FAQ's
In the elementary school, health education is taught by the elementary classroom teacher as part of the classroom curriculum. In both the middle school grades and the high school, health education is taught by a certified Health Educator.
Schools play a critical role in promoting the health and safety of young people and helping them establish lifelong healthy behaviors. Research shows that school health programs reduce the prevalence of health risk behaviors among youth and have a positive effect on academic performance.
It is highly recommended a middle school student take a minimum of a quarter (9 weeks) of health education at each middle school grade level. Students are vulnerable to peer pressure at this stage of development and benefit from the core information provided in the health education course.
The middle years are an extremely sensitive time for a number of health issues, especially when it comes to adopting health behavior that can have lifelong consequences. Your student might be exposed to a variety of health themes in school: nutrition, disease prevention, physical growth and development, reproduction, mental health, drug and alcohol abuse prevention, consumer health, and safety (using conflict resolution, refusal skills, and health-enhancing decision making). The goal of this education is to increase your child's health literacy, to create positive attitudes toward his/her/their own well-being and to promote healthy behavior. Children are taught and provided opportunities to apply life skills, beyond academic mastery.
