PHYSICAL EDUCATION / HEALTH/DRIVER EDUCATION  

The Health, Driver Education and Physical Education program at Carteret High School fosters the development of healthy attitudes and behaviors as well as promotes a variety of physical activities designed to enhance fitness for all students. In accordance with the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education, the program will: encompass health services, create a healthful environment and incorporate diverse health and physical education programs throughout the school year. The department focuses on the concepts of wellness, cooperation and teamwork to promote lifelong health and wellness. 


PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Grade  9 -  4 Credits
The focus of this course is to increase attention to student growth and maturity through a series of physical activities designed to enhance self-esteem and to encourage participation in physical activity. A variety of assessments of physical fitness will take place through research, alternative assessments and pre- and post-test modulations. Students will develop accountability for measuring and evaluating their own fitness levels.


HEALTH/GENERAL HEALTH: Grade 9 - 1 Credit
Students will engage in readings and hands-on activities which support the physical, social, emotional and intellectual dimensions of wellness. An understanding of what factors in life add to the general concept of wellness and can detract from it is explored.


PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Grade 10 - 4 Credits
The focus of this course is to allow students to display growth and maturity through a series of new and exciting opportunities to express one’s self in physical activity. Assessment of physical fitness will take place in pre- and post-test modulations. Students will develop accountability for measuring and evaluating their own fitness levels.

DRIVER ED: Grade 10 – 1 Credit
Driver Education offers students the opportunity to discuss good driving attitudes, which are essential for safe driving. The theory portion of driver education consists of 30 hours of classroom instruction. Some of the topics discussed in class are: New Jersey permits, insurance issues, the New Jersey school bus law, the New Jersey point system, defensive driving, rules of the road, seatbelt use, alcohol, drugs and driving, attitudes and consideration of other drivers. There will also be a study of practical aspects of driving, such as parking and local traffic trouble spots. As a courtesy to our students, the New Jersey State Driving Test will be given upon completion of the driver’s manual portion of the curriculum.


PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Grade 11 - 4 Credits
This course fosters student growth and maturity through a series of opportunities to express one’s self in a variety of physical activities. Assessment of physical fitness will take place in pre- and post-test modulations. Students will develop accountability for measuring and evaluating their own fitness levels using a variety of technologies.

HEALTH: Grade 11-  1 Credit
This course aims to increase students’ knowledge about the physical, social, emotional and intellectual dimensions of wellness. Careers in health and physical wellness are integrated into the course. In addition, each public high school in New Jersey is required to ensure that information about the benefits of organ and tissue donation is included in the Core Curriculum Content Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education for grades 9-12.


PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Grade 12 – 4 Credits
This course offers increasingly challenging opportunities to express one’s self in physical activity. In this, the final year of high school, the focus is on providing individual activities to maintain lifelong positive health and fitness practices. Assessment of physical fitness will take place in pre- and post-test modulations. Students will develop accountability for measuring and evaluating their own fitness levels using a variety of technologies.

HEALTH/FAMILY LIFE –Grade 12 -  1 Credit
This course engages students in the study of human sexuality and the importance of relationships and responsibilities related to human sexuality. It is based on current trends in scientifically-based research and physical and mental health knowledge. Through class participation and research, students explore the way the human reproductive system works, sexual orientation, pregnancy and childbirth, methods of birth control, sexual hygiene and disease control, particularly the AIDS virus. Emphasis is upon classroom discussion, research and skill practice in critical thinking and problem solving. The course incorporates the use of technology and encourages students to research and use valid and reliable sources of health information.