Health and Wellness

The Health curriculum aims to provide students with the information and skills necessary to take on the physical, emotional, and social changes that occur during each stage of their development. Our program focuses on reinforcing the core values of the school and provides a safe environment for students to learn how their choices impact themselves and others.

Lower School

The Lower School Health curriculum seeks to develop positive behaviors and good citizenship skills, promote healthy living, embrace diversity in the community, encourage respect for oneself and others, focus on personal safety at school and at home, and build positive relationships with family, peers, and community. The program introduces drug and alcohol education and teaches how to make healthy choices regarding the use of technology. In the Lower School, the Health curriculum is taught by grade level homeroom and physical education teachers.

Middle School

The Middle School Health curriculum develops positive behaviors and conflict resolution skills in students, explores diversity and encourages respect for self and others, and practices good citizenship skills. Students also develop a positive commitment to family, peers, and community, and begin to understand the physical, social, and emotional changes they are going through by increasing their awareness of their own bodies. The program also provides a foundation for students to grow up drug-free. In the Middle School, the Health curriculum is offered through structured courses that meet one to two times per week.

Senior School

The Senior School Health curriculum seeks to enhance students' awareness of their bodies and their own personal collection of healthy habits, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. It also prepares them for life in college through the cultivation of independent decision-making skills. Students in Grades 9 and 10 have structured health class time two times per week for one semester. Students in Grades 11 and 12 receive information via group discussions and special assemblies. Outside speakers and specialists frequently present on topics such as depression, drugs and alcohol, date rape, nutrition, reproductive cancers, body image, sexual harassment, bullying, and cyber safety.