ACC uses the SPARK Physical Education curriculum. The original SPARK Physical Education (PE) study was supported by the Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. A team of internationally known researchers and educators were funded to create, implement, and evaluate new and innovative approaches to physical education content and instruction, then test them in “real world” settings.
SPARK PE was designed to be more inclusive, active and fun than traditional PE classes, and SPARK was proven to work with both physical education specialists and classroom teachers. Today, after lessons learned from more than 20 years of ongoing research and field testing nationwide, SPARK PE is one of the best physical education programs in the world – a true solution to our growing problem of overweight and obese children.
Physical Education classes are taught in Spanish every day and provide additional experience for scholars to grow their Spanish competency. On average scholars receive 100 minutes per week.
