Health, Physical Education & Highway Safety Subject Overview
The Derry Township School District Health and Physical Education Department is committed to prepare students to live healthy, productive and physically active lives for the 21st Century.
Pursuit of personal fitness and understanding the benefits of leading a physically active lifestyle is at the core of the high school physical education curriculum. Thus, designing, implementing and assessing personal fitness is the primary goal for the individual student. Refining a variety of movement skills that contribute toward lifelong activity is an essential component of the program.
Health Education is a primary focus of the Derry Township School District. The purpose of this curriculum is to provide pertinent information that allows the students to make prudent decisions based on factual data. Students are taught to make positive and healthy life choices through the study of basic psychology, body systems, drug and alcohol awareness, and basic first aid.
The above curricula, Health, Physical Education, is reflective of the Pennsylvania State Standards and is continuously reviewed and revised.
Pursuit of personal fitness and understanding the benefits of leading a physically active lifestyle is at the core of the high school physical education curriculum. Thus, designing, implementing and assessing personal fitness is the primary goal for the individual student. Refining a variety of movement skills that contribute toward lifelong activity is an essential component of the program.
Health Education is a primary focus of the Derry Township School District. The purpose of this curriculum is to provide pertinent information that allows the students to make prudent decisions based on factual data. Students are taught to make positive and healthy life choices through the study of basic psychology, body systems, drug and alcohol awareness, and basic first aid.
The above curricula, Health, Physical Education, is reflective of the Pennsylvania State Standards and is continuously reviewed and revised.