Rock Climbing

This week the students at Maple Avenue will begin their rock climbing unit.  We have a rock wall that is about 8 feet tall and 20 feet long.  This wall is designed to climb up and then across.  We have the ability to add equipment to the wall to make it more challenging.  The students will get a couple of "free" climbs to start the unit off with.  This is when they just get to climb up and then across the wall.  We will then move into challenges like climbing through hoola-hoops, the electric fence challenge, and the eagle's nest challenge to mention a few.  Rock climbing is one of the few activities we do in physical education where the students are challenging themselves without trying to beat someone or work with someone else.  It is the student versus the wall, and many of the students really like the independent non-competitivness of the activity.  Rock climbing is all about decision making, and watching the students go through this process while they are up on the wall is fascinating.  If you have the chance to stop in while your child is having PE, please feel free to come and watch.