Health & Physical Education
Curriculum Guide

Grades K-12

 

Forward from the Superintendent

  Last updated:  July 2, 2003

 

It is with pleasure that I present to you the Wachusett Regional School District Health and Physical Education Curriculum Guide. This document, a direct result of the Massachusetts Education Reform Act of 1993, is the product of years of work by many of the District staff. 

 

The Health and Physical Education Curriculum Guide is based on the three principles identified in the national and Massachusetts standards: Health Literacy, Healthy Self-Management, and Health Promotion. These principles are demonstrated through the development of concept learning within three strands in the areas of Growth and Development (Human Body), Physical Activity and Fitness (Fitness/Wellness), Nutrition, Reproduction/Sexuality (Sensitive Issues), Mental Health, Family Life (Family Relationships & Social Behavior), Interpersonal Relationships, Disease Prevention and Control (Illness Prevention), Safety and Injury Prevention (Safety), Tobacco, Alcohol, and Other Substance Use/Abuse Prevention (Substance Abuse Prevention), Violence Prevention, Consumer Health and Resource Management, Ecological Health, and Community and Public Health.

 

Wachusett Regional School District is grateful for the hours of effort contributed by many teachers and administrators in producing this document. It has been described best as a document that is teacher friendly, developed by teachers for teachers.

 

A curriculum is never finished but rather it is a living document, meant to be constantly revised and improved by those who use it. The distribution of this document initiates the review process as teachers use it and make improvements in their schools and classrooms. The Health & Physical Education Task Force will continue to meet to share and record those improvements for future editions. Teachers should send contributions to the Health & Physical Education Task Force member in their individual schools.

 

Again, the District thanks all of those who have contributed to this effort, which sets a standard for Health and Physical Education instruction in Wachusett Regional School District.

 

Alfred D. Tutela Ph.D.

Superintendent of Schools

Health & Physical Education

Mission Statement

The Health & Physical Education Curriculum Guide of Wachusett Regional School District supports a comprehensive school health and physical education program that develops and nurtures resilience, which is the ability to thrive, persevere, and maintain a positive attitude and healthy body.

 

Goals

1. Students will develop and maintain their own physical wellness and personal relationships through active involvement.

 

2. Students will understand that health means much more than the absence of disease or the avoidance of danger.

 

3. Students will make decisions that promote their health and well-being, and make life more satisfying, productive, and rewarding.

 

4. Students will use problem-solving and social skills.

 

5. Students will demonstrate resilience through autonomy, responsibility, and a sense of purpose and hope.

 

6. Students will understand and be able to access the complex interaction of protective factors and partnerships that may be found within the learner and beyond the walls of the building to peers, family, school, and community.

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