Physical Education
Students at Fort Richmond Collegiate are required to take one compulsory credit of Physical Education/Health at each of the Grade 10, 11 and 12 levels.
Physical Education 20F (PE 20F)
This compulsory full credit course taken during the Grade 10 year includes the activities and concepts related to the new provincial Physical Education and Health curriculum. The five General Learning Outcomes of: Movement, Fitness Management, Safety, Personal and Social Management and Healthy Lifestyle Practices will be covered. It is the intent of the course to help students develop the necessary skills for lifelong physical activity participation and to prevent or avoid the health issues that affect youth. Course content will include such potentially sensitive topics as: Substance Use and Abuse, Human Sexuality and Safety of Self and Others. Physical activity units may include tennis, badminton, weight training, golf, power walking, aerobics and boxercise.
Physical Education/Health Education 30F: Active Healthy Lifestyles (PE 30F)
This compulsory full credit course is designed to help students begin to take ownership of their personal physical activity levels and physical fitness development. Students are encouraged to discover physical activities suited to their personal interests, which will promote an active healthy lifestyle. This Grade 11 course will include core curriculum topics related to: Fitness Management, Mental/Emotional Health, Substance Use and Abuse prevention; and the Social Impact of Sport, participation in physical activity blocks and a Physical Activity Practicum. Seventy-five percent of the course will be teacher led activities while the remaining twenty-five percent will be physical activity involvement outside the school. The student will be required to develop and implement a physical activity plan, which will include steps to developing their personal fitness and risk management associated with the physical activity practicum.
Physical Education/Health Education 40F: Active Healthy Lifestyles (PE 40F)
This compulsory full credit course is designed to continue with the student’s development of their personal physical activity and fitness plan. Students will have the opportunity to choose and participate in a variety of physical activities which will promote an active healthy lifestyle. This grade 12 course will include core curriculum topics related to: Fitness Management, Nutrition, Sexual Health, Social/Emotional Health, Personal Development, participation in physical activity blocks and a Physical Activity Practicum. Fifty percent of the course will be teacher led activities while the remaining fifty percent will be physical activity involvement outside the school. The student will be required to develop and implement a physical activity plan, which will include steps to developing their personal fitness and the risk management associated with the physical activity practicum.
Note: Parents/guardians of grade 11 and grade 12 students will be required to review the student’s physical activity plan and sign an Informed Consent Agreement acknowledging their approval of the chosen activities and acceptance of the responsibility for risk management, safety, and supervision. Parents/guaradians will also be required to verify the entries of the student’s physical activity log through a sign-off procedure.
Physical Education 20F (PE 20F)
This compulsory full credit course taken during the Grade 10 year includes the activities and concepts related to the new provincial Physical Education and Health curriculum. The five General Learning Outcomes of: Movement, Fitness Management, Safety, Personal and Social Management and Healthy Lifestyle Practices will be covered. It is the intent of the course to help students develop the necessary skills for lifelong physical activity participation and to prevent or avoid the health issues that affect youth. Course content will include such potentially sensitive topics as: Substance Use and Abuse, Human Sexuality and Safety of Self and Others. Physical activity units may include tennis, badminton, weight training, golf, power walking, aerobics and boxercise.
Physical Education/Health Education 30F: Active Healthy Lifestyles (PE 30F)
This compulsory full credit course is designed to help students begin to take ownership of their personal physical activity levels and physical fitness development. Students are encouraged to discover physical activities suited to their personal interests, which will promote an active healthy lifestyle. This Grade 11 course will include core curriculum topics related to: Fitness Management, Mental/Emotional Health, Substance Use and Abuse prevention; and the Social Impact of Sport, participation in physical activity blocks and a Physical Activity Practicum. Seventy-five percent of the course will be teacher led activities while the remaining twenty-five percent will be physical activity involvement outside the school. The student will be required to develop and implement a physical activity plan, which will include steps to developing their personal fitness and risk management associated with the physical activity practicum.
Physical Education/Health Education 40F: Active Healthy Lifestyles (PE 40F)
This compulsory full credit course is designed to continue with the student’s development of their personal physical activity and fitness plan. Students will have the opportunity to choose and participate in a variety of physical activities which will promote an active healthy lifestyle. This grade 12 course will include core curriculum topics related to: Fitness Management, Nutrition, Sexual Health, Social/Emotional Health, Personal Development, participation in physical activity blocks and a Physical Activity Practicum. Fifty percent of the course will be teacher led activities while the remaining fifty percent will be physical activity involvement outside the school. The student will be required to develop and implement a physical activity plan, which will include steps to developing their personal fitness and the risk management associated with the physical activity practicum.
Note: Parents/guardians of grade 11 and grade 12 students will be required to review the student’s physical activity plan and sign an Informed Consent Agreement acknowledging their approval of the chosen activities and acceptance of the responsibility for risk management, safety, and supervision. Parents/guaradians will also be required to verify the entries of the student’s physical activity log through a sign-off procedure.