Welcome to Brodhead Middle School 8th Grade Health
Our Philosophy:
Brodhead Middle School 8th
grade health education class will focus on the importance of students
being held accountable for living a healthy lifestyle. We will also
focus on their personal responsibilities and decision making in order
to live a healthy lifestyle. Health Education class will present the
following objectives:
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Students will know that wellness
involves the growth, development, and maintenance of a person's
physical, intellectual, social, and emotional health practices.
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Students will understand that an
individual can prevent many health problems and disease by following
positive health practices.
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Students will understand the
benefits of a chemically-free lifestyle, and be aware of the harm
that drug use causes them and others around them.
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Students will understand that a
healthy and responsible lifestyle aids in prevention of communicable
and non-communicable disease.
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Students will understand the
interrelationship of systems of the body.
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Students will understand the
skills required to develop and maintain healthy and responsible
relationships during both adolescence and adulthood.
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Students will understand the
benefits of establishing a pattern of behavior which will result in
achieving habits conducive to lifelong fitness.
Our Goal:
To teach each student how to live a positive and healthy lifestyle using the skills and knowledge taught in this class.