In 2002 the National Archery in the Schools Program launched in 21 schools in Kentucky. Since that time it has grown substantially. The NASP has taught target archery to more than 10 million students in 47 states and continues to grow. There are 120 Washington State Schools implementing this program. The program is not only safe (there is currently a zero accident record since the beginning of the program in 2002) but effective at improving student motivation, attention, behavior, attendance and focus. Archery instructors have to be certified through the NASP program and early in March I will be obtaining that certification (as will several other LCS staff). LCS Elementary PE plans on teaching one Archery Unit this 2014-2015 year to one class so that we can become familiar with the program and iron out any kinks we find and formally launch the program in the 2015-2016 school year (this is subject to change based on our findings from teaching the first class; Archery could be offered to all eligible grades during this school year). Per NASP guidelines, the Archery program will be offered to Elementary PE students in 4th - 6th grades during their regularly scheduled PE class. It will also be offered to LCS Middle School students as an exploratory class. For more information on the program visit the NASP website or our LCS Archery page. February PE RecapThe students worked really hard during their Balance Unit so I started off February with a "Student's Choice" week. From there we moved into our "Time 2 Strike" unit where our first week we focused on using a long handled racket by learning about Badminton. From K5-6th grade, the students learned all about this sport and showed incredible improvement from day 1 to day 2.
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