Physical Education

The philosophy of the Heritage Physical Education Department is to help student athletes achieve a high level of excellence, both on and off the playing field. Heritage’s classical approach is equipping our students for a life of wisdom, virtue, and eloquence through teaching them to recognize and pursue what is true, good, and excellent. Athletic competition provides one particularly productive context for the cultivation of virtue. In the heat of competition and the face of adversity, character is tested and proven. In the midst of this challenge, students have the most practical opportunity to learn wisdom and virtue from both their failures and successes.

“Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.” 1 Corinthians 9:25

The goal of Physical Education is to prepare students for a lifetime of healthy living. Physical Education for all students in Classes 1 through 8 seeks to train students in areas of activities that will inspire as well as equip them to apply this lifestyle inside as well as outside of the classroom. Heritage believes that the athletic and physical training of students on a regular basis will produce lifelong results that strengthen their bodies, minds, and character through discipline, skills acquisition, consistent practice, self-control, and teamwork.

Through purposeful instruction, Heritage educators monitor the progress of students by building on the foundation of the previous year. Over the course of their education at Heritage, students work on developing physical fitness, movement concepts, movement competencies, and self-management.