Sports and Athletics
Physical Education
Physical activity is critical for the development of young men. Fountain Academy recognizes this by making athletics and Physical Education a central feature of the daily curriculum. Students are given approximately an hour of sports every day as well as opportunities in extra curricular school teams and athletic clubs. We also run a lunch time intramural programme through out the year.Grades 7 to 10: The emphasis of the physical education programme in junior high is to develop positive attitudes towards physical activity. We concentrate on motivating students to work at attaining high levels of personal fitness.
Grade 11: We offer two weekly Athletic periods within the regular schedule in order to introduce a wide variety of recreational activities that focus on personal fitness, nutrition and lifelong leisure pursuits thereby encouraging students to maintain a physically active lifestyle.
School Team Sports
- Hockey: Junior High
- Basketball: Junior High, Senior High
- Badminton: Junior High and Senior High, Singles and Doubles
- Soccer: Junior High and Senior High. Tryouts take place in early September.
- Volleyball: Junior High 'A' and Junior High 'B'. Tryouts take place in early October.
- Tennis: Junior High and Senior High both play in ACIS tournament in September in Singles and Doubles.
- Cross Country Running: Junior and Senior High
- Track & Field: Junior High and Senior High both compete in city leagues and often go on to regionals and provincials.
Club Sports & Athletics
- Intramural House League: Grades 7-12 are divided into 4 teams that compete in a variety of sports over the year.
- Badminton Club: Grades 7-12. Singles and doubles.
- Running Club: Grades 7-12. There are a variety of paces to accommodate all.
- Ski Club: is for everyone from beginning to experienced skiers and snowboarders.
- Senior Sports Club - Grades 11 and 12 - compete against teachers' team in various clubs.
