Everglades City School – Health Opportunities Through PhysicalEducation (HOPE) PhysicalEducation Variation

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

The purpose of this course is to develop and enhance healthy behaviors that influence lifestyle choices and student health and fitness. Students will combine the learning of principles and background information in a classroom setting with physical application of the knowledge. In addition to the physical education content represented in the benchmarks, specific health education topics within this course should include, but are not limited to: Components of Health and Wellness • Components of Physical Fitness Nutrition and Fitness Planning Decision-making and Goal Setting Self-Esteem Building Health Advocacy • Internet Safety • Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Prevention • Bullying, Harassment and Dating Violence Prevention • Abstinence, HIV/AIDS, STD Prevention Land and Water Safety/First Aid/CPR/AED Awareness Fitness Testing and Personal Health Planning Special Note: In accordance with state statute, the Reproductive Health Education curriculum offered in CCPS has been state-approved and is available for review on the district website. Any student whose parent makes a written request to the school principal shall be exempt from the Reproductive Health or Disease Education portions of the curriculum and will be provided an alternative assignment. This course provides a basic overview of the causes and preventions of unintentional injuries, appropriate emergency responses to those injuries and crisis response planning. Safety education should include cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of an automatic external defibrillator (AED), first aid for obstructed airway, and injury prevention. The content should include, but is not limited to, the following: