PE/Health Courses
Physical Education (9-12): Students will have opportunities to engage in learning activities designed to provide attainment of the physical education standards. The Students are provided a core of learning experiences designed to develop proficiency in lifetime sports and activities. Students are also provided opportunities to demonstrate their skill and knowledge in designing and following a fitness plan. This plan will help them achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical- fitness. Grades 9-12 (Credits 3)
Mental Health - Year 1 Grade 9: Exploring Creation with Health and Nutrition, covers what maturing students need to know to help them make the best choices they can for themselves as they become young adults. Health is about stewardship: managing what you have as well as you can. This 15-module course, taught over four years of high school, covers the physical, nutritional, emotional, and spiritual aspects of growing into a healthy adult. This course explores the question, why does health matter. It examines the importance of good health and what constitutes healthy lifestyles. Students explore how physical health impacts our thoughts. mental stability, and interpersonal harmony. The course will also explore the principles of nutrition, principles of exercise, and the impact of fatigue and sleep. Grade 9 (Credits 1)
Nutrition and Health - Year 2 Grade10: Exploring Creation with Health and Nutrition, covers what maturing students need to know to help them make the best choices they can for themselves as they become young adults. Health is about stewardship: managing what you have as well as you can. This 15-module course, taught over four years of high school, covers the physical, nutritional, emotional, and spiritual aspects of growing into a healthy adult. This course examines the five senses, processing nourishment and hydration in adolescents and adults. Topics covered include how we are made in the image of God, food science of macronutrients and micronutrients. Students will acknowledge that health is not only physical, but also affects mental development. God in His wisdom created man in his image, set apart from all other forms of creation. Humanity has a unique gift of being able to think, question, discuss, and debate. Good mental health begins with a healthy body but encompasses the aspects of humanity that are uniquely connected to God. Grade 10 (Credits 1)
Social and Family Health - Year 3 Grade 11: Exploring Creation with Health and Nutrition, covers what maturing students need to know to help them make the best choices they can for themselves as they become young adults. Health is about stewardship: managing what you have as well as you can. This 15-module course, taught over four years of high school, covers the physical, nutritional, emotional, and spiritual aspects of growing into a healthy adult. This course will investigate handling our appearance as a social responsibility, principles of risk management and social responsibility, and the maturation process being physical, mental and spiritual. The course will also explore changing relationships with an emphasis on friendships becoming relationships, marriage, family and aging. Grade 11 (Credits 1)
Spiritual Health - Year 4 Grade 12: Exploring Creation with Health and Nutrition, covers what maturing students need to know to help them make the best choices they can for themselves as they become young adults. Health is about stewardship: managing what you have as well as you can. This 15-module course, taught over four years of high school, covers the physical, nutritional, emotional, and spiritual aspects of growing into a healthy adult. Students will reflect on their spiritual health and determine if they have an active personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Spiritual Health allows students to reflect on their spiritual health and determine if they have an active personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Students will understand the long-term goals of spiritual health and a relationship with our Creator, how to remain active in the Christian faith, and how to lead others into the Kingdom. The culmination of the course will be a Junior/Senior Project where students apply principles of spiritual leadership in their communities, to be the hands and feet of Christ to their neighbors in a tangible way appropriate for teens, and to demonstrate spiritual maturity to others in behavior, demeanor, and responsibility. Grade 12 (Credits 1)