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Physical Education & Fitness

The Physical Education & Fitness Department’s goal is to provide children with a good foundation in skill development as well as a cognitive understanding of sport and fitness. Activities are designed to help students increase their confidence through physical activity so they will become adults who understand the benefit and value of a physically active and healthy lifestyle.

Physical Education & Fitness classes offer students the opportunity to participate in a fulfilling and enjoyable experience. Students are encouraged to progress at their own pace in a safe environment. Students are able to explore new activities and pursue further training in select activities.

Students are required to wear Trinity logo athletic clothing sold by Lands' End (www.landsend.com/school; go to preferred school choice link).

  • Physical Education & Fitness 5

    Students have Physical Education & Fitness classes three times weekly.  Class sessions are forty minutes.  The program emphasizes the refinement of motor skills and their application to team and individual sports.  Fitness is integrated throughout the general curriculum and is a major focus of all sports units.  The curriculum provides students with opportunities through sequential instruction and game experiences.  Basic sports skills and game rules are introduced and reinforced. Concepts such as cooperation, team effort and good sportsmanship are integrated into daily lessons.

    A personal best fitness test is administered twice each school year.  Students participate in four challenges; students’ progress is monitored and discussed as overall fitness is critical to growth as healthy, fitness conscious young adult.  The fitness challenges include; mile run (cardiovascular endurance), sit and reach (flexibility), crunches (abdominal strength) and pull ups/flexed arm hang (upper body strength).

    Physical Education and Fitness Class - cooperative games, fitness and sports

    Interscholastic Athletics
    Baseball
    Basketball
    Cross Country
    Lacrosse
    Soccer
    Softball
    Swimming
    Tennis
    Track and Field
    Volleyball
    Wrestling


    6 times/10-day cycle

  • Physical Education & Fitness 6

    Students have Physical Education & Fitness classes three times weekly.  Class sessions are forty minutes.  The program emphasizes the refinement of motor skills and their application to team and individual sports.  Fitness is integrated throughout the general curriculum and is a major focus of all sports units.  The curriculum provides students with opportunities through sequential instruction and game experiences.  Basic sports skills and game rules are introduced and reinforced.  Concepts such as cooperation, team effort and good sportsmanship are integrated into daily lessons.

    A personal best fitness test is administered twice each school year.  Students participate in four challenges; students’ progress is monitored and discussed as overall fitness is critical to growth as healthy, fitness conscious young adult.  The fitness challenges include; mile run (cardiovascular endurance), sit and reach (flexibility), crunches (abdominal strength) and pull ups/flexed arm hang (upper body strength).

    Physical Education and Fitness Class - cooperative games, fitness and sports

    Interscholastic Athletics
    Baseball
    Basketball
    Cross Country
    Lacrosse
    Soccer
    Softball
    Swimming
    Tennis
    Track and Field
    Volleyball
    Wrestling


    6 times/10-day cycle

  • Physical Education & Fitness 7

    Students have the choice of trying out for a Trinity Athletic team or joining a Physical Education & Fitness Class.  Athletic teams practice on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:00-3:15, on Fridays 2:40-3:30 and have contests after school.  Physical Education class meets on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:00-3:00 with no after school commitments.

    Physical Education and Fitness Class - cooperative games, fitness and sports

    Interscholastic Athletics
    Baseball
    Basketball
    Cross Country
    Lacrosse
    Soccer
    Softball
    Swimming
    Tennis
    Track and Field
    Volleyball
    Wrestling

  • Physical Education & Fitness 8

    Students have the choice of trying out for a Trinity Athletic team or joining a Physical Education & Fitness Class. Athletic teams practice on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:00-3:15, on Fridays 2:40-3:30 and have contests after school. Physical Education class meets on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:00-3:00 with no after school commitments.

    Physical Education and Fitness Class - cooperative games, fitness and sports

    Interscholastic Athletics
        Baseball
        Basketball
        Cross Country
        Lacrosse
        Soccer
        Softball
        Swimming
        Tennis
        Track and Field
        Volleyball
        Wrestling
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Located on the Upper West Side of New York City, Trinity School is a college preparatory, coeducational independent school for grades K-12. Since 1709, Trinity has provided a world-class education to its students with rigorous academics and outstanding programs in athletics, the arts, peer leadership, and global travel.