Specialists Programs

Sandringham East offers highly valued specialist programs in Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Physical Education and LOTE (Mandarin), each with teachers who are passionate about their curriculum specialties.

Health and Physical Education
The Physical Education program at SEP is a targeted approach to skill; game strategy development, movement sequencing; strength and agility development through a wide variety of physical activities.

Foundation: In their first year, we place particular focus on spatial awareness, moving safely, balance work, ball skills, game play, having fun and sportsmanship. Students are introduced to minor games with; without equipment and rules to allow them to understand fair play.

Levels 1 & 2: These levels focus on concepts such as spatial awareness, sportsmanship, moving safely, understanding; forming rules for fair play. Students will participate in explicit teaching of fundamental movement skills and develop their skills through minor; modified games. Through these level, students develop their ball handling, balance and running skills along with activities that develop their personal and interpersonal abilities.

Levels 3 & 4: Students in these levels are involved in ball handling skills, working to develop skills for minor games and concepts such as sportsmanship, fair play and having fun. They have the opportunity to create minor games and develop rules in order to advance their abilities. Running skills, core and balance work are engrained into their lessons as they lay a strong foundation for further skill development. Level 4’s will have the opportunity to participate in the Swimming Carnival, Athletics and Cross Country events.

Levels 5 & 6: In the senior years, the focus is on taking previous skills into major games. Where needed, there is explicit teaching of fundamental movement skills, but particular focus is placed on teaching game strategies that can be utilized across various games and sports. Running games, core strength and balance work are engrained into lessons to help develop further skills, good posture and overall health. Students at this level participate in district interschool sports program during winter and summer seasons. Winter sports offered are T’Ball, AFL, Soccer, Hockey and Netball. Summer sports being Basketball, Volleyball, Softball, Cricket, Oztag and Netball. Level 5 and 6 students have the opportunity to participate in the Swimming Carnival, Athletics and Cross Country Events.