Health Course Information

Health

Graduation Requirement: One-half Credit

Mounds Park Academy’s health curriculum helps develop all aspects of good health. The health education curriculum K-12 encourages a positive self-concept that goes beyond the absence of disease or infirmity and helps students recognize and make responsible decisions in all areas of health and well-being. The health department promotes personal growth and the ability to cope with stress, peer pressure and change. The ultimate goal of the curriculum is the development of behavior in students which promotes following personal and community practices that encourage a lifetime of optimal health and well-being.