Health and Physical Education

Please note, our revised Health and PE curriculum was BOE approved at the August 24, 2022 meeting. If you have any questions, please email Bobbie Behnke -- bbehnke@msemail.org.

This is a link to a parent presentation that was held on August 4, 2022: Parent Committee presentation

This is an overview of the K-12 Health topics which includes what was revised. K-12 Health vertical articulation

This is a folder that contains all of the units for each grade level:

Comprehensive Health and PE K-12

(From the New Jersey Department of Education)

Comprehensive Health and Physical Education :

Successful preparation of students for the opportunities, rigors and advances of the 21st Century cannot be accomplished without a strong and sustained emphasis on the health and wellness of all students. Today’s students are continually bombarded with physical, mental, and social influences that affect not only learning in school, but also the lifelong health of the citizens that schools are preparing for graduation. To that end, the New Jersey Student Learning Standards - Comprehensive Health and Physical Education (NJSLS-CHPE) were revised to address the need for students to gain knowledge and skills in caring for themselves, interact effectively with others, and analyze the impact of choices and consequences. The NJSLS-CHPE mission and vision reflects this perspective:

Mission

All students will acquire the knowledge and skills of what is most essential to become individuals who possess health and physical literacy and pursue a life of wellness by developing the habits necessary to live healthy, productive lives that positively impact their families, schools and communities.

Vision

A quality comprehensive health and physical education program fosters a population that:

• Maintains mental health awareness and relies on social/emotional support systems;

• Engages in a physically active lifestyle;

• Maintains awareness of health and wellness and how to access resources;

• Recognizes the influence of media, peers, technology, and cultural norms in making informed health-related decisions as a consumer of health products and wellness services;

• Practices effective cross-cultural communication and conflict resolution skills;

• Builds and maintains healthy relationships;

• Accepts and respects individual and cultural differences; and

• Advocates for personal, family, community, and global wellness and is aware of local, national and global public health and climate change issues.

https://www.nj.gov/education/cccs/2020/2020%20NJSLS-CHPE.pdf