Middle School Health & Wellbeing at HKIS focuses on balance, as students learn the different domains of wellness - physical, mental, emotional, social, environmental and spiritual - that help us stay happy, healthy and well. The foundation of the program is centered on skills-based instruction, with the development of lifelong health literacy skills.
Students will learn about:
- Analyzing the influence of media, culture and values on personal health behaviors and decision making. Content includes: substance misuse, the impact of positive peer pressure and other influences, and refusal skills.
- Interpersonal communication skills to enhance health of self and others. Content includes: healthy relationships, sexual and reproductive health, consent, boundaries, and managing rejection
- Health advocacy. Content includes: public health, self-advocacy