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.

No prerequisite required

This course enables students to further develop 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.

No prerequisite required

This course enables students to further develop 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 and exposure to a broader range of activity settings, students enhance their movement competence, personal fitness, and confidence. 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.

No prerequisite required

This course enables students to further develop the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy choices. It places special emphasis on how students can maintain the habits of healthy, active living throughout their lives as they make the transition to adulthood and independent living. Through participation in a wide range of physical activities in a variety of settings, students can enhance their movement competence, personal fitness, and confidence. 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.

No prerequisite required

This course is offered to enhance student engagement and provide HCCSS athletes with a platform for optimal development. Students receive individualized hockey instruction from experienced and qualified instructors. The course is recommended for competitive hockey players with a goal of playing hockey at a higher level. The Hockey Program offered at Holy Cross was designed to meet the learning expectations of the Ontario Health and Physical Education curriculum through a specific area of focus, “hockey.” Learning goals are delivered during on-ice sessions, off-ice training, and in the classroom. The technical curriculum for the program is based on the design from Hockey Canada’s “Skills Academy. 

No prerequisite is required

Space is limited

Hockey Focus Brochure 

These courses focus on the development of a healthy lifestyle and participation in a variety of enjoyable fitness-related activities that have the potential to engage students’ interests throughout their lives. Specific strategies that set this course apart from the PPL3O/4O course include an emphasis on strength training, aerobic training, flexibility, and injury prevention. Students will be encouraged to develop personal competence in a variety of physical activities and will be given opportunities to practice goal-setting, decision-making, social and interpersonal skills. Students will also study the components of mental health, personal safety, and nutrition.

No prerequisite required

This course focuses on the study of human movement and of systems, factors, and principles involved in human development. Students will learn about the effects of physical activity on health and performance, the evolution of physical activity and sport, and the physiological, psychological, and social factors that influence an individual’s participation in physical activity and sport. The course prepares students for university programs in physical education and health, kinesiology, health sciences, health studies, recreation, and sports administration.

Prerequisite: Any Grade 11 university or university/college preparation course in science, or any Grade 11 or 12 course in health and physical education