Kindergarten Health Overview
Students in Kindergarten are introduced to Health topics through our classroom themes. Students learn through our center time, small classroom experiments, non-fiction books, crafts, and educational videos.
Grade 1 Health Overview
Students in first grade will learn basic principles for living a healthy lifestyle. They will learn about body systems, dental hygiene, emotional health, nutrition and exercise, and the importance of safety. They will recognize that our bodies are a gift from God that need to be cared for by making healthy choices.
Grade 2 Health Overview
Students in second grade will acknowledge personal responsibility for health promotion and/or risk reduction. They will describe healthy behaviors and will know the components of health as emotional, physical and social. Students will compare how the family, media and peers will influence their health. They will be able to use communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risk. Students will accept personal responsibility for their health and are encouraged to practice healthy behaviors.
Grade 3 – 8 Health Overview
Students in grades 3-8 will use the Life Skills Training program developed by Dr. Gilbert Bortvin. This program was developed to provide an organized way for students to learn various important life skills. Dr. Bortvin discovered that students who received this program were not only better prepared to deal with the challenges of life, but also less likely to smoke, drink, or use drugs. The Life Skills Training program not only prevents tobacco, alcohol, and drug abuse, but also teaches the knowledge and skills necessary to:
- Increase self-esteem
- Increase the ability to make decisions and solve problems
- Communicate effectively
- Avoid misunderstandings
- Manage anxiety
- Make new friends
- Stand up for personal rights
- Say “no” to unfair requests
- Resist advertising pressures
- Resist pressure to use drugs.