Overview
The primary goal of the health program is health literacy – the result of any combination of learning experiences designed to help individuals and communities improve their health by increasing their knowledge, or influencing their attitudes. Health Education encompasses the physical, social, emotional, spiritual, and environmental aspects of one’s growth and development.
Students progress from a state of dependency to autonomy for the care and monitoring of their healthy development as they progress through the K-12 system. Age appropriate messages empower students to gradually assume more responsibility for monitoring and playing an active role in their health and well-being.
The health program is offered as part of the K-9 curriculum. In high school, health related courses and topics are electives within the family studies program.
The K-3 health program is articulated around four strands:
- Healthy Body and Body Awareness
- Healthy Mind and Feelings
- Family, Friends and Community
- Environment The grades 4-9 health program is articulated around eleven strands:
- Active Living
- Consumer Health
- Dental Health
- Drug Education
- Environmental Education
- Human Sexuality
- Injury Prevention and Safety
- Mental Health
- Nutrition
- Physical Growth and Development
- Relationships
- Self Care
Primary / primaire
The primary health program introduces health concepts as they pertain to the individual and the environment in which one lives. It connects the daily needs, interests, and experiences of the student to healthy practices.
This program promotes the well-being of young children by making links with classroom instruction, health related services, and a school environment that supports healthy living. Students examine aspects of their own growth and development in relation to overall health and one’s interplay with family and friends and the environment.
Topics include:
- body awareness
- physical growth and development
- emotions
- family and friends
- active living
- environment and health
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Elementary / élémentaire
The elementary health program builds on the health concepts introduced in the primary health program and guides students in the development of healthy lifestyle practices. Students acquire knowledge and skills that empower them to choose health-enhancing behaviours and to make decisions that can improve their quality of life.
Topics include:
- active living
- consumer health
- dental health
- drug education
- environmental health
- injury prevention and safety
- mental health
- nutrition
- physical development
- relationships
- self care
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Intermediate / intermédiare
The intermediate health program continues to promote personal well¬being through a comprehensive approach to health education and practices, focusing on personal health. The program promotes a deeper awareness of self-concept, emerging sexuality and relationships from a wellness perspective as students progress through adolescence. In a supportive environment, students develop knowledge, skills, and attitudes to manage their own health as they become increasingly autonomous.
Topics include:
- communication
- environmental health
- human sexuality
- mental, physical, and social well-being
- nutrition
- relationships
- safety
- self-concept
- substance use and abuse
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