Del Norte High – Ens 1-2

Apr 2026 · 2nd Semester

Exercise and Nutritional Science 1-2 is a course that provides students the opportunity to learn and apply the core concepts of Health Science and Physical Education. Exercise and Nutritional Science is designed to provide students with the knowledge and ability to attain and maintain an active, healthy lifestyle. There is a strong emphasis on individual fitness including exercise physiology, biomechanics, motor learning, and anatomy/physiology. This course has been aligned to Poway Unified School District Standards and State Framework for Health Science and Physical Education. The course will satisfy the five-unit Health Science graduation requirement and five units of the Physical Education graduation requirement. At Del Norte in ENS 1 there is also an emphasis on team sports and aquatics. The Health portion is designed to teach students to take personal responsibility for lifelong health, including an understanding of the variety of physical, mental, emotional, and social changes that occur throughout life. Students will gain knowledge and develop skills in such areas as decision making, effective communication, nutrition, and fitness. In ENS 2 there is an emphasis on individual and dual sports, and in the health portion students will gain knowledge and develop skills in such areas as refusal skills, substance abuse, infectious and chronic disease, family life, and sex education.