CHAPTER3 TOWARD THE REALIZATION OF LIFELONGPARTICIPATION IN SPORTS
SECTION2: PHYSICAL EDUCATION AT SCHOOL SASTHEFOUNDATION FOR LIFELONG PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS
2. Physical Education Activities in Other Subjects
In order to promote good healtb and stamina so that students become strong and healthy,there is a need to make efforts not only in Health and Physical Education,but also in various aspects of school education.Special Activities aim to deepen the selfawareness of school children as members of a group by carrying out group activities,and to foster the growth of individual character and develop a rich sense of humanity.These special activities include exercise and sports,e.g.,exercise and sports with classmates,extracurricular sports club activities,and trips or overnight stays in rural areas or by the seaside(seaside or forest summer schools),and sports festivals,marathons and other physical education events with members of the same grade or the entire school.These physical education events especially contribute to healthy mental and physical development(e.g.,enhance stamina and vitality)through efforts toward specific goals and provide the motivation for acquiring good sports and exercise habits.The period of Integrated Study,newly established to improve the curriculum,could incorporate an exercise dimension into some of the comprehensive/cross-sector activities and nature activities,according to the specific circumstances of each school and region.Physical education activities carried out in other classes,such as the above,need to be linked to the physical education activities in Health and Physical Education,and to be carried out with the aim of building the foundation for lifelong participation in sports and improving stamina and the ability to exercise.
