Commitment to Healthy Lifestyles
March, 2017 — Only seven months after the adoption of the MYP Physical and Health Education model, almost a half (forty percent) of our grade 7 students are able to meet or do twice as much of the required 800m and 1000m run for the National Secondary Education Test that they will take two years from now in grade 9.
MYP Physical and Health Education subject-head, Antonio Flores, announced that some of the students are already able to run 1200m, 1600m and even 2000m at the required fast speed of PACER, which is probably the most widely used aerobic capacity test in the world. Even NBA and NFL coaches use PACER to assess professional players in the United States. It consists on a 20-meter shuttle run with ‘beep’ sounds that make participants run progressively faster as the test develops.
Grade 7 students conduct the warm up demonstrating leadership.
They face the cold winter with with a warm and positive attitude.
Remarkable commitment to healthy lifestyles
Well-rounded scholars, athletes, friends… our future
Mr. Flores noted that the performance of our grade 7 MYP students is even more remarkable when considering that our school just started using PACER this year. “PACER is part of our MYP Physical and Health Education inquiry projects,” he said.
Forty percent of our grade 7 MYP students ranked themselves as GOOD, VERY GOOD, and EXCELLENT for the 12-13 year-old age group. “This demonstrates the students perseverance and commitment to healthy lifestyles – we should be proud of them,” Mr. Flores concluded.
The P.A.C.E.R. 12-hundred+ Club
Students who are able to run 1200m
(equivalent to 3 laps around stadium track) P.A.C.E.R. >60x20meters
7-1
Helen（He Hanyu）
Joey (Zhuo Weihuang)
Emma（Xu Lin）
Jordan（Shen Jiakai）
Jack（Wang Xilong）
7-2
Tiger (Zhang Fengshuo)
Elvan (Zhang Yutong)
7-3
Tim (Pan Shuaiting)
Kevin（Qin Yitian）
Julie（Wu Yiyang）
Mary（Zang Shirui)
Charlotte（Zhang Sidan）
7-4
Lavender （Lu Zhirou）
Lamid（Wang Mingluyi）
Jack（Yao Feiyang）
7-5
Cherry (Cheng Yuan)
Edwen（Hu Jingwen）
Ray (Lei Shengbin)
Ben (Zhao Yusen)
The P.A.C.E.R. Mile+ Club
Students who are able to run 1600m
(equivalent to 4 laps around stadium track) P.A.C.E.R. >80x20meters
7-1
Gary（Hou Guanyu）
David（Su Ziyang）
Kimm（Wang Zilin）
7-3
Mark (Kong Xuan)
Jerry（Niu Huitian）
Yvonne (Peng Xiwen)
Midas (Yang Lunda)
John (Zhang Yitao)
7-4
Edmond Abraham
Mapple（Han Haifeng）
Bob（Li Zongrun）
Tina（Liu Lingxi）
Jack（Yao Feiyang）
Nick（Yuan Ye）
7-5
Bruce（Liu Jihao）
The P.A.C.E.R. Master Club
Students who are able to run 2000m
(equivalent to 5 laps around stadium track) P.A.C.E.R. >100x20meters
7-3
William（Zhang Jiaxuan）
7-4
Jason（Li Mingxuan）*school record 2620m
Messi （Liu Yaohui）
Dick（Pan Jie）
Nick（Tian Run）
Eason（Wang Weili）
