Active Living 11

Physical and Health Education at the grade 11-12 levels are credited as the following courses:

Specific, seasonal competitive sport programs are offered within PHE classes. Students on those teams have their PHE class divided into Fall and Winter seasons and may have different teachers and classmates in each season. They must select “Varsity Sport PE” in course selection and complete the form available at www.wpga.ca/varsity. While not on a team, students participate in the regular PHE program as described below.

Elite athletes training or competing at national levels who train 15 or more hours outside of school time for 7 or more months in the year may be granted a PHE exemption in grades 11 and 12. Connect with the Vice Principal of Learning for an application if this applies. 

Active Living focuses on the development of physical literacy, personal awareness and responsibility. Students can expect to participate in a variety of individual and team activities with a focus on both traditional, non-traditional games, and personal fitness. Some of these activities may take place off campus at some grade levels. These outings are mandatory and may require students to come to school early or stay late.

Fitness and Conditioning builds a foundation of understanding the structure and function of the human body and the social and scientific principles that relate to human performance. Following time in the classroom the class will then move to the fitness centre where students apply this knowledge following a set strength, anaerobic and aerobic fitness plan for 12 weeks. Following this training, students will then choose a SMART fitness goal, to research, rationalize and create a fitness plan for this goal, documenting the goal along the way, and meeting regularly with the instructor to discuss progress.

Students selecting these teams must complete the supplementary application form available at www.wpga.ca/varsity, and they must select Varsity Sport PE in course selection. Students in these team sections are normally expected to commit to extra-curricular practices, games and/or competitions. However, such sections may include additional, interested students who wish to learn the sport but not compete. In the latter case, the inclusion of non-competing students is at the discretion of the Athletics Director in consultation with the coach, who is normally the PHE teacher for the course.