HEALTH/FAMILY LIFE 9:
(Required - Grade 9 - 1/4 year course) Health/Family Life 9 is designed to meet the needs of freshman level students. Emphasis is placed on the relationship between a person's behavior and his/her physical, emotional and social health. Topics include concept of health promotion and disease prevention as related to the young adolescent. Specific units from Here's Looking At You, including components of self-concept, stress management techniques, decision-making, sexually transmitted diseases, coping and drug information are integrated throughout this course of study. Suicide prevention and AIDS will be major topics of discussion.
HEALTH/FAMILY LIFE 11:
(Required - Grade 11-1/4 year course) Health/Family Life 11 is designed to meet the needs of junior level students. Emphasis is placed on biological and psychological aspects of mental and emotional health and human sexuality. Topics include characteristics and influences regarding mental and emotional health, reproduction, family planning, and sexually transmitted diseases. Also included is a study of chemical substances and their impact psychologically and biologically. The study of skills involved in decisions and responsible health behaviors are integrated throughout this course of study.
HEALTH/FAMILY LIFE 12:
(Required - Grade 12 - 1/4 year course) Health/Family Life 12 is designed to meet the needs of senior level students. Emphasis is placed on aspects of human reproduction including pregnancy and childbirth and aspects of family living and parenting. The study of skills involved in promoting healthy interpersonal relationships and success in family and community life are integrated throughout this course of study.
PERSONAL FITNESS:
(Elective - Grade 11,12-1/4 year course) Personal Fitness is designed to educate students about the impact of exercise and nutrition on wellness and to encourage them to develop an appreciation of physical activity as a means to good health and disease prevention. Students will do research and develop a personal fitness plan.
DRIVER EDUCATION THEORY:
(Required - Grade 10 - 1/4 year course) Skills needed for driving an automobile; rules of the road; weather and hazardous road conditions; insurance contracts and types of coverage; purchasing a car; legal responsibilities; mechanics of an automobile; physical and psychological fitness for driving; nutrition and its effect on driving; family relationships and the car; effects of drugs; tobacco and alcohol use while driving are the objectives of the course.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION 9 & 10:
(Required - Grade 9 & 10 - 3/4 year course) Basic and intermediate skills of endurance, balance, strength, agility, speed and coordination are stressed via exercises, aerobics, running, calisthenics and a variety of other activities designed to improve the skills of students. Injury management and prevention will be stressed.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION 11 & 12:
(Required - Grade 11 & 12 - 3/4 year course) Intermediate and advanced skills of endurance, balance, strength, agility, speed, aerobic, fitness and coordination are learned as students' progress through these grades. All activities are designed to develop greater proficiency in these skills. Where applicable, aerobics, running, basketball, volleyball, weight control, nutrition, body conditioning, stress management and injury prevention will be taught.
ADAPTIVE PHYSICAL EDUCATION 9-12:
(Special Placement-Grade 9-12 up to 3/4-year course as necessary) This course includes individual activity programs for those students unable to participate in the regular Physical Education classes. The individual workout plans will be designed through the cooperative efforts of the Adaptive Physical Education instructor and physician who will determine if the regular classes are inappropriate. Activities may include modified exercises utilizing the universal equipment, ergo meters, rowing machine, treadmill, stair master and Nordic track.
