Classification: Regular
Prerequisite: None
Open to: 9, 10, 11, 12
Credit: 1
Health Education provides the basis for continued methods of developing knowledge, concepts, skills, behaviors, and attitudes related to student health and well-being. This course includes the major content areas in a planned, sequential, comprehensive health education curriculum as expressed in the Indiana Health Education Proficiency Guide: (1) Growth and Development; (2) Mental and Emotional Health; (3) Community and Environmental Health; (4) Nutrition; (5) Family Life; (6) Consumer Health; (7) Personal Health; (8) Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs; (9) Intentional and Unintentional Injury; and (10) Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.
Students are provided with opportunities to explore the effect of health behaviors on an individual's quality of life. This course assists students in understanding that health is a lifetime commitment by analyzing individual risk factors and health decisions that promote health and prevent disease. Students are also encouraged to assume individual responsibility for becoming competent health consumers.
Classification: Regular
Prerequisite: None
Open to: 9, 10, 11, 12
Credit: .5 each semester
This required course for freshmen and sophomores emphasizes health-related fitness and developing skills and habits necessary for a lifetime of activity. This program includes skill development and the application of rules and strategies of complex difficulty in at least three of the following different movement forms: (1) health-related fitness activities (cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength and endurance; flexibility, and body composition); (2) aerobic exercise; (3) team sports; (4) individual and dual sports; (5) gymnastics; (6) outdoor pursuits; (7) self-defense; (8) aquatics; (9) dance; and (10) recreational games. Ongoing assessment includes both written and performance-based skill evaluations. A Carmel High School uniform is required.
Classification: Regular
Prerequisite: None
Open to: 10, 11, 12
Credit: .5 each semester
This required course for sophomores emphasizes a personal commitment to lifetime activity and fitness for enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and social interaction. I provides students with opportunities to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness and increase their knowledge of fitness concepts. It includes at least three different movement forms without repeating those offered in Physical Education I. Movement forms may include (1) health-related fitness activities (cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength and endurance; flexibility, and body composition); (2) aerobic exercise; (3) team sports; (4) individual and dual sports; (5) gymnastics; (6) outdoor pursuits; (7) self-defense; (8) aquatics; (9) dance; and (10) recreational games. Ongoing assessment includes both written and performance-based skill evaluations. A Carmel High School uniform is required.
ELECTIVE PHYSICAL EDUCATION - RECREATIONAL GAMES - Top
Classification: Regular
Prerequisite: One credit in Physical Education
Open to: 11, 12
Credit: 1 (May be earned only once.)
This coed class is designed to further skills and competition in the areas of tennis, soccer, flag football, softball, badminton, volleyball, basketball and pickleball. Field trips are taken throughout the semester to wallyball, bowling and Off-the-Wall. All equipment is provided and the uniform is a plain white t-shirt, any type shorts or sweats and tennis shoes.
Classification: Regular
Prerequisite: One credit in Physical Education
Open to: 11, 12
Credit: 1
This course allows for in-depth work in body development through various exercises including weight training. A student enrolled in this course could hope to be in better health and have more body flexibility and strength. This course is not required for participation in athletics.
ADVANCED PHYSICAL CONDITIONING - Top
Classification: Regular
Prerequisite: One credit in Physical Education
Open to: 11, 12
Credit: 1
This course allows the student to achieve maximum performance in physical activities and athletics. Designed primarily for the physically active student, this course emphasizes weight training, flexibility, agility, quickness, speed improvement, cardiovascular endurance. Some classroom work related to these topics will be required. This course is not required for participation in athletics.
Classification: Regular
Prerequisite: One credit in Physical Education
Open to: 11, 12
Credit: 1
A course for students interested in participating in the latest trends of physical fitness development. Each student develops a personal fitness profile. Fitness activities include aerobics, step aerobics, jogging, rollerblading, toning, flexibility, swimming and weight training. Goal setting and fitness activity as a lifestyle is stressed. Physiology of exercise and proper nutrition is presented as well.
AQUATIC FITNESS & SPORTS - Top
Classification: Regular
Prerequisite: Community Water Safety or Life Guardtraining Preferred
Open to: 11, 12
Credit: 1
This course introduces students to different forms of aquatic fitness and sports, and exposes students to a variety of water sports activities: water polo, water volleyball, water aerobics, fishing and casting, snorkeling, scuba diving, aquatic joggers, water workout and more. Education will be provided also in water sports such as rowing, canoeing, white water rafting, kayaking, and wind surfing. Students will be able to update Lifeguard Training and CPR. There will be fees for scuba diving and Eagle Creek. The fee will range between $75 - $120.
CARDIOVASCULAR DEVELOPMENT - Top
Classification: Regular
Prerequisite: One credit in Physical Education
Open to: 11, 12
Credit: 1
A study of the latest ideas, methods and techniques of jogging, stretching, and other related activities.
ADAPTIVE PHYSICAL EDUCATION 1-2 - Top
Classification: Special Services
Prerequisite: IEP Placement
Open to: 9, 10, 11, 12
This course is designed to provide educationally and physically challenged student with a variety of leisure time experiences including recreation games and fitness activities. This course will be taught by one teacher with the assistance of several peer tutors. The peer tutors will provide the students with the opportunity for individualized instruction as well as providing the opportunity for interaction with the general education population which meets our needs for inclusion.
EARLY BIRD PHYSICAL EDUCATION - Top
Classification: Regular
Prerequisite: Physical Education 9.
Open to: 10
Credit: .5
This course satisfies the requirements of Physical Education I or II. No swimming offered. May be taken only once. May not be taken if student takes Summer PE in 2003.
SUMMER PHYSICAL EDUCATION - Top
Classification: Regular
Prerequisite: None
Open to: 9, 10, 11, 12
Credit: .5
This course satisfies the requirement for Physical Education I or II. No swimming offered. May not be taken with Early Bird PE.