Health and Wellness 9 Grade level(s): Length/credit: Prerequisite(s): Other information:
9 - 12 one semester/one health credit none required for all Eastside Catholic ninth-grade students
This course is one semester of health education with an emphasis on current information to help promote a positive healthy lifestyle. Major topics of study include: physical, social, mental, spiritual and emotional health, nutrition, exercise and fitness, cardiovascular disease, including heart attack and strokes and their prevention, muscular and skeletal system health, empathy, CPR and First Aid, stress management, eating disorders, tobacco, drug and alcohol abuse issues and human sexuality.
PE Elective
10 - 12 one semester/one PE elective credit PE 9 and Health may be repeated for credit
This course engages students more deeply with instruction and skill development of basic motor skills through individual and team sports, weight lifting and conditioning. Instruction is planned to meet the needs of the individual students. The emphasis will be for students to develop and demonstrate physical skills, stamina and an interest in physical activity and overall wellness. The curriculum framework will allow every student to become a physically-educated person and understand the importance of lifelong fitness.
PE & HEALTH
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Introduction to Sports Medicine and Athletic Training
10 - 12 one semester/one PE elective credit PE 9 and Health
This course is designed to cover the basics in First Aid, CPR, anatomy, biomechanics, orthopedic sports injuries and current topics in the field of sports medicine and athletic training. This class also includes hands-on lab sessions where students will learn and practice common taping techniques for athletic injuries.
Yoga
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GRADES 9 - 12
Grade level(s): Length/credit: Prerequisite(s):
9 - 12 one semester/one PE elective credit none may be repeated for credit
This course is designed to introduce students, safely and accessibly, to the basic postures, breathing techniques and relaxation methods of yoga. Students will begin to experience the benefits of stretching, moving and breathing freely as they relieve built-up stress, learn to relax and ultimately get more out of day-to-day life. The aim of this course is to promote activity which improves mental, physical and emotional health. Students will learn how to tap the body’s latent energy reserves while developing strength, flexibility, stress-reduction techniques making connections between the mind, body and spirit. This course does not replace PE 9.
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