Health & Physical Education

Kristin Letendre CerceFranklin High School

Health & Physical Education At A Glance

Mission

▪ Provide students with a standards‐based, comprehensive Health & Physical Education Program that teaches students the skills necessary to make healthy life choices and become life‐long physically active people

▪ Curriculum focuses on the physical, mental/emotional and social dimensions of health in order to empower students to maintain or improve their overall well‐being through:▪ Physical activity▪ Health related knowledge▪ Disease prevention▪ Skill development▪ Healthy decision making▪ Building healthy relationships

Wellness (Physical Education)

▪ Individual, Dual & Team Sports

▪ Strength Training & Biomechanics

▪ Yoga

▪ Project Adventure

▪ Skills Emphasized in Physical Education:– Teamwork– Collaboration– Cooperation– Communication Skills– Resiliency– Self‐Esteem– Healthy Relationship Building

Wellness (Health Education)

Wellness 9

▪ Mental Health– Stress & Time Management– Goal Setting & Resiliency– Mental Health Disorders– Depression & Suicide Prevention

▪ Violence Prevention– Bullying & Dating Violence

▪ Substance Abuse Prevention– Alcohol & Marijuana

Wellness 10

▪ Safety & Injury Prevention– CPR & First Aid

▪ Nutrition

▪ Substance Abuse Prevention– Illicit & Non‐Illicit Drugs

▪ Human Reproduction & Sexuality– Anatomy & Physiology– STDs & Disease Prevention– Contraceptives

Program Changes

New Classes Since 2010▪ Yoga & Fitness

▪ Everyday Nutrition

▪ Kinesiology

▪ Athletic Training

▪ Team Sports

▪ Lifetime Activities

▪ Creative Dance (additional staffing necessary)

▪ Leadership for Wellness (additional staffing necessary)

▪ Independent Living (additional staffing necessary)

Future Course Offering Vision(additional staffing necessary)

▪ Adaptive Wellness

▪ Yoga & Fitness II

▪ Everyday Nutrition II

▪ Exercise Physiology

▪ Ethics, Violence, & Aggression in Sports

▪ Project Adventure

▪ Group Exercise

Speed & Strength

▪ Overview: Students are introduced to various training styles and techniques to improve personal speed, strength, power, agility, flexibility/mobility, endurance and balance.

▪ Projects & Assessments:– Strength and conditioning program design and application– Study &  analyze types of  workout regimes 

– Body building, sport performance, power lifting, Olympic lifting,                                                            sports specific exercise plans

– Journal reflections – Fitness Testing – pre/post assessment– Personal Fitness Plans– Nutrition & Diet Analysis

Yoga & Fitness

▪ Overview: Students study and practice various styles of yoga by exploring yoga postures, anatomy & physiology,                                                health benefits, pranayama, and meditations.

▪ Projects & Assessments:– Posture analysis– Vinyasa yoga study– Yin yoga study – Journal reflections– “Flow Fridays”– Yoga Flow Project and Peer Teaching

Team Sports

▪ Overview: Students participate in a variety of individual, dual and team sports with a focus on action, teamwork, sportsmanship, communication skills and tournament play.

▪ Projects & Assessments:– Create unit plan for a team sport (research, outline of 4 days of unit, materials, objectives) and teach to 

class– Journal reflections on each unit – game rules, skill development, teamwork, sportsmanship, 

opportunities for students can participate outside of school– Skill Development – pre/post assessment of sports specific skills

Lifetime Activities

▪ Overview: Students explore life‐long sport, recreation, and leisure activities through hands‐on experiences of sports and activities such as tennis, basketball, Ultimate Frisbee, table tennis, and project adventure.

▪ Projects & Assessments:– Journal reflections on each unit – Develop personal weekly fitness plan that includes:

▪ Activity, duration, frequency, intensity, type of exercise conducted (cardiovascular                                         strength, muscular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility) 

Kinesiology

▪ Overview: Study of effects of physical activity on human movement

▪ Projects & Assessments:– Anatomy and Physiology as it relates to movement– Career exploration– Sports related injuries research project and presentation– Lab: Effects of aerobic and anaerobic exercise on the                                 cardiovascular system

– Lab: Biomechanics of human movement through sports                                              and activity

Athletic Training

▪ Overview: Students are introduced to the professional of athletic training and it’s application in athletics, industry, and physically active people

▪ Projects & Assessments:– Prehab Project & Program Development

– Create prehab program (proper warm‐ups stretching, off‐season,                                                                        in‐season, pre‐season conditioning) 

– Rehab Project & Program Development– Develop a plan if someone experiences an injury in an area and steps to                                                       

rebuild strength, mobility

– Anatomy & Physiology as it relates to injuries of specific                                                           body areas

– Labs: Taping (lower and upper extremities)– Labs: Splinting

Everyday Nutrition

▪ Overview: Students connect nutrition to every day life through nutrient analysis, food studies, healthy meal planning, dietary analysis, and by preparing foods that enhance health 

▪ Projects & Assessments:– Serving size study– Personal diet analysis– Fad diet analysis– Hydration research study, analysis, and online discussion– Nutrient and energy evaluations– Lab: Food label analysis and comparison– Lab: Sugar analysis

Program Highlights

▪ Science‐based health and physical education electives have deepened student knowledge of exercise science and health‐care related fields, giving students an “edge” when getting into college and making future career path decisions▪ Physical and occupational therapy▪ Nursing▪ Exercise science▪ Athletic training▪ Strength and conditioning▪ Teaching and coaching▪ Pre‐Med

Program Highlights

▪ PE electives affords students 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity (60‐80% max heart rate) 3‐4 times per week meets American College of Sports Medicine recommendations

▪ Increased enrollment and student wait list for courses

▪ Over 200 students CPR certified each year

▪ 6,500 + hours of community service completed by freshmen and sophomores each year

▪ Healthier US School Challenge (HUSSC) Bronze Award ‐ recognition award for schools who have demonstrated a commitment to excellence in both nutrition and physical education to promote a healthier school environment for children

High Quality Instructors

▪ National Athletic Training Certified Instructor (ATC)

▪ Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (NSCA)

▪ Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)

▪ Certified National Yoga Alliance Vinyasa & Yin Yoga Instructor

▪ MIAA Coaches Certification 

▪ All staff  members CPR and First Aid Instructor Certified

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