9 Health Education

Year 9 Health

In this course, students will research and explore deep thinking in health issues.  They will develop knowledge and understanding of issues relevant to their age.  This will be provided over a wide range of challenging written and practical based activities within a safe and positive environment.

Topics that students will cover are:

Hauora - Investigating and analysing their personal wellbeing and identifying areas for improvement and ways to address this.

Nutrition - Students will gain knowledge and understanding of nutrition and nutritional requirements with a strong focus on the nutrition of New Zealanders. Students will explore and research this topic in groups to create a presentation.

Alcohol, Drugs, Smoking and Vaping - Students will look at how these things affect a persons Haoura, what is in what influences affect their views and smoking, vaping, drugs and alcohol and what they need to know to make good choices.

Relationships - Students will explore their values and beliefs and develop a range of strategies to be used in later life.  The focus for this will be on friendship, relationships (positive and negative), peer pressure, assertiveness and saying NO, and where to get help and support in school and in the community.

Sexual  Education - Knowledge will be developed in the following areas: hygiene, puberty, body image.