What is it?

• A physical education program in which teachingmethods and instructional activities are designed to meet the unique needsof any individual student who cannot readily achieve success in a regularphysical education program.

• Program emphasis is placed on increasing the students'skill movement, increasing their current fitness levels, encouraging andpromoting a more active lifestyle, and increasing self-esteem.

• This specially designed instruction is success-orientedand provided for in a small group atmosphere.

Adapted Physical Education is more like regular P.E., thanunlikeregular P.E.!!
The major differences are:
1.  Smaller class sizes enabling the instructor to makeappropriate individual adaptations.
2.  Peer-mentor program is established which is likehaving numerous "mini instructors" in class.
3.  Instructor is an Adapted P.E. Specialist.

Another great definition of Adapted P.E. as it relates tohow we teach it at Naperville
Central High School can be found at http://www.pecentral.org