Health & Physical Education

The purpose of physical education is to develop physically literate students – students who acquire the knowledge, processes, skills, and confidence needed to make healthy decisions and engage in meaningful physical activity both in the present and for a lifetime. The purpose of health education is to develop health-literate student – students who acquire an understanding of health concepts and the skills needed to make healthy decisions to improve, sustain, and promote personal, family, and community health. As a result of health and physical education instruction, the student will be able to:

• Acquire, apply, and evaluate movement concepts and strategies to respond confidently, competently, and creatively in a variety of physical activity settings.
• Access, evaluate, and synthesize health-related information to protect, enhance, and advocate for health, well-being, safety, and participation in physical activity across a lifespan.
• Enjoy and engage in regular movement-based learning experiences and understand and appreciate their significance to personal, social, cultural, and environmental health practices and outcomes.
• Critically analyze health information from a variety of sources to make appropriate health decisions and access services needed to prevent or treat illness
• Develop and use personal, behavioral, social, and cognitive skills and strategies to promote a sense of personal identity and well-being and to build and manage respectful relationships.

• VHSL Physical Examination Form
• Middle School Student Athletic Handbook
• High School Student Athletic Handbook
• Athletics Concussion Procedures
• VDOE Health Standards of Learning
• VDOE Physical Education Standards of Learning
• VDOE Family Life Standards of Learning
• VDOE Driver Education Standards of Learning
• Athletics Volunteer Coach Application