Athletics & Physical Education

Move, Compete, Grow

Movement is part of growing up at WHPS. Through school-day PE and optional after-school sports, children build coordination, confidence, teamwork, resilience, and a genuine enjoyment of being active.

Everyone moves. Everyone grows. And when they’re ready, they can put on a Bears jersey and represent their school.
WHPS Bears basketball team
A Program That Grows With Them

From First Movement to the WHPS Bears

Preschool ETK & Elementary TK–5th

PE Throughout the School Years

PE with our coaches is part of the school day, with movement, fitness, teamwork, and game skills becoming more sophisticated as children grow.

TK–2nd Grade · After School

Cub Club

An inclusive, low-pressure introduction to after-school sports where younger students build fundamentals, confidence, and familiarity with team play.

3rd–5th Grade · After School

Bears Team Athletics

Students can join the WHPS Bears and represent their school in competitive basketball, soccer, and volleyball.

First they learn to move. Then they learn to play. Then they get to play for their school.
Go Bears. Beginning in third grade, every child is encouraged and welcome to join the WHPS Bears. Teams have a no-cut policy and are not separated by gender. The Bears compete against other local independent schools through the San Fernando Valley Independent Schools League.
Fall Basketball Winter Soccer Spring Volleyball
Inside PE at WHPS

Movement Changes as Children Grow

The goal is not simply to keep children moving. PE gives them a place to discover what their bodies can do, practice new skills, work through challenges, and experience the satisfaction that comes from getting stronger and more capable over time.

Start With Movement

Younger students learn through imaginative games and foundational movement: running, jumping, balancing, throwing, catching, listening, and moving together. The emphasis is on participation, confidence, and discovering that being active can be fun.

Add Skill, Strategy & Challenge

As children grow, PE introduces more complex skills, fitness challenges, faster decision-making, strategy, sportsmanship, and team play. Students learn how to compete, collaborate, recover from mistakes, and keep working at something that does not come easily at first.

Soccer · Basketball · Baseball · Field Hockey · Fitness · Team Games · Movement Challenges
WHPS students learning with their coach
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Come See WHPS in Motion

Visit during the school day and see how movement, outdoor time, specialist programs, academics, and community come together in the life of the school.

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