The return from a break provides a nice opportunity to return to our roots in PE, establishing teamwork and building community with cooperative challenges. After defining the word “cooperation” (it doesn’t mean “when something is hard,” but it can be hard!), we were off to the races at partner stations. Students attempted the partner stand-up, the bubble ring toss, the tennis ball stack, navigated the minefield, and even built indoor cairns. The challenges were indeed hard but also filled with laughter and joy.

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February 18, 2025
Twenty years ago this week, the gray days of winter changed to a blaze of orange as artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude opened The Gates in New York City’s Central Park. Over the two weeks that The Gates was on display,…