Ontario’s Health and Physical
Education Curriculum in
Our Catholic Schools
Opening Prayer
Hail Mary, full of grace.
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among
women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy
womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our
death. Amen.
How is Curriculum Developed/Reviewed?
• Regular Review Cycle
• Writing/review team put together: majority are
teachers with a specialty in the area
• Usually representatives from the 4 Publicly Funded
Education communities: English Public, English
Catholic, French Public, French Catholic
• May include researchers or other specialists
in the curricular area
• Generally reviews take about 3 years
• Then sent for review – curriculum partners,
community groups, etc.
Role of Parents
• Since parents have given children their life, they are
bound by the most serious obligation to educate their
offspring and therefore must be recognized as the
primary and principal educators. (Pope Paul VI)
• Parents are the primary educators of their children with
respect to learning about values, appropriate
behaviour, and ethnocultural, spiritual and personal
beliefs and traditions, and they act as significant role
models for their children. (Ontario Health and Physical
Education Curriculum)
Family Life
Ontario Catholic schools have always taught
“sex-ed” through our Family Life program.
For over thirty-five years, the Ontario Bishops
have worked with Catholic partners to develop
a faith filled, age appropriate program that
provides our students with an understanding
of sexuality as God intended.
This program is called “Fully Alive”.
Fully Alive Goals
•present a distinctively Catholic view of
human life, sexuality, marriage and family.
•complement the efforts of families
•support what parents are doing at home.
The entire program, from Grades 1 through
Grade 8, is designed to encourage students to
become the people God wants them to be –
to be fully alive.
Family Life Curriculum is where we teach
Human Development and Sexual Health
5 Themes:
1. Created and Loved by God
2. Living in Relationship
3. Created Sexual: Male and Female
4. Growing in Commitment
5. Living in the World
Family Life
In Toronto Catholic, every student in Grades 1 to 8
is taught the “sex-ed” curriculum using the
approved Fully Alive program.
All “sex-ed” curricula is ONLY taught in our Fully
Alive program.
Details about the Fully Alive Program is on the
Ontario Bishops’ website: www.acbo.on.ca
Do Catholic school
boards have to
follow the Ontario
curriculum?
Catholic Curriculum
While working with Ministry of Education curricula, Catholic
schools use the Gospel of Jesus and the tradition of the
Catholic Church as the starting point in our educational
approach to ALL content.
ICE
(Institute for Catholic Education)
•
works with and assists organizations that share
responsibility for English Catholic education in their
efforts to promote and maintain publicly funded
Catholic schools animated by the Gospel and reflected
by the tenets of the Catholic faith
•
Coordinates writing Catholic curriculum within the
parameters established by the Ministry of Education
•
Develops material in Religious Education and related
areas under the guidance of and in the name of the
Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Ontario
Revised Health and Physical Education
Curriculum, Grades 1 – 8, 2015
Ministry of Education HPE curriculum
HPE Curriculum Overview
• Has 3 strands:
• Active Living
• Movement Competence
• Healthy Living
• Healthy Living Strand covers:
• Healthy eating
• Personal safety and injury prevention
• Substance use, addictions and related behaviours
• Human growth and sexual health
Ministry curriculum
TOPIC: Human
Development and
Sexual Health
Understanding Health Concepts
Making Healthy Choices
Grade 1
C1.3 Body Parts
C1.4 Senses and
functions
C2.5 Hygienic
procedures
Grade 2
C1.4 Stages of dev’t
C2.4 Oral Health
Grade 3
C1.3 Healthy
Relationships
C1.4 Physical and
emotional
development
Grade 4
C1.5 Puberty changes; C2.4 Puberty –
emotional, social
personal hygiene and
impact
care
Grade 5
C1.3 Reproductive
System
C1.4 Menstruation,
spermatogenesis
Making Connections for
Healthy Living
C3.3 Visible,
invisible
differences,
respect
C2.4 Emotional,
interpersonal stresses puberty
So what does this look like?
Fully Alive
GRADE 3…CREATED AND LOVED BY GOD:
A1. Appreciating God’s Goodness:
demonstrate an appreciation that humans
have been created in the image of a loving
God.
A1.2 Recognize and appreciate the variety of
people in their classroom
GRADE 3…LIVING IN RELATIONSHIP:
B3.1 Describe some unique characteristics of
their families
HPE C3.3
describe how
visible
differences and
invisible
differences make
each person
unique, and
identify ways of
showing respect
for differences in
others
Where’s the controversy?
• Phrases found in the teacher prompts
AND/OR
• Expressions used in the student prompts
AND/OR
• The “e.g.”s – the examples given
Example of a Controversial Expectation
HPE Grade 3
C3.3 describe how visible differences and invisible
differences make each person unique, and identify ways of
showing respect for differences in others
Teacher Prompt: “…..Give me some examples of things that
make each person unique.”
Student: “We all come from different families. Some
students live with two parents. Some live with one parent.
Some have two mothers or two fathers….”
A Reminder…..
In Toronto Catholic, every student in
Grades 1 to 8 is taught the “sex-ed” curriculum
using the approved Fully Alive program.
All HPE human growth and sexual health
expectations will be met through our Fully Alive
program. Teachers will ONLY use our program.
Details about the Fully Alive Program is on the
Ontario Bishops’ website: http://www.acbo.on.ca/
TOPIC:
Human Dev’t
and Sexual
Health
Understanding Health
Concepts
Making Healthy
Choices
Making Connections
for Healthy Living
Grade 6
C1.3 Dev’t of self
concept
C2.5 Understanding of
puberty changes,
healthy relationships
C2.6 Decision making
in relationships
C3.3 Stereotypes and
assumptions –
impacts and strategies
for responding
C1.3 Delaying sexual
activity
C1.4 Sexually
Transmitted Infections
(STIs)
C1.5 STI and pregnancy
prevention
C2.4 Sexual health
and decision making
C3.3 Relationships at
puberty
Grade 7
Grade 8
C1.4 Decisions about
C2.4 Decision making,
sexual activity; supports contraception
C1.5 Gender identity,
sexual orientation, selfconcept
C3.2 Relationships and
intimacy
So what does this look like?
Fully Alive Grade 7…CREATED SEXUAL
MALE AND FEMALE:
C1.2 recognize and appreciate the challenge of
being good stewards of their lives as body/spirit
persons
C2.4 recognize and appreciate that intimate
sexual activity exposes young people to serious
moral, emotional and physical harm
C3.2 explain the value of good nutrition, exercise,
adequate sleep, protection of sexual health, and
a realistic view of body image during adolescence
C3.4 describe attitudes and behaviours that
show respect for the gift of sexuality
C1.3 explain the
importance of having a
shared understanding
with a partner about
delaying sexual activity
until they are older; the
reasons for not
engaging in sexual
activity; the concept of
consent and how
consent is
communicated; and, in
general, the need to
communicate clearly
with each other when
making decisions about
sexual activity in the
relationship
More controversy…..
HPE Grade 7
C1.3 explain the importance of having a shared
understanding with a partner about the following: delaying
sexual activity until they are older (e.g., choosing to abstain
from any genital contact; choosing to abstain from having
vaginal or anal intercourse; choosing to abstain from
having oral-genital contact); the reasons for not engaging in
sexual activity; the concept of consent and how consent is
communicated; and, in general, the need to communicate
clearly with each other when making decisions about sexual
activity in the relationship
A Reminder…..
In Toronto Catholic, every student in
Grades 1 to 8 is taught the “sex-ed” curriculum
using the approved Fully Alive program.
All HPE human growth and sexual health
expectations will be met through our Fully Alive
program. Teachers will ONLY use our program.
Details about the Fully Alive Program is on the
Ontario Bishops’ website: http://www.acbo.on.ca/
Catholic View of Human Life,
Sexuality, Marriage and Family
Catholic Schools will continue to teach
Fully Alive as we move into the Human
Development and Sexual Health sub
topic of the Healthy Living portion of
the revised 2015 Health and Physical
Education Curriculum
Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Ontario website
http://www.acbo.on.ca/englishweb/fullyalive.htm
COMPLETED TO DATE:
 Reviewed current Family Life Education program Fully Alive
 Sent home communication to elementary families
 Responded to and provided direction to community
members
 Provided Principals with information on updated curriculum
 Information sharing for SO’s and Trustees
 Media release
UNDERWAY:
 Connecting with Catholic partners to create resources
 Working on linking Secondary HPE Revised Curriculum and
Religious Education curriculum
PRESERVE, PROMOTE AND PROTECT
1. Remember who we are – Values, integrity of the person,
hands and feet of Jesus
2. Comment on what we know, not rumour and gossip
3. Avoid personalizing and negative stereotypes
4. Use the support of the Principal
5. Talk about what we are doing – we are doing Great
things.
6. Be reassured that we have a plan to continue to teach
according to Gospel teaching
7. Remember that even when we disagree and advocate,
we can model our Virtues and strengthen our
community
QUESTIONS?