AOS Health & Physical Education

Prerequisite: None

Length: 1 semester

Credits: .5

This class provides a solid background to understand your personal fitness needs through a variety of activities, sports, games and assessments. Class will rotate days in the weight room, gyms or outside for a variety of activities addressing all the components of fitness. Students will learn to work on their fitness strengths and weaknesses through designing a personal fitness plan based on fitness assessments and goals. An emphasis is placed upon demonstrating sportsmanship and teamwork through contributing to a positive and inclusive atmosphere. Students demonstrate competence using heart rate monitors to assist in fitness activities. Other assessments include daily participation, written work and logs.

Health (PHE300)

Prerequisite: None

Length: 1 semester

Credits: .5

Required for graduation. Topics include mental health (depression, grief/loss, stress management), substance abuse and use, nutrition and personal wellness, anatomy and disease prevention, family health history, community resources, human sexuality and HIV/AIDS. Develop decision making and problem solving skills to become better able to make responsible choices regarding your health.
Learning will be assessed in a variety of methods: scoring rubrics and models, traditional quizzes, demonstrations of ability to apply knowledge, projects, teacher observations/evaluations and peer evaluations.