Health Education

List of 3 items.

• Health 5 & Health 6

  Fifth/sixth grade health is an introduction to the middle school program and integrated into physical education classes. Communication and decision-making skills are emphasized and practiced throughout the curriculum. The topic areas include nutrition and maintaining a healthy lifestyle; smoking prevention; stress management; and puberty education. Fifth/sixth grade health also includes a unit on bullying.

• Health 7

  Seventh grade health is a two semester course which meets three times a cycle and focuses on wellness. Students learn to recognize that their physical health, mental/emotional health and social health are all interrelated. We take a close look at the influence of the media on body image and how it impacts the behavior and self esteem of adolescents. Some of the topics introduced include nutrition, peer-pressure, substance abuse and disease prevention. Responsibility and decision-making skills are reinforced throughout the course.

• Health 8

  Eighth grade health is a two semester course, meeting three times a cycle. In the eighth grade the skills of conflict resolution, decision-making and stress management are reinforced. Students learn to recognize risk factors within the context of substance use and sexually transmitted diseases. Emphasis is placed on an individual’s increasing responsibility to weigh the consequences of decision-making throughout their lifetime.