Healthy Lifestyles

You will need to highlight four important areas in your Grad Transitions package.

  1. Physical Activity:  80 hours of physical activity throughout grades 11 & 12.  Ways to do this:
    • DPA: Free Student Tracker (a great way to log hours) on Learn Now BC.
    • Individual log sheet showing dates, times and activities.
    • Proof of completing  PE 11, PE 12, Superfit or Volleyball during grade 11 and/or 12.
  2.  Physical Activity: Plans for staying fit/active after graduation. Ways to do this:
    • Write about it
    • Create a Summer and Winter weekly schedule
    • Get pamphlets (yoga studio, golf course, Activities Guide, Ski Hill etc.)
    • I know we keep saying this, but get creative on how you share this info with us.
  3. Show us what you know about healthy eating.  Ways to demonstrate this:
    • Click on the Canada Food Guide and print off individualized food guide 
      • write a paragraph explaining details of your personal food guide OR
      • prepare a meal plan that meets the expectations of your food guide and show how your meal plan meets the requirements in your Canada Food Guide.
    • Your own personal food plan (this is a good option for athletes, vegetarians, or anyone who has a specific plan they follow)
      • Be prepared to explain your plan and how it meets your specific requirements
  4. How do you manage stress? Ways to demonstrate this:
    • Write about it
    • Show pictures
    • Stress quiz 
    • Wordle 
    • List some useful websites