This is our catalog of courses. We will occasionally adjust the course listing to reflect the addition of new courses and the retirement of others.
This course is designed as a foundational for understanding personal health and wellness in the areas of physical, mental, and emotional health. The interrelationships between the body, mind, and soul will be emphasized as students learn foundational life habits and the ways to create healthy lifelong habits.
Total classes: 6
Prerequisite: None
Suggested grade level: 6th to 8th
Suggested credit: ½ semester Health or Science
Description
This course is designed as a foundational for understanding personal health and wellness in the areas of physical, mental, and emotional health. The interrelationships between the body, mind, and soul will be emphasized as students learn foundational life habits and the ways to create healthy lifelong habits.
Outline
Class 1: The healthy body-mind-emotions connection; healthy body image; the whole person concept; what it means to “Love the lord your God with all your mind, soul, and strength
Class 2: Healthy Fitness; keeping your body strong and fit; the role of activity, exercise, and sleep in keeping healthy; making healthy choices with exercise
Class 3: Healthy eating; portions and healthy eating; how sugar, caffeine, and sodas affect your body and mind; making healthy choices with food
Class 4: Emotions and the body-mind-feeling connection; keeping healthy in our emotions: How your mind is connected to your feelings; stress and your health: What’s the connection?
Class 5: More on healthy feelings; anger and disappointment: The mind-body connection and anger, how anger affects your body, and healthy ways to deal with anger and disappointment
Class 6: Healthy relationships — with God, with parents, and with friends; spiritual health and its affect on the whole person; the mind-body-spirit connection and your future
Materials and Homework
Course Materials: Everything is provided FREE online from Professor Brown Conroy
Homework: Weekly reading assignments and quizzes, with an estimated three to four hours per week for homework
