Summer PE 10 through Virtual Virginia
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Anonymous
| Does anyone have any experience with summer PE through Virtual Virginia? My rising 10th grader wants to take it this summer to have the freedom to add an elective that they really want next year. My kid is a year round athlete, so I'm not worried about lack of physical exercise. I'm just wondering if it can be completed while we are on vacation. Do I need to plan our summer vacation around the class or can it be completed anywhere since it's virtual? Thanks! |
Anonymous
| Id like to know as well for PE 9, 10 and the Personal Finance Course, I know some school districts offer it themselves but I do not believe all do. |
Anonymous
| Arlington doesn't offer summer PE, so students have to use a different provider. |
Anonymous
| It's a huge pain and not easy to pass, so be prepared to help them keep track b/c it's summer and they won't want to. Fitbit on the ceiling fan or dog if they still do fitbits. |
Anonymous
Can you explain what is hard about it? Do they need X number of minutes of physical activity a day? My kid practices about 20 hours a week in the summer. Can a coach sign off on activity or is a wrist monitor required? Is there a health unit, too? |
Anonymous
| Such a stupid requirement. What are they even learning at this point besides the drivers ed component. |
Anonymous
THe provider is Virtual Virginia. The school registers the student and the student's parents are responsible for paying the cost. THe don't advertise the option very well because they don't want students to take it in the summer. |
Anonymous
Why not? I hate the micro managing in NOVA. |
Anonymous
It's not NOVA, its APS. Fairfax county offers it in the summer. ACPS offers 25th hour for PE during the year instead of during summer. It's independant PE with checkins throughout the year. |
Anonymous
We didn't do it but tons of my kid's friends did (we are LCPS). There were modules where they have to do certain activities. This was 3 years ago. But everyone who took it said not to do it and that it was a nightmare. One friend said they were up until 2 a.m. one night playing ping pong. Again, maybe they put it off or something, but these were generally kids who can handle school, and many of them were varsity athletes so it wasn't that they weren't active enough. Probably check with friends who've done it more recently, but don't assume it's going to be easy or not time-consuming is what I'd say. |
Anonymous
| Hmmm.....I don't know anyone who has done it recently. I will keep looking. |
Anonymous
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Sorry but I’m cracking up the 2:00 a.m. ping ping anecdote!
Clearly something has gone wrong with our education system if kids are staying up that late to get physical education credits. How is that teaching healthy lifestyle habits? |
Anonymous
Did they have to film themselves playing ping pong for 5 hours? |
Anonymous
| What about through Loudoun? |
Anonymous
| My daughter took it last year and it was not bad, but you do have to document physical activity (a parent-signed form is not enough). My daughter had gymnastics practice, so the coach signed and that more than fulfilled the requirement. I think Fitbit or Apple Watch (or similar) documentation was accepted too. |