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Healthy Active Living Education,
Grade 12
Open PPL4O
This course enables students to further develop the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy choices. It places special emphasis on how students can maintain the habits of healthy, active living throughout their lives as they make the transition to adulthood and independent living. Through participation in a wide range of physical activities in a variety of settings, students can 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.
Prerequisite: None
Note: Courses for Grade 12 Healthy Active Living Education must address all of the expectations in the curriculum. However, focus courses centred around a particular group of physical activities may be used as the vehicle through which students will attain the expectations.
The possible groupings for Grade 12 focus courses and their corresponding course codes are:
• Healthy Living
• Healthy Living
• Healthy Living
• Healthy Living
• Healthy Living
• Healthy Living
and Personal and Fitness Activities – PAF4O
and Large-Group Activities – PAL4O
and Individual and Small-Group Activities – PAI4O and Aquatic Activities – PAQ4O
and Rhythm and Movement Activities – PAR4O and Outdoor Activities – PAD4O
For more information about the delivery of such courses, see pages 20–21.
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