Health and Physical Education Department

The Health and Physical Education curriculum at Thornlea Secondary School provides opportunites for students to be active and develop an understanding of the importance of wellness and lifelong physical activity.

Health and Physical Education students develop:

• the skills and knowledge they require to participate in physical activities at school, outside of the school setting, and throughout their lives;
• a personal commitment to daily vigorous physical activity and positive health behaviours;
• an understanding of the importance of physical fitness, good health, and the factors that contribute to them.

The Health and Physical Education curriculum provides students with learning opportunities that will help them make positive decisions about all aspects of their health and encourage them to lead healthy, active lives. Expectations concentrate on the development of personal fitness, competence, skills, attitudes, and knowledge that will help students deal with the variety of personal and social demands in their lives. This practical, balanced approach will help students move successfully beyond secondary school.