PPL3O – Healthy Active Living Education

Course Title: Healthy Active Living Education, Grade 11 (Open)

Course Name: Healthy Active Living Education

Course Code: PPL3O

Grade: 11

Course Type: Open

Credit Value: 1.0

Prerequisite: None

Course Description:
This course enables students to further develop the knowledge and skills needed to make healthy choices and lead healthy, active lives. Students will enhance their movement competence, personal fitness, and confidence while exploring emotional well-being, nutrition, substance use, safety, and ethical participation in physical activity. Living skills such as self-management, interpersonal skills, and critical and creative thinking are developed throughout the course to support lifelong healthy, active living.

Unit Overview:

Assessment:
Students will be provided with numerous opportunities to demonstrate their achievement of curriculum expectations across the four categories of the Achievement Chart. Progress will be monitored on an ongoing basis using written work, tests, quizzes, teacher-student communication, discussion boards, and performance tasks.

Tips for Success – PPL3O (Health and Physical Education):
Welcome to PPL3O: Healthy Active Living Education! To succeed, check announcements and calendars regularly, participate actively and safely in all physical activities, and ask questions early—especially before performance tasks and evaluations. Practise movement skills and fitness routines consistently, use teacher feedback to improve your performance, and plan for 1–2 hours of focused study per day, including reviewing health concepts, completing assignments, and maintaining your fitness plan. Staying organized and engaged will help you succeed in PPL3O and prepare you for lifelong healthy living and postsecondary pathways.