The ENCSD Health & Physical Education Philosophy

Our health and physical education curriculum follows and meets the requirements of the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. Our department follows a sports education philosophy with a strong emphasis on fitness and well-being. We focus on sports education because many of our students do not play in recreation and summer leagues to enhance their understanding and knowledge of different sports and recreational activites. Our students should be sports knowledgeable and be comfortable competing for the ENCSD Fighting Hornets in our middle school and high school contests. They should come away from these experiences
feeling good about themselves, their athletic teams and program.

We conduct fitness activites and tests to monitor progress throughout the year. The testing allows our staff to assess and compare how our student’s stand among national physical
education norms. Our testing shows that our students compare favorably with national norms in muscular endurance, cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength and flexibility. End of the year awards are given to celebrate the students’ accomplishments.

Our instruction focuses on healthy living and incorporating healthy habits that encourage a more productive and safer lifestyle. We try to enhance our health instruction with outside resources and speakers.

We also teach lifelong activities that our students can continue throughout their life. Some of these activities are handball, racquetball, tennis, badminton, golf, and mountain biking. We want our students to continue to be active and healthy long after they leave ENCSD.

Please feel free to come by and talk to us about our department and our philosophy.

Leonard Baker
ENCSD Athletic Director
leonard.baker@dhhs.nc.gov