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Children and adults sit under a colorful parachute indoors.
O.C. Preschoolers playing under the parachute with Penny. (2023)

P.E. and the Open Classroom Philosophy
Whole Child Learning at the O.C. also involves trying many different sports and games to:

  • learn how to work with others
  • build strength & coordination
  • practice emotional and physical self-regulation

Learning playground game basics makes it easy to go anywhere and play with anybody.

In addition to regular P.E. classes, we take frequent field trips to recreation centers and offer a variety of after school activities throughout the year.

Students are safer and more confident when wearing appropriate shoes and clothing to PE.

 

Students committed to improving their physical and mental health through movement and spending time outdoors.
 

 

A woman with short brown hair smiles at the camera.

 

Penny Davis
Middle School Teacher
Open Classroom
penny.davis@slcschools.org

  • Five young people practice archery indoors, aiming at target boards in a gym decorated with colorful murals and a basketball hoop.
    Archery practice in P.E. Also available as an after school course (2021).
  • A group of children in blue shirts poses on a grassy field, holding frisbees, with trees and a park building in the background.
    The OC Ultimate Frisbee team. (2018)
  • Children climbing on an indoor rock wall, using various colorful holds, with climbing gear and ropes visible in the scene.
    Climbing gym field trip (2007).
  • Children riding scooters and engaging in games on a blacktop playground, with a playground structure and trees in the background.
    Upper students using the long boards on our playground. (2023)