*Comprehensive sexual health education is required by state law. Some BGVA classes contain this education. Opt-outs are available. Visit battlegroundps.org/page/high-school-health for more information.

Health

Course Code: OPE016
State Code: 08051
Grades: 9-12
Length: Semester
Online Platform: Accelerate Education
Credit: 0.5
Prerequisite: None
Graduation Requirement: Health/GE
Course Designation: Online
Description: Students begin this course by exploring the dimensions of good health, including how to manage their physical, mental, and social well‑being and how to build healthy intra‑ and interpersonal relationships. The semester covers good nutrition and safe food preparation and handling, the elements of physical fitness and its importance across the lifespan, and the prevention and management of infectious and noninfectious diseases. Students learn to recognize and manage stress, examine substance use and abuse and strategies to avoid or quit, and are introduced to neurodiversity and common characteristics of neurodiverse people. The course also addresses mental health and mental illness, suicide prevention, the short‑ and long‑term effects of violence and approaches to prevent or reduce it, and community and environmental health and safety in the home, school, and community.

Physical Education A (PE 1)

Course Code: OPE001
State Code: 08001
Grades: 9-12
Length: Semester
Online Platform: Accelerate Education
Credit: 0.5
Prerequisite: None
Graduation Requirement: PE/GE
Course Designation: Online
Description: Physical Education encompasses learning how to live and maintain a healthy lifestyle. This course covers physical fitness, why it is important, how to have a healthy attitude, and how to stick with a healthy game plan. In this ever-changing world, physical fitness becomes more important and more difficult to find the time for. This course allows the student to discover how to make physical fitness not only a part of their daily life, but also see that it is attainable. This course leads the student to discover healthy behaviors and sets the tone for physical fitness as well as healthy exercise. PE for a Healthy Lifestyle will examine the emotional, physical, and scientific factors that influence physical performance. This course is designed for anyone, ranging from beginners to advanced abilities.

Physical Education B (PE 2)

Course Code:
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Grades: 9-12
Length: Semester
Online Platform: Accelerate Education
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: PE 1
Graduation Requirement: PE/GE
Course Designation: Online
Description: Physical Education encompasses learning how to live and maintain a healthy lifestyle. This course covers physical fitness, why it is important, how to have a healthy attitude, and how to stick with a healthy game plan. In this ever-changing world, physical fitness becomes more important and more difficult to find the time for. This course allows the student to discover how to make physical fitness not only a part of their daily life, but also see that it is attainable. This course leads the student to discover healthy behaviors and sets the tone for physical fitness as well as healthy exercise. PE for a Healthy Lifestyle will examine the emotional, physical, and scientific factors that influence physical performance. This course is designed for anyone, ranging from beginners to advanced abilities. For PE 2, you will meet the following goals: Define sportsmanship and identify examples of good and poor sportsmanship. Explain the purposes served by rules and discuss safety strategies for class activities. Recognize types of injuries and provide basic care for minor injuries. Demonstrate and apply strategy to team activities and assess the differences between offensive strategies and defensive strategies. Demonstrate and apply communication with your teammates. Explain the advantages of cooperative and competitive approaches to sports, and explain the disadvantages of cooperative and competitive approaches to sports. Demonstrate independent learning of movement skills. Explain the concept of agility and what it entails, and identify activities that utilize agility components. Explain what balance and coordination, reaction time, speed, and physical power are and identify activities that utilize each. Identify complex motor skills that represent basic human movements and describe how to modify movements like walking and running for various terrains. Identify team strategies and the goals of these strategies, identify the components of group dynamics, and strategies for improving group dynamics. Identify and define the components of rhythmic movement and activities that require someone to perform rhythmic patterns of movement.

Physical Education 3 (Personal Fitness)

Course Code:
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Grades: 9-12
Length: Semester
Online Platform: Accelerate Education
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: none
Graduation Requirement: PE/GE
Course Designation: Online
Description: Personal Fitness is a one-semester course that will introduce the concepts of exercise and its benefits. Topics range from how exercise impacts well-being and physical health to learning the body systems that play a major role in a person’s ability to participate in that exercise. As students progress, they will encounter critical thinking questions that help them apply new knowledge to their own lives.

Early Childhood Education I

Course Code: OHC018/218
State Code: 19052
Grades: 9-12
Length: Semester
Online Platform: Accelerate Education
Credit: 1
Prerequisite: None
Graduation Requirement: OCC ED/GE
Course Designation: Online
Description:  The Early Childhood Education course is designed to provide an overview of the expectations and roles of the early childhood educator. The course provides details about childhood development, health, nutrition, and guidance strategies to help students understand the exciting and unique opportunities that a career in early childhood education can offer. The course is intended to prepare students for challenges they may face, but to emphasize the rewards of being able to influence the life of a young child. The ability to offer support to children as they learn and grow is a point that is highlighted throughout each lesson.

Early Childhood Education II

Course Code: OHC018/218
State Code: 19052
Grades: 9-12
Length: Semester
Online Platform: Accelerate Education
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: None
Graduation Requirement: OCC ED/GE
Course Designation: Online
Description: The Early Childhood Education Two course is designed to provide an overview of the professional expectations of being an early childhood educator. Throughout the course, students will learn about what it means to be a professional, including the significance of professional development in any educational role. They will review observational methods and the history of education in the United States, with a focus on early childhood and school-age programs. They will spend a significant portion of the course learning about the importance of Developmentally Appropriate Practice and how to implement DAP strategies. Designing physical, social, and temporal environments will also be a major focus of the course, as will developing relationships with families and communities to strengthen their position and knowledge.

Career Exploration in Health Care

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Grades: 9-12
Length: Semester
Online Platform: Accelerate Education
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: none
Graduation Requirement: OCC ED/GE
Course Designation: Online
Description: This course introduces students to the exciting and varied career opportunities in the health care industry that will be in demand in their future. The course will introduce the roles and tasks, identify education and skills needed, identify responsibilities of roles which support or supervise their role, analyze legal and ethical responsibilities, limitations, and implications for each of these professions.

Health Careers

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Grades: 9-12
Length: Semester
Online Platform: Accelerate Education
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: none
Graduation Requirement: OCC ED/GE
Course Designation: Online
Description:  In this course students explore a variety of career options related to the health care field, including medicine, nursing, physical therapy, pharmacy, dental careers, child care, sports medicine, personal training, social work, psychology, and more. Students will learn about various options within each field, what each of these jobs entails, and the education and knowledge required to be successful. In addition, they will focus on basic job skills and information that would aid them in health care and other career paths.

Childhood Development - S1

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Grades: 9-12
Length: Semester
Online Platform: Accelerate Education
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: none
Graduation Requirement: OCC ED/GE
Course Designation: Online
Description:  In this course, students will learn about childcare development and the care of children. Students who work as babysitters, camp counselors, or at a daycare would benefit from the material presented. Topics covered include prenatal development through pre-adolescence, and the physical, emotional, intellectual, and social development are covered. Also included is a module on health and safety issues. 

Medical Interventions and Technology

Course Code:
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Grades: 9-12
Length: Semester
Online Platform: Accelerate Education
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: none
Graduation Requirement: OCC ED/GE
Course Designation: Online
Description:  This course provides students with an introduction to healthcare, with emphasis on modern, clinical medicine. Students review basic human anatomy and physiology, then study major health concerns affecting people in the U.S. and the world. This comprehensive, six-unit course examines such topics as infectious diseases, cancer, traumatic injuries, and healthcare career opportunities.