Physical Education | European School Copenhagen

Physical education at European School Copenhagen is much more than being active 90 minutes a week. Here, you can learn motor skills that even the most prominent fitness enthusiast will envy.

Physical education promotes this aim with a wide range of sports activities. It will be achieved through acquiring basic motor skills and health and fitness competencies. Physical Education develops a positive attitude towards sports activities and a personal fitness level.

You will study PE for 90 minutes weekly for all three years (S5 -S7). At European School Copenhagen, you can also join our after hours PE and different sports tournaments.

At the beginning of the school year, we have a PE day. You will get to know the other students at the school through fun sports activities.

Teaching

Each year level is divided into three main parts:

Team sports – E.g. basketball, floorball, volleyball

Individual sports – E.g. athletics, gymnastics, dancing

Complementary activities – E.g. Ultimate frisbee, softball, orienteering, fitness

Exams

According to the European Schools curriculum, physical education is a purely practical subject. That means there are no theoretically written exams.

In S5 and S6, there will be two B – tests based on the practical skills learned throughout the unit.

In S7, there will be an evaluation after each unit, with a practical test based on the skills learned throughout the unit.