Grade 9 Healthy Active Living Education

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.

Course Details

Course Code: PPL1O

Grade: 9 

Prerequisite(s): None 

Course Type: Open

Credit Value: 1.0 

Curriculum DocumentHealth and Physical Education, Revised (2015) 

Teacher(s):

Mark graduated from Lakehead University in 2010, with a Bachelor of Kinesiology (Honours) and a Bachelor of Education degree.  

After graduating, Mark began his teaching career with science, health and physical education, and communication technology in a remote, Indigenous community of Bearskin Lake, Ontario. Working in the north gave him his first experiences with online education. In continuing with online education, Mark became a special education coordinator for 13 Northern communities and continued to write and develop courses over the 5 years. He then returned to his hometown as a Vice-Principal and then Principal for an accredited private school. Using these experiences, Mark is now working for the public-school board as an intermediate teacher to help ready students for the secondary level. In addition, he continues to teach both online and through his summers at a youth jail to help rehabilitate students who face motivational and life challenges as well as coaching soccer, basketball, and baseball. 

In his spare time, Mark continues his love for learning by taking additional courses online, learning new songs on the guitar, or learning to cook a new dish! He has a good sense of humour and physically active through golf, tennis, travelling, camping, and hiking! He says, “I hope to help students and colleagues free themselves of their concerns and fear of learning new things and bring out their best self as the effect we have on each other, is the most valuable currency there is; with online mediums and platforms such as CVS, we can do just that. I look forward to developing relationships and building online presence with the CVS School community to learn, grow and support each other!” 

Alexander is a dedicated educator with a strong background in secondary education. Alexander earned his Master of Education from OISE, University of Toronto, and holds a Bachelor of Education and a Bachelor of Kinesiology from Brock University. 

Alexander has an unwavering belief in personalized education. He’s an advocate for fostering nurturing learning environments that empower each student to succeed in their unique ways. His commitment to these beliefs is what led him to joining Christian Virtual School! 

When Alexander is not teaching, you might find him coaching, exercising, or spending time outdoors. His enthusiasm for discovery spills over into his teaching as he looks forward to sharing lived experiences with all students. 

Looking forward to an incredible journey of learning together at CVS! 

For more information on required resources, teaching and learning strategies, curriculum expectations, and the assessment and evaluation of this course, download the full course outline at the top of this page.