Physical Education

​​The evolutionary development of physical education and the arts in our public & private school systems​
  • Holistic Approach to Physical Education
  • All-Inclusive Approach to Sports
  • A Performance Fitness Hybrid tapping performing arts and P.E.
  • Life Skills Lessons included in each class
  • Coaches have great energy & a positive attitude

Schools can expect:
  • Customized programs to meet the individual needs of private and public schools
  • Training can include: Aerial Arts, Dance (many styles), Capoeira, specialized Core Training & Ball Sports
  • Programs range from one-day demonstrations/assemblies to long-term curricula
  • Includes on-site provision of equipment, rigging and world-class instructors
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PTA recognized a need to create an inspired and varied Physical Education Program at school.  Through partnership with a local studio (FOCUSfish), a progressive, non-competitive, inclusive physical education program has been developed. Weekly instruction takes place in the areas of: Yoga, Innovative Fitness, Ball Sports, Circus Arts, Martial Arts/Capoeira, and World Dance.

Specialists in each of the designated units are provided by FOCUSfish. Though diverse in teaching style and energy, all share the FOCUSfish philosophy: necessity of a healthy body and a strong relationship between physical awareness, strength, poise and a more powerful brain.  Most importantly, students have a blast with a variety of disciplines and benefit from exposure to a variety of visiting professionals. All children participate in an end of year demonstration of some of the skills practiced during PE class.
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FOCUSfish is also responsible for staff development, specifically in the area of developing short practical movement routines that can be incorporated into the students’ daily schedule.  – HKCC Parents Commitee

​FOCUSfish: The Physical Education Mission

Established in 2003, FOCUSfish is a California nonprofit corporation whose mission increases the schools’ ability to provide enriching, innovative exercise in their Physical Education curricula while keeping the students active and healthy in body, mind and spirit.

Due, in large part, to the return of governmental budget deficits, public schools are again being forced to cut their own budgets. The new governmental education initiatives are focused solely on core curricula and standardized testing. Physical Education budgets are sacrificed in the process. FOCUSfish brings considerable resources and expertise to schools that cannot afford to devote such resources internally to these programs.
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FOCUSfish is not limited to the student body and public schools.  FOCUSfish also offers:  Professional Development for Teachers in the public and private school systems, holiday Circus Camps for schools and organizations, community fitness classes for families, and community-building entertainment.

​​FOCUSfish: The Education Goals

FOCUSfish plans to be a physical education program executed by all Los Angeles schools needing standards-based physical education programming, of at least, the required 100 weekly minutes.  All funds raised by grants and fundraisers will be used for core operations, including:  finding specialists equipped to work in the LAUSD school system, equipment purchases, administrative expenses, providing enriching program to all schools in need, and teacher/professional development seminars.

FOCUSfish acknowledges the need for a self-contained program that easily fits into the already existing schedule of the present public school system in California.  FOCUSfish has developed curriculum that complies with the standards, over the past 20 years of operation and execution.

FOCUSfish would like to supplement PTA and booster club funds, as well as internal government programs, with grant funds so that all children may have physical education in their school day.
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FOCUSfish strives to educate children and their families in the field of physical education:  sports, yoga, circus arts, physical fitness, cultural dance, creative movement and practical body knowledge as a means of preventative health; and therefore, a healthier community.
​"If life is a circus, we might as well train for it." ~ Kristy Beauvais, Flounder for FOCUSfish
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FOCUSfish is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal opportunities and prohibits discriminatory practices, including harassment. Therefore, FOCUSfish expects that all relationships among persons in the workplace will be business-like and free of bias, prejudice, discrimination, and harassment.

In order to keep this commitment, FOCUSfish maintains a strict policy of prohibiting unlawful harassment of any kind, including sexual harassment and harassment based on race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, sex, age, physical or mental disability or any other characteristic protected by state, federal or local employment discrimination laws. This policy applies to all FOCUSfish agents and specialists, including supervisors and non-supervisory employees, and to independent contractors who engage in unlawful harassment in the workplace.

Sexual harassment includes, but is not limited to, making unwanted sexual advances and requests for sexual favors where either:
  1. Submission to such conduct is made an explicit or implicit term or condition of employment; or
  2. Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis of employment decisions affecting such individual; or
  3. Such conduct has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with an individual’s work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment.

Employees who violate this policy are subject to discipline up to and including the possibility of immediate discharge. Examples of unlawful harassment include, but are not limited to:
  • Verbal conduct such as epithets, derogatory jokes or comments, slurs or unwanted sexual advances, invitations or comments.
  • Visual conduct such as derogatory and/or sexually oriented posters, photography, cartoons, drawings, e-mail and faxes or gestures.
  • Physical conduct such as assault, unwanted touching, blocking normal movement or interfering with work directed at an employee because of the employee’s sex or other protected characteristic.
  • Threats and demands to submit to sexual requests in order keep one’s job or avoid some other loss, and offers of employment benefits in return for sexual favors.
  • Retaliation for having reported or threatened to report unlawful harassment.

Any employee or other person who believes they have been harassed by a co-worker, supervisor, or agent of FOCUSfish or by a non-employee should promptly report the facts of the incident or incidents and the names of the individual(s) involved to their program coordinator or advisory council contact, or in the alternative, to a board member. Upon receipt of a complaint, FOCUSfish will undertake a prompt, thorough, objective and good faith investigation of the harassment allegations.

If the organization determines that harassment has occurred, effective remedial action will be taken in accordance with the circumstances involved. Any employee determined by the FOCUSfish to be responsible for harassment will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action, up to and including termination.

​Employees will not be retaliated against for filing a complaint and/or assisting in a complaint or investigation process. Further, we will not tolerate or permit retaliation by supervisors or co-workers against any complainant or anyone assisting in a harassment investigation.