While most schools offer conventional gym classes like volleyball, basketball and track, a Manhattan high school has ventured past the norm to offer electives such as skateboarding and martial arts for class credit.
East Side Community High School turned a skateboarding after-school program into a credited gym class, feeding into students’ desire to explore new forms [...]
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Modernizing School Electives
Posted in Teaching Methods, tagged electives, gym, high school, phys-ed, skateboarding on November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »