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Lifetime Wellness is a holistic approach to health and lifetime physical activities in Tennessee high schools. This approach to total wellness encompasses the physical, mental, social, and personal needs of the individual. Physically educated students will demonstrate competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities.
Lifetime Wellness 1
Prerequisite: None
This is a required course for all freshmen. It is designed to develop a positive lifestyle management that seeks to integrate the emotional, social, intellectual and physical dimensions of self for a longer, more productive, and healthier quality of life. This course combines the study of mental health, nutrition, substance use/abuse, sexuality and family life, safety and first aid, and personal fitness.
Lifetime Wellness 2 (Driver’s Education)
Prerequisites: Only offered first semester. Open to grades 10, 11, and 12 only.
This course is an elective which consists of study of the Tennessee Driver Training manual. This course will satisfy the drivers training discount requirement offered by many insurance companies. A survey of current topics in health education will be included. There is a limited amount of space in this class.
Physical Education 1
Prerequisite: Lifetime Wellness 1 and may be taken concurrently. Only one PE class may be taken per semester unless approved by an administrator. This course is for 9th and 10th graders only.
This introductory physical education course introduces students to basic stretching, warm-ups, conditioning, as well as individual and team sports. Students will gain experience playing a variety of indoor and outdoor games to improve and maintain physical fitness. Students are expected to change clothes for physical education each day.
Physical Education 2
Prerequisite: Physical Education 1. Only one PE class may be taken per semester unless approved by an administrator.
This physical education course requires students to use basic stretching, warm-ups, and conditioning to promote physical activity through individual and team sports. Students will gain experience playing a variety of indoor and outdoor games to improve and maintain physical fitness. Students are expected to change clothes for physical education each day.
Physical Education 3
Prerequisite: Physical Education 1 and/or 2. Only one PE class may be taken per semester unless approved by an administrator.
This physical education course requires students to use proper stretching, warm-ups, and conditioning to promote physical activity through advanced individual and team sports. Students will gain experience playing a variety of indoor and outdoor games to improve and maintain physical fitness. Students are expected to change clothes for physical education each day.
Physical Education 4 (Weights/Conditioning)
Prerequisites: Physical Education 1 & 2. Only one PE class may be taken per semester unless approved by an administrator.
This elective physical education class is designed for students who wish to condition their bodies through rigorous strength and weight training. Students will design a workout plan based on individual goals that will be assessed and monitored by teachers. Students are expected to change clothes for physical education each day.
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