Health, Physical Education & Food

Programme Description :

This course focuses on developing your personal and physical skills and abilities through a range of physical, outdoor, and group activities as well as self reflections and group discussions.

Learning Outcomes / Contexts:

The learning and development that this course focuses on is:

• Resilience and perseverance
• Self-management including time management, organisation, and kindness
• Respect for self, others and the environment
• Interpersonal skills
• Identity and sense of self-worth
• Self motivation, participation, and contributing
• Improving Hauora (well-being)

This will occur through a range of activities which may include:

• Modified and minor games
• Problem solving activities
• Team sports and games
• Swimming and surf survival
• Tramping and bushcraft
• Rock climbing
• Group discussions and reflection
• Brainstorms and use of google docs.

Skills and Capabilities:

Resilience, perseverance, self management, interpersonal skills, motivation, participation, and contributing will be developed through physical and outdoor activities that will allow you to challenge yourself and extend your comfort zone. Respect for self, others, and the environment; identity and self-worth; and improving of hauora (well-being) will be developed through planning and reflection in class time as well as practical activities.

Cross Curriculum Links:

This will link to and assist learning in all other curriculum areas

Possibly leads to :

This course will lead to further learning in physical education, health education, outdoor education, food and nutrition

Assessment Opportunities:

Assessments will be a mix of practical, written and verbal. The majority will be internally assessed with the possibility of an external assessment. Level 1, 15 credits.

Programme Description :

This course is designed for students who enjoy a range of practical contexts and want to develop their understanding of sport and fitness further.

Learning Outcomes / Contexts:

Learning and development in this course will include:

• Develop and improve skill performance in sport contexts
• Apply anatomical and biomechanical principles to sporting movements
• Use training principles to design effective programmes
• Interpersonal skills, social responsibility and leadership

Practical contexts may include:

• Turbo Touch
• Fitness programmes
• Traditional and modified sports

Skills and Capabilities:

Working with a range of people, interpersonal skills, problem solving, effective communication. Social responsibility, resilience, perseverance.

Cross Curriculum Links:

Health, Outdoor Education, Science.

Possibly leads to :

This course will lead to further learning in physical education, health education, outdoor education, food and nutrition. Future careers may include, physiotherapy, sports trainer, fitness instructor, group management, sports director, event planning and health care.

Assessment Opportunities:

A range of practical and theoretical internal assessments. Level 2, 13 credits.

Programme Description :

This course is designed for students who enjoy movement and sport and want to develop their physical skills further. It will also provide the opportunity to develop critical thinking and leadership.

Learning Outcomes / Contexts:

Learning and development in this course will include:

• Develop and improve skill performance in sport contexts
• Evaluate the effectiveness of training programmes
• Reflect and evaluate physical experiences to develop strategies for lifelong well-being
• Apply anatomical and biomechanical principles to sporting movements
• Evaluate the use of leadership styles in physical activity.

Practical contexts may include:

• Training programmes
• A range of team and individual sports
• Working with others to influence participation.

Skills and Capabilities:

Students will develop interpersonal skills, social responsibility and practice leadership skills. Develop perseverance and resilience to improve skill and fitness levels. Students will learn to question and challenge assumptions made.

Cross Curriculum Links:

Health, Outdoor Education, Science.

Possibly leads to :

Careers in sports science, physiotherapist, teaching, personal trainer, skills analyst, event planning and management, healthcare, health promotion.

*This course is UE approved as it uses assessments from the PE subject area. If you plan to take the L3 OEd course as well you must speak to the HOF of PE, Mr Adams.

Assessment Opportunities:

Internal assessment opportunities using a range of physical contexts. Level 3, 16 credits (12 reading).

Programme Description :

This course is for students who enjoy the outdoors and the challenges and opportunities that outdoor activities provide.

Learning Outcomes / Contexts:

The learning and development that this course focuses on is:

• Technical skills and the equipment needed for outdoor activities
• Risk and safety management
• Leadership and group management
• Environmental awareness
• Social Responsibility
• You will come out with a better understanding of how to participate in outdoor activities as well as how to responsibly look after themselves, others and the environment.

Outdoor activities may include:

• Sea kayaking
• Team building activities
• Tramping
• Rock Climbing
• Mountain Biking
• Whitewater Rafting.

Skills and Capabilities:

Perseverance, motivation, resilience, organisation, time management, collaboration and working with others, leadership, and effective communication.

Cross Curriculum Links:

Physical Education, Health Education, Food and Nutrition, Biology, Physics, English

Possibly leads to :

This course will lead to further learning in outdoor education, physical education, health education, food and nutrition. Future careers may include outdoor instructor, outdoor guiding, teaching, social work, event planning, conservation, sustainability.

Assessment Opportunities:

Assessments will be a mix of practical, written and verbal. All assessment will be internally assessed. Level 2, 15 credits.

Programme Description :

This course focuses on developing your skills in the outdoors and providing you with a range of unique opportunities to challenge yourself. It aims to increase your self-awareness and build your ability to think critically.

Learning Outcomes / Contexts:

The learning and development that this course focuses on is:

• Physical and technical skills in a range of outdoor activities.
• Self-management and independence.
• Work cooperatively with others and in a group.
• Appreciation for the outdoor environment and a want to look after it. To explore the historical significance of the areas ventured to.
• Planning and organisation of an outdoor activity and event and the logistics associated with it.
• Critically evaluating and challenging assumptions about a range of topical issues.

Outdoor activities may include:

• Tramping
• Rock Climbing
• Mountain Biking
• Off-road running.

Skills and Capabilities:

Perseverance, motivation, resilience, organisation, time management, collaboration and working with others, leadership, critical thinking and effective communication.

Cross Curriculum Links:

Physical Education, Health Education, Food and Nutrition, Biology, Physics, English

Possibly leads to :

This course will link to learning physical education, health education, food and nutrition. Future careers may include outdoor instructor, outdoor guiding, teaching, group management, event planning, conservation, sustainability.

* This course is UE approved as it uses assessments from the PE subject area. If you plan to take the L3 PE course as well you must speak to the HOF of PE, Mr Adams.

Assessment Opportunities:

Assessments will be a mix of practical, written and verbal. All assessment will be internally assessed. Level 3, 15 credits.

Programme Description :

This course is a mixture of both practical skills and theoretical knowledge. It is designed for students who love all things food. Students will develop an understanding of current issues relating to food, nutrition and health.

Learning Outcomes / Contexts:

• Practical cooking
• Students will develop an understanding of well-being and how food can influence this.
• Students will develop an understanding of decision making processes in relation to Food and Nutrition
• Students will build knowledge on personal, interpersonal and societal factors that influence hauora.

Skills and Capabilities:

• Practical cooking and food preparations skills
• Problem solving
• Personal responsibility around decision making processes in relation to food choices
• To be able to think critically about food issues.

Cross Curriculum Links:

Physical Education, Health Education, Science

Possibly leads to:

Courses that relate to Human Nutrition, Health Sciences ,Sports and Leisure, Sport and Exercise Science, Food Technology, Hospitality

Assessment Opportunities:

Level 1, 15 credits.

Programme Description :

This course is designed for students who love all things Food & Nutrition and who want to build on their existing knowledge base about lifestyle issues relating to Food and Nutrition.

Learning Outcomes / Contexts:

• Research the issues related to the provision of food for people with specific food needs
• Investigate the relationship between well-being, food choices and the determinants of health
• Investigate beliefs, attitudes and practices related to a nutritional issue for families in New Zealand
• Research and evaluate sustainable food related practices.

Skills and Capabilities:

Developing flexibility of thinking, a resilience to try different ideas to a solution of a New Zealand based problem, working collaboratively, being prepared to justify reasoning for your solution, developing clarity of communication, adaptability, building a positive work ethic, developing the skills for time management. Perseverance, self–management, interpersonal skills, motivation, participation and contributing, respect for self, others, and the environment; identity and self-worth; and improving of hauora (well-being) will be developed through planning and reflection in class time as well as practical activities.

Cross Curriculum Links:

Physical Education, Health Education.

Possibly leads to:

Courses that relate to Human Nutrition, Health Sciences ,Sports and Leisure, Sport and Exercise Science, Food Technology, Hospitality

Assessment Opportunities:

3 possible Internal assessments , and 1 external. This course supplies literacy credits at Level 2 via the external examination for the successful candidate. Level 2, 14 credits.

Programme Description :

This course is designed for students who love all things Food & Nutrition and/or who are intending to study Human Nutrition, Health Sciences,Sports and Leisure, Sport and Exercise Science,Food Technology at tertiary level, or who want to build on their existing knowledge base about lifestyle issues relating to Food and Nutrition.

Learning Outcomes / Contexts:

• Investigate a nutritional issue affecting the well-being of New Zealand society
• Investigate a food related ethical dilemma for New Zealand society
• Investigate the influence of multinational food corporations on eating patterns in New Zealand
• Investigate the influences of food advertising on well-being
• Investigate a New Zealand health issue
• Students can opt for a Sports nutrition bias.

Skills and Capabilities:

Developing flexibility of thinking, a resilience to try different ideas to a solution of a New Zealand based problem, working collaboratively, being prepared to justify reasoning for your solution, developing clarity of communication, adaptability, building a positive work ethic, developing the skills for time management. Perseverance, self–management, interpersonal skills, motivation, participation and contributing, respect for self, others, and the environment; identity and self-worth; and improving of hauora (well-being) will be developed through planning and reflection in class time as well as practical activities.

Cross Curriculum Links:

Physical Education, Health Education.

Possibly leads to:

University courses that relate to Human Nutrition, Health Sciences, Sports and Leisure, Sport and Exercise Science, Food Technology.

Assessment Opportunities:

This subject is an approved University Entrance subject, and offers 14 credits (10 reading, 4 writing).