A physical education program will be offered this fall for children ages 3 to 12 through the School of Health, Exercise Science and Athletics (HESA) at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
The Motor Development Program is planned and directed by college students who are early childhood or elementary education majors. The program is comprehensive, providing children with a wide variety of movement and social skills. The focus is on gross motor skill development, physical fitness, rhythms and dance, gymnastics and tumbling, and sport skills taught in a small group setting.
The children have available to them many different kinds of play apparatus. The list includes balls of all sizes and shapes, beanbags, hula hoops, jump ropes, gym scooters and others. The older children will have access to many different kinds of sports and game equipment. The teacher to child ratio is one-to-one or one-to-two.
The program will begin Tuesday, Sept. 21, and run through Thursday, Dec. 9. It will meet every Tuesday and Thursday from 11 to 11:45 a.m. in the MAC (Multi Activity Area - Indoor Track) in the Health Enhancement Center.
There is a registration fee of $15 per child ($10 per child for each child more than two). Registrations should be received by Sept. 14 to assist in the organizational process.
For more information and a registration form, contact Len Hill, HESA, UW-SP at 346-4415 or e-mail lhill@uwsp.edu.