901 – Health and Wellness I Half Year ½ credit
Recommended: 9th and 10th grade
In this course students will participate in a variety of activities that support each student’s learning around healthy life choices and lifestyles and with improving their decision making skills. Students will be provided with a foundation toward being fit for life.
905 - Health and Wellness II Half Year ½ credit
Recommended: 10th, 11th and 12th grades
Wellness is a choice to assume responsibility for the quality of life. This course will focus on those factors that affect the health and wellbeing of all individuals. Students will learn the importance of a healthy lifestyle and skills needed to be successful in life. The course will consist of a combination of classroom and “hands on” activities.
908-Responding to Emergencies: First Aid/CPR/AED Half-Year ½ credit
Prerequisite: Health and Wellness I
The ability to respond to emergencies is a life skill that enhances preparedness and allows for appropriate course of action in emergency situations. The core content includes recognizing and responding to cardiac, breathing and first aid emergencies involving adults, children and infants; preventing disease transmission; injury management; healthy lifestyle tips and much more. The course encourages students to think critically to solve problems. It will incorporate technology, anatomy and physiology, health, and literacy. The course features an integrated learning approach that includes classroom lectures, simulated emergency situations, video assets, discussion, and hands-on skills practice.