Health Education

(7th Grade Only)

 

Health Education is a one semester course required of all 7th graders.

The curriculum is in three parts:

Moldule 1- Circle of Wellness

• What does being healthy mean ?
• Looking good
• You are what you eat, Part 1
• You are what you eat, Part 2
• Balancing your act
• Dimensions of exercise
• Eating disorders
• Recognizing stress
• Coping with stress

Module 2 - Healthy Relationships

• Communication: Key to healthy relationships
• The inside story
• What kids want to know about sex, part 1
• What kids want to know about sex, part 2
• Emerging relationships
• Flirting or hurting

Module 3 - Threats to Health And Wellness

• Bugs and germs
• Modern day diseases: STD's & AIDS
• STD's & AIDS, part 2
• Advertising, do you copy?
• Innocent Addictions
• Alcohol, part 1
• Alcohol, part 2
• Tobacco & Chew, part 1
• Tobacco & Chew, part 2
• Marijuana
• Resisting peer pressure
• Healthy choices
• The future

A complete copy of the curriculum is available in the school library.