Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute Upper Grand District School Board Course Outline Department: Health and Physical
Education Course Title: ​
PERSONAL FITNESS ACTIVITIES Course Type: OPEN Grade: 11 Course Code: PAF 3O Credit Value: 1 Department Head: Leann Reynolds Teachers: Mr. S. Heasman Teacher email: scott.heasman@ugdsb.on.ca Date of Development: September 2015 Curriculum Document: ​
(copy subject-specific
Course Prerequisites/Corequisites: None
document from secondary curriculum website
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/seconda
ry/​
) Course Description: ​
This is a course that is geared towards helping young people learn and develop healthy active lifestyles. Instruction will focus on fitness and weight training. There will be an emphasis on creating fitness programs that explore various training methods and equipment (ie. yoga, zumba, pilates). Students will examine the factors that affect their own health and the health of individuals as members of the community. They will learn about the importance of healthy eating, living an active lifestyle, and developing a positive self­image. Throughout this course, students will develop the skills necessary to take charge of and improve their own health, as well as to encourage others to lead healthy lives. Students spend equal time in the classroom and engaging in physical activity as they develop their own healthy active living plans and focus on personal training and personal fitness. Term Work (70% of the final mark) Unit Title​
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Big Ideas, and Unit Culminating Tasks Practical: Regular participation in Physical Activity ● Circuit Training ● Cardiorespiratory activities and games ● Weight Training Theoretical: Goal Setting and Motivation: Motivational Poster Assignment Fitness and Program Building Basics: 4 Week Fitness Plan Nutrition: Unit Test Wellness (Body image, Stress Management, Determinants of health): Unit Quiz Lifestyle Disorder Unit: Research Assignment and reflection See HPE Website for more Information. Culminating Tasks/Exams (30% or the final mark) Course Culminating Task/Exams and Description Bootcamp Presentation (10%) 8 Week Fitness Plan (10%) Final Exam (10%) Based on the range of students’ learning needs, a selection from the strategies listed below may
be utilized. Refer to ​
list of teaching and assessment strategies. Teaching Strategies: Assessment and evaluation strategies: Textbooks/Learning Resource Materials (align with Policy 603) No Text Fees for Learning Materials/Activities Learning Materials/Activities Cost Please refer to the ​
GCVI Student Handbook​
for our school policies on: ● academic integrity
● late and missed assignments