Adapted Physical Education Program

The Adapted Physical Education (APE) department is committed to providing quality programs that build knowledge, movement skills, confidence, and physical literacy in a positive and safe environment. We want our students to find enjoyment in physical activity, embrace a healthy lifestyle and become empowered through activity. It is our aim to create physically literate individuals who have the knowledge and skills to sustain lifelong physical activity.

Learning Domains:

Psychomotor - Physical skills
Affective - Feelings and social behaviors
Cognitive - Knowledge of skills

Helpful Equipment:

Elementary and Middle School Program

The elementary and middle school programs emphasize selected fundamental motor skills that facilitate the development of movement patterns necessary for increased physical independence and mobility as well as the participation in sports. Motor skill and patterns are developed through individual and group activities, aquatics, dance, and cooperative games. The curriculum, aligned with the SHAPE America National Physical Education Standards , includes units in goalball, basketball, track, 5-a-side soccer, beep kickball, fitness, gymnastics, and swimming.

Four students are on their stomachs with their arms on the ground.

A student sits at the bottom of a big gray and green slide to pose for a picture.

Two students are wearing blindfolds, each having a ball at their feet and practicing dribbling soccer balls.

High School Program

The high school program emphasizes on the growth of skills and knowledge of team and individual sports, physical fitness, and outdoor education. Skills are developed through individual and group activities, cooperative games, and community-based field trips. The curriculum, aligned with SHAPE America National Physical Education Standards , includes units in goal ball, basketball, 5-a-side soccer, beep kickball, fitness, dance, and rock climbing.

2 students are standing across from each other practicing passing a rubber ball with their feet. The student on the right is adjusting their blindfold.

2 students are kneeling on the ground, the student on the left is holding a small ball, the student on the right is holding a beep kickball. In front of them are some cones with plates and a racket balanced on top.

Transition Program

Transition aged students participate in a community-based APE program. Through units in hiking, rock climbing, dance, and fitness training. Students improve their overall physical fitness, problem solving abilities, and confidence, while exploring the community.

A student wearing a pink tie dye shirt is standing in front of a shoulder press machine. She has her arms up, hands in fists while smiling to show off her muscles.

A group of 4 students and 2 teachers are moving around the gym with pool noodles.

Activities

A teacher uses a tether to guide a student during a run at a nearby park.

Six students rest on a bench after a hike through Muir Woods.

Meet Our Teachers

Molly Armstrong, MS
Adapted Physical Education Teacher
510-936-5599
marmstrong@csb-cde.ca.gov

Partrick Nino,
Adapted Physical Education Teacher
510-936-5598
pnino@csb-cde.ca.gov