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SCITUATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HEALTH EDUCATION (GRADES 7-12)

For more detailed course descriptions, please refer to the Program of Studies.

For a comprehensive overview of the course’s curriculum, please refer to the Curriculum page.

Health Education: Grades 7 & 8
The Health and Wellness program focuses on the core concepts of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Health Curriculum Framework. Course topics include: mental health, decision-making, nutrition, substance abuse, violence prevention, interpersonal relationships, growth and development, sexuality, etc.

Health Education: Grades 9 & 10
Students are required to take one quarter of health during both their freshman and sophomore years. Tier I of this two-tiered health curriculum includes the following topics: nutrition, substance abuse, sexuality, family life, interpersonal relationships, and disease prevention and control. Tier II includes topics in the area of mental health: identity, stress, destructive behaviors, mental illnesses, and violence prevention. Tiers alternate every other academic school year.

Human Development: Grades 11/12
This course explores the various stages and intricacies of human development through the full spectrum of the lifecycle. Students will examine central concepts related to human development including cognitive and physical growth from birth to old age.

Nutrition & Conditioning: Grades 11/12
This course will include personalized strategies for diet and performance enhancement. The topics will include pre and post competition fueling, alternative energy sources, sports drinks and bars, strategies for controlling and maintaining weight, body composition evaluation as well as the four fitness components of muscle strength, endurance, cardio vascular and flexibility.

First Aid & CPR/AED and Critical Health Issues: Grades 11/12
In this course students will learn standard first aid, how to perform C.P.R. and how to use an automatic external defibrillator. They will be eligible for American Red Cross certification in these areas.

Self, Society and Human Relationships: Grades 11/12
Through hands-on, experiential learning, research, and reflective writing and discussion, students in this course will explore qualities that promote and support a respectful and inclusive community.