Grade 9
PPL 108 Girls’ Healthy Active Living
PPL 109 Boys’ Healthy Active Living
This course equips students with the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy choices now and lead healthy, active lives in the future. Through participation in a wide range of physical activities, students develop knowledge and skills related to movement competence and personal fitness that provide a foundation for active living.
Grade 10
PPL 208 Girls’ Healthy Active Living
PPL 209 Boys’ Healthy Active Living
This course enables students to further develop the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy choices now and lead healthy, active lives in the future. Through participation in a wide range of physical activities, students develop knowledge and skills related to movement competence and personal fitness that provide a foundation for active living.
PAF 208 Girls’ Personal & Fitness Activities
This course enables students to further develop the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy choices now and lead healthy, active lives in the future. Through participation in a wide range of physical activities, including aerobics, strength training, Crossfit, Yoga, among others allows students develop knowledge and skills related to movement competence and personal fitness that provide a foundation for active living.
PAL201 TGFU Net Wall: Volleyball Focus
This co-ed course emphasizes regular participation in a variety of enjoyable physical activities related to Net/Wall sports with a focus on volleyball. Students will learn and participate in a variety of different net/wall games including: Mixed Volleyball, Takraw Ball, Badminton, Reverse 6’s Volleyball, Beach Volleyball, Sitting Volleyball and Nine-man Volleyball.
Grade 11
PAF 308 – Girls’ Personal & Fitness Activities
PAF 309 Boys’ Personal & Fitness Activities
This course enables students to further develop the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy choices now and lead healthy, active lives in the future. Through participation in a wide range of fitness based activities, students enhance their movement competence, personal fitness, and confidence. Students also acquire an understanding of the factors and skills that contribute to healthy development and learn how their own well-being is affected by, and affects, the world around them. Emphasis will be placed on regular participation in personal and fitness activities which promote lifelong healthy active living. Students will have the opportunity to learn about individual fitness programming and participate in a variety of personal and fitness activities.
PPL 308 Girls’ Healthy Active Living
PPL 309 Boys’ Healthy Active Living
This course enables students to further develop the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy choices now and lead healthy, active lives in the future. Through participation in a wide range of physical activities and exposure to a broader range of activity settings, students enhance their movement competence, personal fitness, and confidence. Students also acquire an understanding of the factors and skills that contribute to healthy development and learn how their own well-being is affected by, and affects, the world around them. Students build their sense of self, learn to interact positively with others, and develop their ability to think critically and creatively.
PAL 301 TGFU Invasion/Territory Sports: Basketball Focus
This course enables students to further develop the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy choices now and lead healthy, active lives in the future. Through participation in a wide range of physical activities and exposure to a broader range of activity settings, students enhance their movement competence, personal fitness, and confidence. The course will focus on skill and leadership development related to invasion/territory sports with an emphasis on basketball. Throughout the course, students will have the opportunity to lead a selection of warm up exercises, teach & learn skills, referee and score games, and organize mini tournaments or leagues. To be successful in each of these tasks, it is essential that each student or group of students submit written work to accompany the practical component of the assignment. Both practical and theoretical work will be evaluated.
Units within this course include Health, Strength and Conditioning, Movement Competence, Rules & Regulations (terminology), and game play. Throughout the semester students will have the opportunity to take on leadership roles in each of the above listed areas.
Grade 12
PAF 408 Personal & Fitness Activities
PAF 409 Personal & Fitness Activities
This course enables students to further develop the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy choices now and lead healthy, active lives in the future. Through participation in a wide range of fitness based activities, students enhance their movement competence, personal fitness, and confidence. Students also acquire an understanding of the factors and skills that contribute to healthy development and learn how their own well-being is affected by, and affects, the world around them. Emphasis will be placed on regular participation in personal and fitness activities which promote lifelong healthy active living. Students will have the opportunity to learn about individual fitness programming and participate in a variety of personal and fitness activities.
PPL 408 Girls’ Healthy Active Living
PPL 409 Boys’ Healthy Active Living
This course enables students to further develop the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy choices now and lead healthy, active lives in the future. Through participation in a wide range of physical activities and exposure to a broader range of activity settings, students enhance their movement competence, personal fitness, and confidence. Students also acquire an understanding of the factors and skills that contribute to healthy development and learn how their own well-being is affected by, and affects, the world around them.
PSK4U Introductory Kinesiology (University)
This course focuses on the study of human movement and of systems, factors, and principles involved in human development. Students will learn about the effects of physical activity on health and performance, the evolution of physical activity and sports, and the physiological, psychological, and social factors that influence an individual’s participation in physical activity and sport. The course prepares students for university programs in physical education and health, medicine, nursing, kinesiology, health sciences, health studies, recreation, and sports administration.
PLF4M Recreation and Healthy Active Living Leadership
This course enables students to explore the benefits of lifelong participation in active recreation and healthy leisure and to develop the leadership and coordinating skills needed to plan, organize, and safely implement recreational events and other activities related to healthy, active living. Students will also learn how to promote the benefits of healthy, active living to others through mentoring and assisting them in making informed decisions that enhance their well-being. The course will prepare students for university programs in physical education and health and kinesiology and for college and university programs in recreation and leisure management, fitness and health promotion, and fitness leadership.