PE and Health

Health I must be taken and passed by all students during either their freshman or sophomore year. Any junior or senior who has not previously satisfied the Health requirement must complete the program to be eligible for graduation. Health I is a comprehensive health curriculum, which highlights Effective Communication, Decision Making, Goal Setting, and Interpersonal Communication Skills. Units covered include: Wellness Promotion, Substance Abuse Prevention, Adult C.P.R., First Aid, Disease Prevention, and Nutrition. The Human Sexuality and AIDS education components of the course are not mandatory. 

Health I

Health II is open to 11th and 12th-grade students who have a prerequisite of a passing grade in Health I. Students enrolled in Health II will have the opportunity to study current event issues relating to Interpersonal Communication, Goal Setting, Accessing Information, Decision Making, Analyzing Influences, and Self-Advocacy. The skills taught will help students determine how they impact their community, themselves, and their family. This will be a student-centered course in which students will be encouraged and guided to lead discussions, debates, solicit opposing viewpoints, and conduct interviews regarding health-related topics.  Students will learn in an inclusive and collaborative environment while focusing on advocating for their health, their self-management skills, and analyzing external influences on their health and wellness. All Health II students will have the opportunity to become Adult and Infant First Aid/CPR/AED certified. The Human Sexuality and AIDS education components of the course are not mandatory.

Health II

Physical Education I is a required course that must be taken before students are eligible to take any other Physical Education elective. This course is highly recommended for ninth grade students and focuses on building an introduction and foundation to a variety of team, individual, and lifetime skill opportunities. A strong emphasis will be put on competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns, communication, self and social awareness, teamwork and team building. Activities and concepts include but are not limited to: net sports, invasion games, fitness/fitness testing, yoga, nutrition, team building, individual and team sports. After completing this course, students will have the background to be able to choose electives that allow them to pursue their lifelong fitness path. 

Physical Education I 

This course is for students who want to participate in a variety of lifelong physical activities and wellness practices—such as walking, badminton, yoga, pilates, relaxation techniques, tennis, fitness and weight room exercises, pickleball, and frisbee—to promote healthy lifestyle choices beyond graduation.

Lifetime Activities

This course is designed for students interested in completing individual and group fitness routines that target weight loss, muscle toning, bodybuilding, and/or athletic training. Students will create and perform workouts designed to target specific areas of fitness that will help them work towards a fitness goal and provide students with the knowledge and skills to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical activity and fitness. 

Personal and Group Fitness

The Team Sports program is open to students in Grades 10-12 who have successfully completed Physical Education I. Course content targets the principles, knowledge, skills, strategies, tactics, and concepts of competitive team sports. All aspects of team sport will be addressed including leadership, decision-making, problem solving, character, officiating, and coaching. This course is designed to offer all students at Suffield High School the opportunity to participate in team sports in a competitive setting. Team Sports also provides students the opportunity to experience participation in an intramural or club sports-style program similar to those offered at colleges and universities. Activities include, but are not limited to: tennis, softball, flag football, ultimate frisbee, floor-ball, speed-ball, basketball, badminton, and volleyball.

Team Sports