Golf
• Indoor Cricket
• Lawn Bowls
• Self-defence
• Sport Rotations

Sports Program