Havergal College Course Calendar, 2017-18 Academic Year

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HEALTH AND
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
PREREQUISITE PATHWAYS
HPE
Healthy Active
Living Education
PPL3O
Grade 11, Open
Any Grade 11
university or
university/college
preparation course
in science
Healthy Active Living
Education
PPL4O
Grade 12, Open
Introductory Kinesiology
PSK4U
Grade 12, University
Healthy Active
Living Education
PPL1O
Grade 9, Open
Healthy Active
Living Education
PPL2O
Grade 10, Open
Recreation and Healthy
Active Living Leadership
PLF4M
Grade 12, University/College
The Health and Physical Education program allows each
Havergal student to develop an active and healthy lifestyle
through participation in the various activities offered
from Grades 7 to 12. Through their active involvement,
students will have the opportunity to develop confidence,
self-esteem and physical abilities that will enhance their
personal growth.
The Grade 7, 8 and 9 programs teach these elements
through traditional sports, water activities, fitness
activities and initiative and team-building tasks. The
health units prepare students to make healthy choices.
Topics include healthy eating, growth and development,
healthy sexuality, personal safety and injury prevention
and substance use and abuse.
Health and Physical Education students in Grades 10,
11 and 12 explore and develop leadership skills through
challenging individual and group activities. They practice
self assessment and goal setting and gain the knowledge,
skills and understanding for healthy living. Senior students
may also choose Introduction to Kinesiology (PSK4U),
which is based on the science of human movement. This
course will prepare students for potential future studies in
the health and exercise sciences. They may also choose
Recreation and Healthy Active Living Leadership (PLF4M).
This course prepares them to lead recreation programs.
“The health and physical education curriculum helps
students develop an understanding of what they need in
order to make a commitment to lifelong healthy, active
living and develop the capacity to live satisfying, productive
lives. Healthy, active living benefits both individuals
and society in many ways – for example, by increasing
productivity and readiness for learning, improving morale,
decreasing absenteeism, reducing health-care costs,
decreasing anti-social behaviour such as bullying and
violence, promoting safe and healthy relationships, and
heightening personal satisfaction. Research has shown a
connection between increased levels of physical activity
and better academic achievement, better concentration,
better classroom behaviour, and more focused learning.
Other benefits include improvements in psychological well-
being, physical capacity, self-concept, and the ability to
cope with stress.”
Ontario Health and Physical Education Curriculum, 2015, page 7