Health & Physical Education
Holy Trinity’s Physical Education program aims to support the physical, intellectual, and social-emotional development of students. When students maintain adequate levels of physical fitness and make healthy choices, the conditions and opportunities for learning increase. The Health and Physical Education Curriculum will engage and help inspire students to pursue a lifetime of fitness-related activities and healthy decisions.
Daily lessons are planned to maximize the time students are engaged in moderate to vigorous physical activity. This is accomplished through a wide variety of activities including Outdoor and Individual Activities, Aerobic Endurance, Muscular Fitness, and Team Sports.
The goal of Holy Trinity’s Physical Education Department is to provide students with the knowledge and skills to value and apply physical activity and its benefits for a lifetime. Through active participation in movement and sport, students will foster an appreciation for personal fitness and other social skills vital to becoming healthy. We aim to make our students understand and become physically literate so they can develop the skills and health literacy necessary to make informed decisions.
Below you can find a list of Health & Physical Education courses offered for the current school year at HT.
HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION
PPL10 Healthy Active Living Education, Grade 9, Open
This course emphasizes regular participation in a variety of enjoyable physical activities that promote lifelong healthy active living. Students will learn movement skills and principles, ways to improve personal fitness and physical competence, and safety and injury prevention. They will investigate issues related to healthy sexuality and the use and abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, and will participate in activities designed to develop goal setting, communication, and social skills. Prerequisite: None
FOCUS COURSE
- Girls PPL10G
Healthy Active Living Education Large Group Activity (Coed), Grade 9, Open
This course focuses on the development of a personalized approach to healthy active living through participation in sport focused activities. Student learning will include the application of movement principles to refine skills to enhance personal competence in the specific sport. Students will develop and implement personal fitness and strength training plans that would benefit playing this sport. Students will examine issues related to healthy relationships, reproductive health, mental health, and personal safety. Students will also be given the opportunity to enhance goal setting, decision making, social and interpersonal skills. Expectations will be met through the focus of individual and large group related activities. Prerequisite: None
FOCUS COURSE
- Basketball PAL1O7
- Hockey PAL1O8
- Volleyball PAL1O9
PAF2O Personal and Fitness Activities, Grade 10, Open
This course focuses on the development of a healthy lifestyle and participation in a variety of enjoyable physical activities that have the potential to engage students’ interest throughout their lives. Students will be encouraged to develop personal competence in a variety of movement skills, and will be given opportunities to practice goal setting, decision-making, coping, social, and interpersonal skills. Students will also study the components of healthy relationships, reproductive health, and personal safety. Improved physical fitness through aerobic and weight training is the main objective of this course. Prerequisite: None
PPL2O Healthy Active Living Education, Grade 10, Open
This course emphasizes regular participation in a variety of enjoyable physical activities that promote lifelong healthy active living. Student learning will include the application of movement principles to refine skills; participation in a variety of activities that enhance personal competence, fitness, and health; examination of issues related to healthy sexuality, healthy eating, substance use and abuse; and the use of informed decision making, conflict resolution, and social skills in making personal choices. Prerequisite: None
PAL2O Healthy Active Living Education Large Group Activity (Coed) – Grade 10, Open
This course focuses on the development of a personalized approach to healthy active living through participation in sport focused activities. Student learning will include the application of movement principles to refine skills to enhance personal competence in the specific sport. Students will develop and implement personal fitness and strength training plans that would benefit playing this sport. Students will examine issues related to healthy relationships, reproductive health, mental health, and personal safety. Students will also be given the opportunity to enhance goal setting, decision making, social and interpersonal skills. Expectations will be met through the focus of individual and large group related activities. Prerequisite: None
FOCUS COURSE
- Basketball PAL2O7
- Hockey PAL2O8
- Volleyball PAL2O9
PPL3O Healthy Active Living Education, Grade 11, Open
This course focuses on the development of a healthy lifestyle and participation in a variety of enjoyable physical activities that have the potential to engage students’ interest throughout their lives. Students will be encouraged to develop personal competence in a variety of movement skills and will be given opportunities to practice goal setting, decision making, social, and interpersonal skills. Students will also study the components of healthy relationships, reproductive health, mental health, and personal safety. Prerequisite: None
PAL3O Healthy Active Living Education Large Group Activity (Coed) – Grade 11, Open
This course focuses on the development of a personalized approach to healthy active living through participation in sport focused activities. Student learning will include the application of movement principles to refine skills to enhance personal competence in the specific sport. Students will develop and implement personal fitness and strength training plans that would benefit playing this sport. Students will examine issues related to healthy relationships, reproductive health, mental health, and personal safety. Students will also be given the opportunity to enhance goal setting, decision making, social and interpersonal skills. Expectations will be met through the focus of individual and large group related activities. Prerequisite: PAL2O
FOCUS COURSE
- Basketball PAL3O7
- Hockey PAL3O8
- Volleyball PAL3O9
PAF3O1 Personal and Fitness Activities, Grade 11, Open
This course focuses on physical fitness and activities that promote lifelong healthy active living. Emphasis will be on personal fitness, and students will learn to set appropriate short and long-term goals to design and implement a personal fitness program. Activities will involve weight training, circuit training, running, agility and flexibility exercises. Alternate fitness activities such as aquatics, kickboxing, Pilates, spinning, and skating may be explored. Students will also study the components of healthy relationships, reproductive health, mental health, and personal safety. Prerequisite: None
PPZ3C Health for Life, Grade 11, College Preparation
This course enables students to examine the factors that influence their own health practices and behaviours as well as those factors that contribute to the development of healthy communities. It emphasizes the concepts of wellness, which addresses all aspects of well-being – physical, cognitive, emotional, spiritual, and social – and promotes healthy eating, physical activity, and building and maintaining a positive sense of self. Students will develop the skills necessary to make healthy choices and create a personal wellness plan. They will also design initiatives that encourage others to lead healthy, active lives. The course prepares students for college programs in health sciences, fitness, wellness, and health promotion. Please note: There may be a course fee associated with this course. Prerequisite: None
Also available ONLINE – PPZ3CE
EMPHASIS COURSES
These Courses will cover the same Ministry expectations as PPZ3O. Students will also have the option of focusing their studies in:
- Weight Training PPZ3CB
PPL4O Healthy Active Living Education, Grade 12, Open
This course focuses on the development of a personalized approach to healthy active living through participation in a variety of sports and recreational activities that have the potential to engage students’ interest throughout their lives. Students will develop and implement personal physical fitness plans. In addition, they will be given opportunities to refine their decision making, conflict resolution, and interpersonal skills, with a view to enhancing their mental health and their relationships with others. Prerequisite: None
PLF4M Recreation and Healthy Active Living Leadership – Grade 12, University/College Preparation
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 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. Prerequisite: Any Health and Physical Education course
PSK4U Introductory Kinesiology, Grade 12, University Preparation
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 sport, 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, kinesiology, health sciences, health studies, recreation, and sports administration. Prerequisite: Any Grade 11 university or university/college preparation course in Science or any Grade 11 or 12 open course in Health and Physical Education
PAF4O Personal and Fitness Activities, Grade 12, Open
This course focuses on the development of a personalized approach to healthy active living through participation in a variety of personal and fitness activities; that have the potential to engage students’ interest throughout their lives. Students will develop and implement personal physical fitness plans. In addition, they will be given opportunities to refine their decision making, conflict-resolution, and interpersonal skills, with a view to enhancing their mental health and their relationships with others. They will learn how to promote and optimize health, fitness, and quality of life for all. Please note: There may be a course fee associated with this course. Prerequisite: None
EMPHASIS COURSES
These Courses will cover the same Ministry expectations as PAF40. Students will also have the option of focusing their studies in:
- Weight Training PAF4OW
PAL4O Healthy Active Living Education Large Group Activity (Coed) – Grade 12, Open
This course focuses on the development of a personalized approach to healthy active living through participation in sport focused activities. Student learning will include the application of movement principles to refine skills to enhance personal competence in the specific sport. Students will develop and implement personal fitness and strength training plans that would benefit playing this sport. Students will examine issues related to healthy relationships, reproductive health, mental health, and personal safety. Students will also be given the opportunity to enhance goal setting, decision making, social and interpersonal skills. Expectations will be met through the focus of individual and large group related activities. Prerequisite: PAL3O
FOCUS COURSE
- Basketball PAL4O7
- Hockey PAL4O8
- Volleyball PAL4O
Course Selection
Phys Ed Apparel
Our uniform supplier, McCarthy’s, is also the supplier for all phys ed clothing at Holy Trinity. At this time, all orders are to be made online. Please see the McCarthy’s website to place your order.
Career Possibilities for Health & Physical Education
College
- recreation leisure programmer
- fitness and health promoter
- sport manager
- coach and sport developer
- massage therapist
- paramedic
University
- recreation therapist
- physical education teacher
- athletic therapist
- fitness consultant/coach
- sport/health promoter
- sport psychologist
- rehabilitative programmer
- sport program manager
- kinesiologist
- facility operations manager
- chiropractor
- physiotherapist
Workplace
- outdoor guide
- coach
- dance instructor
- circus performer
- ski instructor
- lifeguard
- personal trainer
- mail carrier
- model