Physical Education is required for all four years of high school. The mission of physical education in Glen Cove Schools is to enable all students K-12 to sustain regular, lifelong physical activity as a foundation for a healthy, productive, and fulfilling life.

Throughout the school year, students will learn to acquire skills that enhance their health. These topics include:

• Life long activities
  • Yoga
  • Pilates
  • Meditation
  • Tennis
  • Fowling
  • Cross fit/boot camp
  • Abdominal core classes
• Team Sport
  • Volleyball
  • Football
  • Soccer
  • Basketball
  • Badminton
  • Softball
  • Ultimate frisbee
  • European handball
  • Archery
• Strength and Conditioning
  • Weight training
  • Agility
  • Hand-Eye coordination
  • Muscular strength and endurance
  • Flexibility
  • Cardiovascular fitness
  • Core strength 

NYS Physical Education Learning Standards

NYS Part 135.4 Commissioner’s Regulations

All students at Glen Cove High School must have .5 credits of Health Education to meet the graduation requirement. We believe that health education is a combined  responsibility of school, community and home. Our mission is to inspire our youth to  make responsible decisions for their overall wellness and we hope that students will choose  a healthy lifestyle both now and in the future. 

Health Education lessons, activities and projects will be skills-based and focus on the  following New York State Health Education Standards:

1.  Personal Health and Fitness
2. A Safe and Healthy Environment
3. Resource Management

Throughout the school year, students will learn to acquire the skills that enhance their health and learn about the following topics: 

• Making Healthy Choices
• Personality and Self Esteem
• Stress Management
• Mental Disorders
• Eating Disorders
• Building Healthy Relationships
• Food and Nutrition
• AIDS/HIV
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Reproductive System
• Substance Abuse (including alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs)