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Health Education is a nine week course included in the Physical Education program. The focus of health is to learn what to do to prevent and handle health problems as well as improve personal health. Each grade level will cover seven units of study including:
- Mental Health
- Safety and Injury Prevention
- Personal and Consumer Health
- Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drugs
- Nutrition and Fitness
- Family Life and Human Sexuality
- Disease Prevention and Control
Each grade level has a special emphasis on different content standards
Grade 6 |
Grade 7 |
Grade 8 |
Mental Health |
Tobacco, Alcohol, and Other Drugs |
Family Life and Human Sexuality |
As Students explore topics in health, they also build skills in communication, critical thinking, decision making, stress management, goal setting and resistance to pressure. As part of the Middle Years Programme, Health emphasizes health and social education areas of interaction. This course not only provides information, but encourages students to develop personal and social skills and positive attitudes to health.
UNIT 1
UNIT 2
· Boys, Girls, and Media Messages
· Self-Expression and Identity
UNIT 3
· Protecting and Respecting Privacy Online