Skills-Based Health Education

Health Education gives students the tools they need to keep themselves safe as young people, and to live healthy, happy lives as adults

Skills Based Health Education is a comprehensive and relevant curriculum that uses participatory methods to help students develop the skills, attitudes, and functional knowledge needed to lead health enhancing lives.

Below are the skills Blake students practice as they learn about adolescent growth and development, healthy relationships, media literacy, and how to: identify personal values, reduce bullying, avoid substance use, prevent injuries and illness, contribute to a respectful community, and access mental health information and services.

Decision Making

"DECIDE"

Determine the Decision

Examine the Options

Consider the Consequences

Identify Values and Influences

Decide (act on healthiest option)

Evaluate the Outcome

Analyzing Influences

I.A.E.C.

Identify the Influence

Analyze the Influence

Examine the factors

Consider a plan of action

Goal Setting

"SMART"

Specific

Measurable

Attainable

Relevant

Time Based

Self-Management

" I AM ME"

IDENTIFY

ACT

MONITOR

MAKE

EXPLAIN

Advocacy

"I CARE"

Identify a meaningful health issue

Create a health-enhancing message/position

Act passionately and with conviction

Relay your message to the audience

Evaluate the effectiveness of the advocacy effort

Accessing Information

"ACES"

Accurate

Credible & Current

Easy to Use

Supported

Character Education

"THE SIX PILLARS OF CHARACTER"

Trustworthiness

Respect

Responsibility

Fairness

Caring

Citizenship