K-12 Comprehensive Health & Physical Education (CHPE) Curriculum
2020 CHPE standards
The New Jersey Department of Education requires all public school districts to teach the 2020 NJSLS Comprehensive Health and Physical Education. Some standards are not new and were previously included as part of the 2014 Standards while other standards are new additions.
The district’s Health and Physical Education policy states:
N.J.S.A. 18A:35-4.7 Parent’s Statement of Conflict with Conscience
“In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 18A:35-4.7, any student whose parent presents to the Principal a signed statement that any part of the instruction in health, family life education or sex education is in conflict with his/her conscience or sincerely held moral or religious beliefs shall be excused from that portion of the course where such instruction is being given and no penalties as to credit or graduation shall result.”
We want to convey that our instructional staff and school administration respect your personal choices with respect to your child’s health education. If you prefer to have your child excused from portions of the Health curriculum, please review public lessons posted In our Atlas curriculum program and In the parents K-5, 6-8, or 9-12 folder.
Where to find lesson plans and opt-out of a specific lesson for grades 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12?
Parents/guardians have the option to excuse their child from selected portions of health lessons. If you prefer to have your child excused from portions of the health curriculum, please complete the information below. Students who are excused from a health lesson will be supervised and expected to engage in an alternative health related instructional activity.
2014 Vs 2020 chpe standards
CHPE Standards Overview.pdfWhat's the difference between the 2014 Health and Physical Education standards versus the 2020 revised Health and Physical Education standards?
Use the Google Sides to the right for review.
The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) requires all public school districts to teach the revised 2020 New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education standards (NJSLS-CHPE). The Westwood Regional Middle School and all of our elementary schools will implement the updated 2020 NJSLS-CHPE for the 2022-2023 school year in our K-12th grade Health classes.
K-8 classroom resource
The Great Body Shop Link
The district invested in a student-friendly resource called The Great Body Shop to provide appropriate materials to assist the Health & Physical Education teachers to meet the updated standards in their health lessons. The Great Body Shop is aligned with NJ Comprehensive Health/Physical Education and national standards. The program's curriculum is sequential, developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive, and medically accurate.
The K-8 teachers used The Great Body Shop to update the Health curriculum which can be viewed in Atlas. The students will be using a consumable edition for the lessons, written with age-appropriate language and content.