This course equips students with the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy choices now and lead healthy, active lives in the future.

• Through participation in a wide range of physical activities, students develop knowledge and skills related to movement competence and personal fitness that provide a foundation for active living.
• Students also acquire an understanding of the factors and skills that contribute to healthy development and learn how their own well-being is affected by, and affects, the world around them.
• Students build their sense of self, learn to interact positively with others, and develop their ability to think critically and creatively.

The possible focus courses for Grade 9, along with their corresponding course codes, are as follows:

 Healthy Living and Personal and Fitness Activities – PAF1O

 Healthy Living and Large-Group Activities – PAL1O

 Healthy Living and Individual and Small-Group Activities – PAI1O

 Healthy Living and Aquatic Activities – PAQ1O

 Healthy Living and Rhythm and Movement Activities – PAR1O

 Healthy Living and Outdoor Activities – PAD1O

Prerequisite: None