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Physical Edcation

Three credits of Physical Education are a requirement for an Alberta High School Diploma.
The high school Physical Education Program is designed to encourage students to lead a healthy and active lifestyle. Our incredible facilities and staff include a brand new, state-of-the-art Fitness Centre, which provide students with twenty-first century opportunities for fitness, health, and wellness.
  • Physical Education
  • Unsemestered Physical Education
  • Sports Performance

Physical Education 10

5 Credits
The focus of this course is to engage students in a balanced selection of both team and individual activities. Students will explore the dimensions of fitness through the following:
  • Games including volleyball, floor hockey, soccer, basketball, football, rugby, Frisbee, etc.
  • Individual activities including badminton, tennis, swimming, martial arts, wrestling, and weight training
  • Dance and Cardiovascular Fitness including fitness testing, hip hop, step class, spin classes, and social dance
  • Heart Saver First Aid
Prerequisite: None.

Physical Education 20

5 Credits With 1 Additional Credit for Outdoor Education *
Students will be introduced to lifetime skill activities. Participants will build leadership experience and continue to explore the dimensions of Physical Education with the addition of activities including golf, rowing, fitness programs, outdoor education, canoeing, bowling, water polo, snorkelling, softball, yoga, and officiating. Prerequisite: Physical Education 10.
Course Fee: $40.00.

Physical Education 30

5 Credits With 1 Additional Credit for Outdoor Education *
Physical Education 30 may be used as a post-secondary entrance requirement for programs in Physical Education and Recreation. Lifetime recreational activities, fitness, and social skills will be the main focus of this course. Some of the activities may include the following: Physical Education Olympics, peer teaching, outdoor education camp, fitness programming, wall climbs, cycling, curling, rowing, golf, scuba diving, and sledge hockey.
Recommended Prerequisite: 65% in Physical Education 20.
Course Fee: $60.00.

Unsemestered Unscheduled Physical Education Program 10 or 20

3 Credits

This course provides flexibility for those students who wish to participate and continue in lifelong fitness, for example High Performance athletes, International Baccalaureate students, and students with full timetables or timetable conflicts. This program is offered during the day, outside the regular timetable.

Prerequisite: None for PE 10 Unsemestered; 3 credits in Physical Education 10 for Physical Education 20 Unsemestered. Course Fee: $40.00 for PE 20.

Sports Performance & Fitness 15, 25, 35

5 Credits

These courses are offered to any student wishing to develop their physical fitness goals. This course combines classroom theory and practical application in the areas of personal health, wellness, and performance. A Leadership component will be required by students taking these courses. This course is offered at the 15, 25, and 35 levels.

Prerequisite: None.