Physical Education
All
students are required to take one compulsory credit of Physical Education/Health
at each of the Grade 10, 11 and 12 levels in order to qualify for
graduation.
Physical
Education 20F (PE 20F)
This
compulsory full credit course taken during the Grade 10 year includes the
activities and concepts related to the new provincial Physical Education and
Health curriculum. The five General Learning Outcomes of: Movement, Fitness
Management, Safety, Personal and Social Management and Healthy Lifestyle
Practices will be covered. It is the intent of the course to help students develop the necessary skills for
lifelong physical activity participation and to prevent or avoid the health
issues that affect youth. Course content will include such potentially sensitive
topics as: Substance Use and Abuse, Human Sexuality and Safety of Self and
Others. Option activity blocks cover a wide variety of lifestyle and sport
related activities. A few examples of option activity blocks are: tennis, yoga,
basketball, badminton, Pilates, golf, touch football, fitness classes and weight
training.
Physical
Education/Health Education 30F: Active Healthy Lifestyles (PE 30F)
This
compulsory full credit course is designed to help students begin to take
ownership of their personal physical activity levels and physical fitness
development. Students are encouraged to discover physical activities suited to
their personal interests, which will promote an active healthy lifestyle. This
Grade 11 course will include core curriculum topics related to: Fitness
Management, Mental/Emotional Health, Substance Use and Abuse prevention; and the
Social Impact of Sport, participation in physical activity blocks and a Physical
Activity Practicum. Seventy-five percent of the course will be teacher led
activities while the remaining twenty-five percent will be physical activity
involvement outside the school. The student will be required to develop and
implement a physical activity plan, which will include steps to developing their
personal fitness and risk management associated with the physical activity
practicum.
Physical
Education/Health Education 40F: Active Healthy Lifestyles (PE 40F)
This
compulsory full credit course is designed to continue with the student’s
development of their personal physical activity and fitness plan. Students will
have the opportunity to choose and participate in a variety of physical
activities which will promote an active healthy lifestyle. This grade 12 course
will include core curriculum topics related to: Fitness Management, Nutrition,
Personal and Social Development, Healthy Relationships, participation in
physical activity blocks and a Physical Activity Practicum. Fifty percent of the
course will be teacher led activities while the remaining fifty percent will be
physical activity involvement outside the school. The student will be required
to develop and implement a physical activity plan, which will include steps to
developing their personal fitness and the risk management associated with the
physical activity practicum.
Note:
Parents/guardians of grade 11 and grade 12 students will be required to review
the student’s physical activity plan and sign an Informed Consent Agreement
acknowledging their approval of the chosen activities and acceptance of the
responsibility for risk management, safety, and supervision. Parents/guardians
will also be required to verify the entries of the student’s physical activity
log through a sign-off procedure.
All
students are required to take one compulsory credit of Physical Education/Health
at each of the Grade 10, 11 and 12 levels in order to qualify for
graduation.
Physical
Education 20F (PE 20F)
This
compulsory full credit course taken during the Grade 10 year includes the
activities and concepts related to the new provincial Physical Education and
Health curriculum. The five General Learning Outcomes of: Movement, Fitness
Management, Safety, Personal and Social Management and Healthy Lifestyle
Practices will be covered. It is the intent of the course to help students develop the necessary skills for
lifelong physical activity participation and to prevent or avoid the health
issues that affect youth. Course content will include such potentially sensitive
topics as: Substance Use and Abuse, Human Sexuality and Safety of Self and
Others. Option activity blocks cover a wide variety of lifestyle and sport
related activities. A few examples of option activity blocks are: tennis, yoga,
basketball, badminton, Pilates, golf, touch football, fitness classes and weight
training.
Physical
Education/Health Education 30F: Active Healthy Lifestyles (PE 30F)
This
compulsory full credit course is designed to help students begin to take
ownership of their personal physical activity levels and physical fitness
development. Students are encouraged to discover physical activities suited to
their personal interests, which will promote an active healthy lifestyle. This
Grade 11 course will include core curriculum topics related to: Fitness
Management, Mental/Emotional Health, Substance Use and Abuse prevention; and the
Social Impact of Sport, participation in physical activity blocks and a Physical
Activity Practicum. Seventy-five percent of the course will be teacher led
activities while the remaining twenty-five percent will be physical activity
involvement outside the school. The student will be required to develop and
implement a physical activity plan, which will include steps to developing their
personal fitness and risk management associated with the physical activity
practicum.
Physical
Education/Health Education 40F: Active Healthy Lifestyles (PE 40F)
This
compulsory full credit course is designed to continue with the student’s
development of their personal physical activity and fitness plan. Students will
have the opportunity to choose and participate in a variety of physical
activities which will promote an active healthy lifestyle. This grade 12 course
will include core curriculum topics related to: Fitness Management, Nutrition,
Personal and Social Development, Healthy Relationships, participation in
physical activity blocks and a Physical Activity Practicum. Fifty percent of the
course will be teacher led activities while the remaining fifty percent will be
physical activity involvement outside the school. The student will be required
to develop and implement a physical activity plan, which will include steps to
developing their personal fitness and the risk management associated with the
physical activity practicum.
Note:
Parents/guardians of grade 11 and grade 12 students will be required to review
the student’s physical activity plan and sign an Informed Consent Agreement
acknowledging their approval of the chosen activities and acceptance of the
responsibility for risk management, safety, and supervision. Parents/guardians
will also be required to verify the entries of the student’s physical activity
log through a sign-off procedure.