This class aims to take students on a journey in which they adopt healthier lifestyles by utilizing simple skills and tools that inform better choices. The curriculum is focused on three main pillars of health: nutrition, fitness, and mental resilience.

Students learn:

• how to read nutritional labels, understand the deleterious effects of overconsumption of sugar, recognize appropriate serving portions, and identify macronutrients needed by their bodies to function well.

• the importance of physical activity and identify different types of exercise as well as how to include them in their daily lives

• how to manage stress and feelings and to help a student reposition life challenges as opportunities for growth.

Required Supplies:

Three ring binder, paper, Colored Pencils

Textbook: Journey to a Healthy Me. Available in virtual classroom to be printed or can be downloaded on a mobile device.