Health and Wellness Curriculum for Homeschoolers
If you are a homeschooling parent in Wake County who needs to fulfill high school hours for Health and Fitness, we offer an 8-week program to help with that! Credit hours can be varied to meet your needs. Classes are typically one on one and geared specifically to your needs. Below is an outline of our curriculum. Contact us using the form at the bottom of the page to see if the program would be a good fit for your child.
1.Foundations of movement (weeks 1-2)
A. Balance and Stability
- Develop introductory patterns of movement using bodyweight as well as equipment including but not limited to: balance board, BOSU, stability ball, water tube.
- Incorporate various modalities of resistance including bands, medicine balls and weighted sandbags
B.Nutrition Integration
- Develop basic understanding of how macronutrients work in the body and how to choose foods wisely for healthy growth and development
2. Development of Muscular Endurance and Strength (weeks 3-4)
A. Endurance and Aerobic Integration
- Modes of exercise involving longer duration at a lighter resistance
- Full body dumbbell and cable movements
- Elliptical and bodyweight movements
B. Strength
- Modes of exercise decreasing in duration and increasing in resistance
- Barbell and plate loaded exercises for increased strength development
- Modes of activity will vary based on the age and development of each student
C.Nutrition integration
- Using macronutrient information from weeks 1-2 to integrate how and when to eat certain foods based on lifestyle and body type.
3. Sports and functional application for health and wellness (weeks 5-6)
A. Functional Movements
- Sports-specific exercises related to the interest of the individual
- Quickness
- Agility
- Power
- Coordination
B. Sports Integration
- Customized based on the interests of the learner.