Physical Education Curriculum in Chile

Posted on Nov 22, 2024 in Physical Education

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Basic Education Curriculum (NB1 & NB2)

Physical Education (Year 1 & 2)

Fundamental Objectives

  1. Develop motor skills and body awareness.
  2. Enhance body management in rhythmic activities and recreation.
  3. Promote body care and hygiene.

Minimum Content

  • Basic motor skills: locomotion, manipulation, balance.
  • Gymnastics: basic actions, postural adjustments.
  • Games: competitive games, spatial awareness, ball skills.
  • Leisure and rhythmic activities: dance, teamwork.

Physical Education (Year 3 & 4)

Fundamental Objectives

  1. Solve motor tasks with rhythmic sense.
  2. Develop spatial-temporal awareness in physical performance.
  3. Foster teamwork and respect in games.

Minimum Content

  • Basic motor skills: coordination, speed, direction changes.
  • Motor potential and health: understanding personal abilities.
  • Games: individual and group activities, rule adherence.
  • Rhythmic activities: traditional dance, expression through movement.

Basic Education Curriculum (NB3)

Physical Education (Year 5)

Fundamental Objectives

  1. Solve motor tasks involving movement combinations.
  2. Appreciate willpower and decision-making in physical ability.
  3. Value teamwork, loyalty, and trust.
  4. Master swimming skills for aquatic safety (where applicable).

Minimum Content

  • The moving human body: exercise, refining motor skills.
  • Games: pre-athletic sports, fair play, teamwork.
  • Athletics: running, throwing, jumping techniques.
  • Swimming: floating, swimming skills, safety (where applicable).

Basic Education Curriculum (NB4)

Physical Education (Year 6)

Fundamental Objectives

  • Identify physical exercise effects and coping mechanisms.
  • Know and practice pre-sporting rules.
  • Apply skills in outdoor activities.
  • Perform rhythmic movements with musical accompaniment.

Minimum Content

  • Development of exercise programs for health and quality of life.
  • Games and sports: technical mastery, progress assessment.
  • Tactics: team sports tactical elements.
  • General principles of play and social skills.
  • Gymnastic activities: rhythmic schemes, expression.
  • Life in nature and outdoors: safety, planning, water activities.

Basic Education Curriculum (NB5)

Physical Education (Year 7)

Fundamental Objectives

  • Practice exercise for health benefits.
  • Appreciate positive social interaction in sports.
  • Apply motor skills in camp activities with safety standards.
  • Interpret and create rhythmic movement sequences.

Minimum Content

  • Basic principles of physical fitness training.
  • Applying training principles for physical improvement.
  • Games and sports: mastery of adapted sports.

Physical Education (Year 8)

Fundamental Objectives

  • Create exercise programs and recognize personal progress.
  • Demonstrate mastery of sports skills and tactics.
  • Implement motor skills for safe outdoor development.
  • Demonstrate motor and creative skills in rhythmic expressions.

Minimum Content

  • Practice of physical work plans for fitness progress.
  • Sports: technical mastery, strategic principles, fair play.
  • Rhythmic Activities: control, expression, complex forms.
  • Life in nature and outdoors: camping organization, teamwork, safety.

Curriculum Framework in Chile

Objectives and Content

Education in Chile is guided by a curriculum framework that defines Fundamental Objectives (OF) and Mandatory Minimum Content (CMO).

  • Vertical OF: Skills students must achieve at different levels.
  • Transversal OF: Cognitive development across all areas.

The OF-CMO are organized in a Curriculum Matrix, which includes:

  • Learning sectors and subsectors
  • Learning cycles and sub-cycles
  • Educational levels
  • Fundamental objectives and minimum contents
  • Weighting of sub-learning

Teacher’s Role

The OF-CMO framework promotes an interactive curriculum involving state establishments. This process decentralizes the development of plans and programs, empowering each school community.