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Healthy Active Living Education,
Grade 9
Open PPL1O
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. 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 9 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 9 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 – PAF1O
and Large-Group Activities – PAL1O
and Individual and Small-Group Activities – PAI1O and Aquatic Activities – PAQ1O
and Rhythm and Movement Activities – PAR1O and Outdoor Activities – PAD1O
For more information about the delivery of such courses, see pages 20–21.
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