Physical and Health Education (PHE) is part of the new K-9 curriculum. PHE is designed to develop educated citizens who have the knowledge, skills, and understanding they need to be safe, active, and healthy citizens throughout their lives. PHE curriculum focuses on competencies that support life-long learning—competencies that can contribute to personal lives and career aspirations. Students will:

• develop an understanding of the many aspects of well-being, including physical, mental, and social.

• develop the movement knowledge, skills, and understandings needed for lifelong participation in a range of physical activities.

• develop knowledge, skills, and strategies for building respectful relationships, positive self-identity, self-determination,

and mental well-being.

• demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and strategies needed to make informed decisions that support personal and community health and safety.

This course is designed for athletes who wish to develop fitness and skills specific to sport. Students will focus on a wide variety of advanced conditioning programs such as plyometrics, interval training, running, and weight training as they relate to basketball and volleyball. Specific physical components of the course will include an emphasis on speed, agility and quickness.

This course is an introduction to fitness that focuses on total body conditioning. Students will be introduced to a variety of

training programs. Activities include weight training, as well as running, hiking, plyometrics, medicine ball training, swimming, combative games, martial arts, yoga, aerobics, weight training, circuit training, and some team games. Classroom sessions will supplement the training sessions with valuable health and fitness information on topics such as the principles of fitness, nutrition, muscular, skeletal, and cardiovascular systems, weight room safety, body image, and the risk of steroids.

This course is designed to encourage both active and non-active teenage girls to participate in a wide variety of fun-filled supportive fitness and recreational activities. It will focus on developing personal fitness as well as positive self-esteem. Many training programs will be utilized including yoga, Pilates, weight training, circuit training, running, walking, etc. Throughout this course students will also have opportunities to explore issues relating to women in sport, recreation, health & fitness.

Physical and Health Education (PHE) is part of the new K-12 curriculum. PHE is designed to develop educated citizens who

have the knowledge, skills, and understanding they need to be safe, active, and healthy citizens throughout their lives. The PHE curriculum focuses on competencies that support life-long learning—competencies that can contribute to personal lives and career aspirations. Students will participate in a variety of team, individual, and partner activities that emphasize

lifelong fitness, and the importance of adopting an active healthy lifestyle. CPR certification is offered for all PE 10 students.

This co-educational course emphasizes the development of an appreciation for a wide variety of physical activities including team, individual, and recreational activities. Students will participate in a variety of units: badminton, tennis, weight training, volleyball, ultimate Frisbee, soccer basketball, touch rugby, flag football, floor hockey, lacrosse, softball, and minor games. Other activities may include trail running, hiking, biking, aerobics, yoga, curling, archery, table tennis, and optional activities such as golf, bowling, canoeing, skating, rock climbing, go-karting, and swimming. Where appropriate, activity-based field trips will be offered.

This co-ed course will help prepare students to lead healthy lifestyles now and after they leave high school. Weight training as well as the development of muscular strength and endurance is the focus. Students will improve muscle function, muscular endurance, balance, coordination, speed, and agility. Student should expect to be in the weight room at least three times a week. Other fitness activities will include running, hiking, minor games, plyometrics, and team games. This class will help build a strong, healthy body and build confidence. Students will learn to utilize calories more effectively, perform athletically, and reduce the risk of injury. Classroom lessons will supplement the training sessions with valuable health and fitness information on such topics as nutrition, anatomy and physiology designs, and the health risks associated with performance enhancing drugs. 

These courses are designed to encourage both active and non-active teenage girls to participate in a wide variety of fun-filled supportive fitness and recreational activities. The focus will be on developing personal fitness as well as positive self-esteem. Many training programs will be utilized including yoga, Pilates, weight training, circuit training, running, walking, etc. Throughout this course students will also have opportunities to explore issues relating to women in sport, recreation, health & fitness.

Athletic Leadership is for the sports enthusiast wishing to learn more about various aspects of leadership in a sporting environment. Some topics covered in this course are: qualities/habits of an effective leader, sports psychology, nutrition for athletes, volleyball/basketball officiating and minor officiating, team management, basic sports medicine, as well as organizing, planning and leading tournaments. A practical/volunteer component of the course will be included. If you like to work with people in the field of athletics you will have fun in this course. This course is offered within the timetable to grade 10, 11 and 12 students.