The Mission of the Deerfield Community School Physical Education Department:

• To teach students that physical activity is important for the health and well being of every individual
• To introduce students to a wide variety of physical activities while developing fundamental motor skills, movement concepts, and athletic skills
• To create a safe and non-threatening environment resulting in a positive learning experience for all students 
• To enhance every student’s life by promoting health, physical fitness, goal setting, self-esteem, stress management, and social skills.
• To inform, educate, and involve parents in the development of healthy and physically active children

"Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity. The relationship between the soundness of the body and the activities of the mind is subtle and complex. Much is not yet understood. But we do know what the Greeks knew: that intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong."                                                -President John Fitzgerald Kennedy