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As adults we know that having As adults we know that having a balanced life is important!a balanced life is important!

Kids can struggle with the same Kids can struggle with the same challenge:challenge:

……maintaining a balance in their maintaining a balance in their liveslives

Wellness 9 and 10Wellness 9 and 10AA two year course, designed to provide two year course, designed to provide students with learning experiences that students with learning experiences that

will promote the following skills:will promote the following skills:• Resiliency Resiliency • Positive attitudes Positive attitudes • Behaviors that enhance the quality of Behaviors that enhance the quality of

lifelife• Lifelong commitment to physical Lifelong commitment to physical

fitnessfitness• Disease preventionDisease prevention• Advocacy for their health and their Advocacy for their health and their

health carehealth care• Media LiteracyMedia Literacy

These skills are taught These skills are taught through the following through the following

content areas:content areas:• Stress managementStress management• Character educationCharacter education• Science of our body systemsScience of our body systems• Fitness principlesFitness principles• Activities for lifeActivities for life• NutritionNutrition• First aid and CPRFirst aid and CPR

These skills are taught These skills are taught through the following through the following

content areas:content areas:• Substance use Substance use

preventionprevention• Mental health Mental health

education and education and resourcesresources

• Sexuality - including Sexuality - including an abstinence-based an abstinence-based curriculum, learning curriculum, learning to navigate the sexual to navigate the sexual media blitz, and media blitz, and HIV/AIDS educationHIV/AIDS education

Wellness Department Wellness Department ElectivesElectives

• Having a balanced school schedule Having a balanced school schedule contributes to the balance in your child’s contributes to the balance in your child’s life.life.

• Wellness courses can help to contribute to Wellness courses can help to contribute to that balance, and provide opportunities for that balance, and provide opportunities for your child to learn and practice life skills.your child to learn and practice life skills.

• Wellness electives include activity classes, Wellness electives include activity classes, as well as Family and Consumer Science as well as Family and Consumer Science classes.classes.

Family and Consumer Science Family and Consumer Science ElectivesElectivesFoodsFoods: :

Learn to cook nutritious breakfast, Learn to cook nutritious breakfast, lunch and dinner foods, as well as lunch and dinner foods, as well as

healthy snacks and desserts. healthy snacks and desserts. Everyone plans, everyone cooks, Everyone plans, everyone cooks,

everyone eats, and everyone cleans everyone eats, and everyone cleans up!up!

Family and Consumer Science Family and Consumer Science ElectivesElectivesInternational Foods

In our increasingly diverse society it is In our increasingly diverse society it is more important than ever for students to more important than ever for students to gain an appreciation of global cultures. gain an appreciation of global cultures.

This one semester course offers students an This one semester course offers students an opportunity to develop an understanding opportunity to develop an understanding of ethnicities different than their ownof ethnicities different than their own. .

Family and Consumer Science Family and Consumer Science ElectivesElectives

Child Care and DevelopmentChild Care and Development::Studying the development and needs of Studying the development and needs of

children from conception through age children from conception through age three.three.

Perfect for students who are interested in Perfect for students who are interested in children or are considering a career in children or are considering a career in early childhood education, teaching, early childhood education, teaching,

psychology, or the health and medical psychology, or the health and medical fields.fields.

Family and Consumer Science Family and Consumer Science ElectivesElectives

Discovery Zone – Connecting with Discovery Zone – Connecting with ChildrenChildren::

Participate in activities that explore the Participate in activities that explore the health and physical needs of children health and physical needs of children

ages three and older.ages three and older.

Activities include visiting and assisting at Activities include visiting and assisting at pre-school facilities, observing pre-school facilities, observing

playground activities and creating and playground activities and creating and playing indoor games. playing indoor games.

This course is valuable for anyone who This course is valuable for anyone who enjoys children or is considering a career enjoys children or is considering a career

with children.with children.

Family and Consumer Science Family and Consumer Science ElectivesElectives

Survival SkillsSurvival Skills:: Discuss survival skills for college and Discuss survival skills for college and

real-life issues students will encounter real-life issues students will encounter during and after high school. during and after high school.

Topics include stress management, Topics include stress management, relationships, consumerism, healthy relationships, consumerism, healthy

food choices, money management and food choices, money management and teenage risk behaviors.teenage risk behaviors.

Class activities include projects, guest Class activities include projects, guest speakers, career research and weekly speakers, career research and weekly

cooking labs.cooking labs.

Class of 2019 can select…Class of 2019 can select…

For 9For 9thth and 10 and 10thth grade:grade:

FoodsFoods

International FoodsInternational Foods

Child CareChild Care

Discovery ZoneDiscovery Zone

For 11For 11thth and 12 and 12thth grade:grade:

FoodsFoods

International FoodsInternational Foods

Child CareChild Care

Discovery ZoneDiscovery Zone

Survival SkillsSurvival Skills

Wellness Activity Wellness Activity ElectivesElectives

Activities for LifeActivities for Life:: Increase your energy level, reduce Increase your energy level, reduce

fatigue and improve your fitness fatigue and improve your fitness level while having fun. level while having fun.

Join us for team games and Join us for team games and tournaments in both competitive tournaments in both competitive and recreational activities.and recreational activities.

AthleticAthletic TrainingTraining::This course will provide experiences in the This course will provide experiences in the

field of sports medicine and will develop field of sports medicine and will develop a background necessary for many allied a background necessary for many allied

health professions such as physician, health professions such as physician, nurse, athletic trainer, physical nurse, athletic trainer, physical

therapist, exercise physiologist and therapist, exercise physiologist and strength and conditioning specialist. strength and conditioning specialist.

Wellness Wellness ElectivesElectives

Ballroom DanceBallroom Dance::Learn the Cha-Cha, Salsa, Rumba, East Coast Learn the Cha-Cha, Salsa, Rumba, East Coast

Swing, West Coast Swing, Hustle, Tango, Swing, West Coast Swing, Hustle, Tango, Foxtrot, Waltz, and Viennese Waltz.Foxtrot, Waltz, and Viennese Waltz.

No dance experience or partners needed!No dance experience or partners needed! In our class, everyone is your dance partner!In our class, everyone is your dance partner!

Have fun, increase your brain power, and “take the lead” in blazing the trail for

the best high school ballroom dance program in

MA!

Wellness Activity Wellness Activity ElectivesElectives

Wellness Activity ElectivesWellness Activity ElectivesOutdoor PursuitsOutdoor Pursuits::

**Seniors only…Seniors only……will participate in group problem

solving activities, hockey, ice skating, snow activities,

camping skills, CPR training, geocaching, and fun outdoor leisure activities.

Wellness Activity Wellness Activity ElectivesElectives

Personal Fitness is designed to get you in shape and Personal Fitness is designed to get you in shape and optimize your learning potential for the rest of the optimize your learning potential for the rest of the day. This course will meet the needs of any person day. This course will meet the needs of any person

wanting to improve their personal fitness, regardless wanting to improve their personal fitness, regardless of their current health status.of their current health status.

It’s not about where you are; it’s about where you It’s not about where you are; it’s about where you want to be!want to be!

Personal Personal FitnessFitness::

Wellness Activity ElectivesWellness Activity ElectivesPersonal SafetyPersonal Safety::

This class will help give you the skills to stay calm, This class will help give you the skills to stay calm, to focus, and to appropriately respond in a to focus, and to appropriately respond in a

moment of fear and intimidation. moment of fear and intimidation.

We will address safety in the home, boundary We will address safety in the home, boundary setting, assertiveness skills, relationships and setting, assertiveness skills, relationships and

dating safety. dating safety.

You will learn techniques which will empower you in You will learn techniques which will empower you in an actual assault. an actual assault.

Your verbal and physical skills will be practiced and Your verbal and physical skills will be practiced and the course is highlighted by simulated attacks the course is highlighted by simulated attacks

against a padded aggressor.against a padded aggressor.

Wellness Activity ElectivesWellness Activity ElectivesStress ManagementStress Management::

Got Stress?Got Stress?

Students will learn yoga, Tai Chi, Students will learn yoga, Tai Chi, mindfulness training, deep breathing, mindfulness training, deep breathing,

progressive muscle relaxation, positive progressive muscle relaxation, positive imagery, meditation, take brain-imagery, meditation, take brain-

compatible learning style assessments, compatible learning style assessments, improve time-management techniques improve time-management techniques

and learn the physiology of stress on the and learn the physiology of stress on the body.body.

For 9For 9thth grade grade: : Ballroom DanceBallroom DancePersonal FitnessPersonal Fitness

Stress ManagementStress Management

For 10For 10thth grade grade: : Athletic Training Athletic Training Ballroom Dance Ballroom Dance Personal FitnessPersonal FitnessPersonal SafetyPersonal Safety

Stress ManagementStress Management

For 11For 11thth grade grade: : Athletic Training Athletic Training Activities for Life Activities for Life Ballroom DanceBallroom Dance Personal FitnessPersonal Fitness Personal Safety Personal Safety

Stress ManagementStress Management

For 12For 12thth grade grade: : Athletic Training Athletic Training Activities for Life Activities for Life Ballroom Dance Ballroom Dance

*Outdoor Pursuits*Outdoor Pursuits Personal Fitness Personal Fitness Personal Safety Personal Safety

Stress ManagementStress Management

Class of 2019 can select:Class of 2019 can select:

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