HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION

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In the Health & Physical Education Department, our ultimate goal is to teach and motivate our students to enjoy life, make good decisions and lead an active lifestyle. Throughout the year, our students participated in a general Health Education program. The course was specifically designed to cater to the needs of each age group, while empowering them to make the best choices regarding their health. In Year 7 Health, the topics concentrated on helping our young students to make the transition into High School and the increased demands and the general challenges it brings. We spent Term Two exploring ways in which we can all live healthier lifestyles.

HEALTH EDUCATION The second half of the year was spent gaining a better understanding of the changes in the transition from childhood into adolescence; not only physically but socially and emotionally.

The Year 8 Health Program focused upon important topics to better prepare our students to deal with issues and challenges that they may face in the future. Such topics include Relationships, Sexuality, the Impact of Bullying, Drugs and Alcohol and Mental Health. The final term was dedicated to celebrating and educating our students of the importance and benefit of our culturally diverse community.

The Year 9 Program continued the important work of giving the students strategies to make smart, educated decisions about their health and the health of their loved ones.

The Year 10 Program provided our students with an opportunity to gain their Learners Permit and to assist in their driver’s license through the completion of the driver education program “Keys for Life.” We looked at how the impact of poor lifestyle choices when we are young can have a negative impact on our future, through the use of topics regarding Sexual Health and Drugs.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the staff that have been involved in teaching our students. Your hard work is appreciated and hopefully you can continue to assist in Health Education. PHYSICAL EDUCATION 2017 was similar to the previous years in regards to PE. All students from Year 7 through to Year 10 completed a general Physical Education Program, sports taught were chosen to cater for the age of the students and exposing them to a variety of sports.

In Year 7, the Sports of Athletics and Cross Country were introduced to our Year 7’s. There is a range of other sports that we teach in Year 7 to assist our students about strategy and working in a team. Our Year 8 Program continues to develop the skills from Year 7 covering various sports, of Netball, Soccer, Lacrosse and Cricket. The group focused on the importance of communication, team work, defensive and offensive strategies. The introduction of Lacrosse gave the students the opportunity of a new sport.

The Year 9 Program saw the inclusion of Gaelic Football and Hockey, as these sports have key similarities to Football and Floor Ball taught in Year 7 and 8.

The Year 10 Physical Education Program gave students the opportunity to consolidate all the sports they have covered in Years 7, 8 and 9 and take on more responsibility. Student led activities and games with Athletics, Soccer and European Handball.

A huge thank you to all staff involved in teaching Physical Education. There is a mountain of work behind the scenes to create the best possible programs for our students.