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Many of the children’s sneakers on the market may look like athletic shoes, but have felt or fabric in place of rubber, non-slip treads.  Some even advertise these felt soles as “non-slip” because they grip well on textured surfaces (like concrete or cement).  However, they are treacherous on smooth finished floors like linoleum, tile, and hard wood – the majority of the floor surfaces in our school! Most accidents in the gym are the result of the shoes the children are wearing. Please check the soles of your child’s school shoes and make sure that they have soft rubber soles.  They don’t have [...]

K5 students at the ECLC Participate in daily Physical Education!  The bulk of their time is spent using the Action Based Learning Lab.  It consists of a series of stations that are designed to move the body in a brain-stimulating, learning-specific manner. Stations progress in difficulty throughout the school year, according to student readiness and mastery of the skills.  Students are physically active for the entire 20-minute period.  Their heart rates are increased, breathing accelerated, and body temps elevated – all indicators that fitness enhancing exercise is taking place!

Although K4 in the ECLC is a half-day program, It is still a priority to give them a quality physical education experience.  Each K4 class comes to the gym twice weekly!  K4 sessions consist of 4 stations focusing on perceptual and visual motor control, manipulating and tracking, traveling and balance, and vestibular development.  Free play is also a critical element to the K4 program, fostering spatial awareness, social awareness, and creative play. “Exercise is like miracle grow for the brain” - Dr. John Ratey, Renowned Harvard psychiatrist, author of spark, the revolutionary new science of exercise and the brain.