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Health and PE
Health and PE Flow Chart
HPE Grade 9
Grade 11-12 Elective: Fitness Training Advanced Fitness Training Adventure & Fitness Individual Activities & Fitness Recreational Activities Dance / PE IBSL Sports, Exercise, and Health Science (Gr. 12 only)
HPE Grade 10
Adventure & Fitness
Individual Activities & Fitness
Recreational Activities Grade 10 Elective:
Dance / PE
Fitness Training
HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION GRADE 9 (UHPE01)
Required Duration: 1 year Credit: 1 Grade: 9 Homework: Light
The co-educational HPE program is designed to provide each student with experiences in fitness, water polo, self defense, health and a variety of team sports. The program emphasizes team concepts and strategies as well as developing and improving fundamental motor skills. Students will develop social and personal responsibilities associated with participation in team sports. They will also learn how to monitor and maintain a healthy level of physical fitness. Health topics include first aid & CPR, human sexuality, current health issues, and nutrition. All health units encourage students to acquire the skills and attitudes that will assist them in managing their lives and relationships in a responsible and healthy manner.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION GRADE 10
Required: Selection of two courses below Duration: 1 each semester Credit: 0.5 each semester, total 1 Grade: 10 Homework: Light
Through the co-educational HPE program, students will learn how to maintain an active and healthy lifestyle through their engagement in their choice, where possible, of a variety of physical activities. All grade 10 students will take a required human sexuality unit within their chosen HPE elective during semester 2.
* The same course can not be taken twice.
ADVENTURE & FITNESS (UHPE02)
Includes boating and kayaking, fitness, and ropes course challenges.
* The ropes course includes low and high elements.
INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITIES & FITNESS (UHPE03)
Includes fitness training, racket sports, social dance, and Brazilian jiu jitsu.
RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES 1 & 2 (UHPE04)
Includes volleyball, basketball, floor hockey, handball and pickleball.
*The above three classes (UHPE02, UHPE03, and UHPE04) are the only classes that can be taken as Sports for Credit.
DANCE / PE (UHPE05)
In this course students will learn techniques from various dance styles such as jazz, hip hop, ballet, and theatre dance with an emphasis on modern dance. Students will learn to manipulate space, time, and energy in creating dances. An emphasis will be placed on improving individual levels of fitness. (Please see Performing and Visual Arts Department for other Dance courses.)
FITNESS TRAINING (UHPE07)
This course is open to students who want to continue to learn about and improve their personal fitness. It is also open to junior/senior transfers who need to fulfill TAS HPE requirements. Students will work towards personal fitness goals, develop a personalized fitness program and develop a greater understanding of the wide range of fitness-related activities in which they can participate. These activities include: weight training, plyometrics, and
Intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong.
John F. Kennedy
cardio-respiratory workouts. Students will also develop an awareness of health-related aspects of fitness training such as sports injuries, posture analysis, physiological affects of exercise on the body, and nutrition.
During Grade 10, Prevention Solutions (a chemical-abuse-educational program) will give two seminars discussing addiction and prevention. In recognition of the time and effort expended in athletic activity during practices and games, sophomore students who are involved in a TAS JV or Varsity Sports team may choose to use their HPE class time (certain classes only) as a free period during the sports season. This is known as Sports for Credit. However attendance at the FCD seminars is mandatory for all sophomores.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION ELECTIVES FOR GRADE 11 & 12
The below courses are available for any 11th or 12th grade student, if space allows.
ADVENTURE & FITNESS (UHPE02) INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITIES & FITNESS (UHPE03) RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES 1 & 2 (UHPE04)
Duration: 1 semester / 1 year Credit: 0.5 or 1 Grade: 10-12 Homework: None
DANCE/PE (UHPE05)
Duration: 1 semester / 1 year Credit: 0.5 or 1 Grade: 10-12 Prerequisite: No previous dance experience is required, but a desire to explore a variety of dance forms is necessary Homework: Light
Exercise and recreation are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary, because health is worth more than learning.
Thomas Jefferson
FITNESS TRAINING (UHPE07)
Duration: 1 semester / 1 year Credit: 0.5 or 1 Grade: 10-12 Homework: Light
ADVANCED FITNESS TRAINING (UHPE08)
Duration: 1 semester / 1 year Credit: 0.5 or 1 Grade: 11-12 Prerequisite: Fitness Training (ULSK03) Homework: Light
This course will take a deeper look into strength and conditioning performance aspects by teaching students how to measure exercise performance parameters and develop exercise prescription. Topics of study will include: assessment of aerobic/anaerobic capacities, modes of strength and conditioning training (i.e. interval, circuit, non-linear, linear training), proper warm-up and cool down practices, program design for muscular strength, power, hypertrophy, and flexibility, as well as sport medicine theory and pre/rehabilitative processes (i.e. pre-screening, risk classification, back to play, etc.)
PHYSICAL EDUCATION ELECTIVES FOR GRADE 12
Duration: 1 year Credit: 1 Grade: 12 Homework: Moderate
Sports, exercise and health science (SEHS) is an applied science course, with aspects of biological and physical science being studied in the specific context of sports, exercise and health. The subject matter goes beyond traditional science courses to offer a deeper understanding of the issues related to sports, exercise and health in the 21st century.
The course incorporates the traditional disciplines of anatomy and physiology, biomechanics, psychology and nutrition, which are studied in the context of sports, exercise and health. Students will cover a range of core and option topics, and carry out practical (experimental) investigations in both laboratory and field settings. This will provide an opportunity to acquire the knowledge and understanding necessary to apply scientific principles and critically analyze human performance. The course prepares students for university programs in kinesiology, health sciences, health studies, research, medicine, physical/occupational therapy, and fitness/ wellness.
