Physical Education (P.E.)

LIS Primary students follow a sequential co-educational curriculum entitled the Complete Physical Education Activities Program (CPEP). The CPEP curriculum meets the requirements as a delivery system and resource for current P.E. curricula in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain. Its primary objectives are:

• to foster in a children a love of physical activity and play
• to teach a need for physical fitness in each child
• to develop coordination and gross motor skills
• to give students as wide a skill and games experience as possible
• to develop a sense of fair play and cooperation and the ability to work in groups
• to provide experiences which will develop initiative, self-worth, honesty, and kindness

Special attention is given to (a) social interaction and the improvement of self-confidence, cooperation, and sportsmanship; (b) fitness and skills development; and (c) acquisition of basic fundamentals through conceptual learning. Primary students attend PE one day per week for 90 minutes. Students develop skill competency in a variety of skills both in the gym and outside.

The following overview is a general outline of the Primary P.E. activities:

P.E. curriculum Grades 1-3

Appropriate activities are selected for each grade level from the CPEP curriculum.

P.E. curriculum Grades 4-5

Appropriate activities are selected for each grade level from the CPEP curriculum.

Students are offered a variety of LIS extra-curricular sports opportunities, and are encouraged to become involved in one of the many sports/athletic clubs offered in the city of Leipzig. To choose from one of 388 sport clubs in Leipzig, please visit the website of Stadtsportbund Leipzig.