Health & Safety
Our mission is to promote and enhance the physical and emotional health and well-being of every member of our educational community, so that each individual can achieve his or her highest goals and aspirations and live a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Students are required to successfully complete a PE and Wellness course each year, grades 9-12. Each course is a quarter long and will be coupled with a Health and Safety Course.
HEALTH & SAFETY
Students in Health are encouraged to make informed choices, to accept responsibility for their personal health habits and to realize the profound effect these lifestyle choices will have on the quality of their lives in the future.
The Health Education program encourages students to accept responsibility for their personal health habits as they explore the profound effect these habits will have on the quality of their lives in the future. The goal of the program is to develop health literate students who must be critical thinkers and problem solvers who are able to evaluate information from reliable sources before making decisions; responsible, productive citizens who show respect for self and others; self-directed learners who can gather, analyze, and use accurate current health information; and effective communicators who can advocate for good health practices. In each health course, we strive to promote an individual's capacity to obtain, interpret and understand basic health information and services and use such information and services in ways that promote his/her health and wellness in the community in which they live. Students are required to obtain a total of 1.0 credit in Health & Safety in order to graduate.
Health & Safety I
Grade 9 (0.25 Credits)
Level: 2-302110
Topics will focus on health concepts that will support students transition to high school including healthy foundations, mental health, social and emotional health, human development, alcohol, drugs, and decision making.
Health & Safety II
Grade 10 (0.25 Credits)
Level: 2-302111
Topics will include, but not limited to, communication, stress management, healthy relationships and substance use and abuse. Students will also have the opportunity to earn CPR/First Aid Certification through the American Red Cross. Prerequisite: Health & Safety I
Health & Safety III
Grade 11 (0.25 Credits)
Level: 2-302112
Topics will include, but not limited to, sexual health, digital health, growth mindset, self-care, personal safety, healthy habits for physical health, and disease prevention. Prerequisite: Health & Safety I and II. (Addiction and the human brain for drugs and alcohol)
Health & Safety IV
Grade 12 (0.25 Credits)
Level: 2-302113
Topics will focus on health concepts that extend beyond high school such as campus safety, financial wellness, nutrition and self-advocacy. Students will also have the opportunity to recertify their certification in CPR/First Aid through the American Red Cross. Prerequisite: Health and Safety III.
JUNIOR AND SENIOR ELECTIVE (Grades 11/12 only)
Optimal WELLNESS
Grade 11, 12 (.5 Credit)
Level: E-30E300
Are you looking to learn about what foods are going to benefit your overall wellness so you’re not feeling sluggish through the day? Here you will learn how nutrition is essential to becoming the best individual you can, enhancing all of the hard work put in. Students will learn how to properly manage their macronutrient ratios in order to meet wellness goals .This class is geared towards a variety of students ranging from highly active athletes who are interested in developing their performance on the field or in the gym to students who are interested in optimizing their personal wellness.
This course does not count towards the HE requirement, but does count towards overall electives.