All Grade 6 students participate in the health and physical education program.
The health education program emphasizes what students need to know, understand and do to achieve a healthy lifestyle. Instruction will address adolescent health issues, decision-making skills, and consequences. Students will understand peer pressure, respecting individual differences and opinions. Students will learn effective face-to-face and online communication skills. Areas of study include emotional, mental, social, and environmental health, safety and emergency preparedness, relationships, substance abuse and disease prevention, and family life education. The physical education program will apply knowledge of anatomical structures to movement principles to improve performance. Students will demonstrate confidence and competence in movement skills along with cooperative and small-group activities in a variety of physical activity settings. Students will explain the connection between energy balance, nutrition, and wellness.