Chicopee Public Schools

Comprehensive Health Education Curriculum

Grades K-12

Comprehensive Health education teaches students fundamental health concepts and skills that foster healthy habits and behaviors for the individual and others through sequential and coordinated teaching of health education, physical education, and family and consumer sciences education at each grade level, kindergarten through grade twelve.

The Massachusetts Comprehensive Health Curriculum Frameworks identify five guiding principles. Chicopee Public Schools proudly incorporates all principles in their health education curriculum.

I.                    Sequential, preK-12, Coordinated Teaching of Health, Physical Education, and Family and Consumer Sciences

II.                 Assessment of Risks, Consideration of Consequences, and Making Healthy Decisions

III.               Communication of Health Information

IV.              Acknowledgement of Similarities and Differences to Create a Safe and Supportive Environment

V.                 Collaboration Among Components to Strengthen the Coordinated School Health Program

Richard W. Rege Jr., Superintendent

James W. Devine, Assistant Superintendent

Health Curriculum Committee 2006

Lisa Nemeth: Health Curriculum Chairperson

Danielle Bachand

Deborah Green

Jean LaDuke

Jonathan Stogner

Midje Theulen

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