Developing a healthy relationship with exercise is essential for a child's health. Therefore it would make sense that it is especially important for schools to include physical education into their curriculum. By making physical education available, schools are assisting in the development of their student's cognitive, social and emotional development. By participating in school sports, students experience: Increased positive classroom behaviour Boosted memory and concentration. Self-discovery, and understanding of their full potential A sense of self-worth and accomplishment Increased engagement in learning and activities YCIS Shanghai understands the importance of a physical education, and has therefore developed an intricate programme that looks to encourage positive experiences. They also offer extra-curricular sports, which has been known to even further develop these positive characteristics, as well as aid students in their future.

1. A Host of Benefits Through the World of Sports
Sports with YCIS Shanghai

2. The Role of Physical Education
The creation and maintenance of meaningful Physical Education programmes (PE programmes) in schools can help
students generate and maintain healthy eating and exercise routines.
PE programmes also help students to development positive lifelong attributes and habits, such as a willingness to work
with others and a love of physical activity.
Physical education programmes are a fundamental part in the development of young children, as they help children
develop stronger motor skills and cognitive thinking skills. PE programmes and school sports also help students discover
who they are, develop a sense of teamwork and fair play, and gain respect for not only themselves but for other students
as well.

3. Physical Education at YCIS Shanghai
YCIS Shanghai understands the
importance of the physical and
mental development of their
students as they grow within the
school system.
We have developed a
comprehensive system of both PE
programmes and extracurricular
sports from the ground up.
YCIS Shanghai has exceptional PE
teachers at all levels who encourage
students to be their best in both mind
and body.
Our staff embrace the notion that
dedication, effort and cooperation
are just as important in sport as
actual performance on the
court, pitch or field. This view
encourages an appreciation of
sport without creating hierarchies
based on skill or performance.

4. The Importance of Physical Education
• PE programmes and school sports assist the cognitive, social and emotional development of students
through high levels of activity.
• PE and school sports programmes also help students to develop social competencies and problemsolving skills through challenging and enriching activities.
• Studies on physical education and academic performance, such as the one published by Trudeau and
Shephard in 2008, articulate that physical education can have a positive outcome on students’ academic
work.
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Increased participation in school sports and PE programmes
increased positive classroom behaviour and helped boost
memory and concentration.
These programmes help students discover who they are, their
full potential and generate a sense of self-worth and
accomplishment.
Students active in sports and PE also participated in the
classroom to a larger extent than their non-active
peers, leading to more engaged learning by students.

5. School Sports: Beyond PE Classes
Studies published in journals such as
the “Journal of School Health” have
shown that physical activity helps
students build positive
attitudes, cultivate core skills such as
teamwork and honesty, and develop a
healthy lifestyle.
In the hyper-competitive world of
university admissions, participation and
leadership in school sports may help
students gain an edge when applying to
top universities.
• Participation in school sports emphasises
cooperation and leadership
• Students also benefit from the sense of
camaraderie and unity that are developed by
participation in team sports.
• Sports in which students compete as
individuals, such as shot put or pole vaulting also
yield benefits as participants bear witness to the
benefits of perseverance, dedication and selfmotivation.
• This advantage will be especially pronounced
if students excel in a sport and wish to
compete at the collegiate level.

6. YCIS Shanghai School Sports
YCIS Shanghai’s unique
Interhouse Sporting
System allows for
competition within YCIS.
Students are assigned
to teams and compete
against each other in
table
tennis, volleyball, soccer
, badminton, basketball
and athletics.
Students in Years 7
to 9 may opt to
compete in weekly
sporting events with
students from other
schools within in the
China International
Schools Sports
Association (CISSA).
In Years 10-13
students may compete
against teams from
other schools in the
Association of China
and Mongolia
International Schools
(ACAMIS) and the
Shanghai International
Schools Activities
Conference (SISAC) in
volleyball, basketball
and football (soccer).
Recent achievements
include championship
in the Boys’ ACAMIS
Volleyball Orange
Division and the Girls’
ACAMIS Basketball
Orange Division.