Health & Physical Education Courses

Course Description:

Physical Education course that includes a planned curriculum which provides content and learning experiences in basic motor skills, movement patterns, and movement concepts as they apply to physical activity and health-related physical fitness, as well as lifetime sports and recreation.

Notes:

Athletics courses include: cross country, volleyball, football, girls’ basketball, boys’ basketball, soccer, and track. 

Course Description:

Fitness for Life 1 will enable students to obtain the knowledge and skills necessary to develop and maintain a health-enhancing level of fitness and to increase physical competence, self-esteem, and the motivation to pursue lifelong physical activity. Students will gain an understanding of the components of health-related fitness, training principles, and the benefits of being physically active. Students will participate in activities that will increase physical fitness levels and develop health practices that value physical activity and its contribution to lifelong fitness.

Course Description:

Health and Wellness is a one-semester course that should provide content and learning experiences in nutrition, disease prevention, human growth and development, healthy life skills, personal health and safety, community health and promotion, decision-making skills, interpersonal communication skills, and information regarding the use and abuse of medications, alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.  The course content should focus on personal health and wellness and the practice of health-enhancing behaviors to avoid or reduce health risks. 

Course Description:

Basic concepts of physical activity as they relate to healthy living.  Course is composed of lecture and laboratory experience.

Notes:

*National Park College Concurrent Credit Class: 

Students completing this course with a final grade of “C” or better will be able to earn three credit hours through NPC.