Download the performance standards for K-8 physical education classes in North American Adventist schools:
Motor Skills
Performance Application
Physical Fitness
Responsible Behavior
Values Health
Download the performance standards for PE and Health courses in North American Adventist high schools:Physical EducationHealth Education
Also available is the Gymnastics Safety Manual.
Explore "the foundational worldview from which an Adventist teacher delivers the Australian National Curriculum." These curriculum frameworks focus on the "principles, values and threads that undergird and guide what we consider to be real, true and good....
How healthy is your school? Seven effective steps are outlined for Adventist teachers and administrators wanting to re-evaluate the health program in their school by using education research procedures. A sample survey for gathering information from par...
Part I of this article addresses basic principles of the Seventh-day Adventist health message, biblical and scientific support, and lifestyle benefits. In addition, the article discusses the eight true remedies of health: fresh air, sunlight, pure water...
Problem: There have been no studies as to the effectiveness of the one-credit general education health course at Andrews University, Fit for Life, in promoting the adoption of healthy lifestyle behaviors. Because behavior change is a process that occurs o...
This article explores health issues taught in Adventist schools such as Stress Management, Spiritual Fitness, Weight Management, and other programs such as Smoking and Suicide Prevention Programs.
There is also a 2010 version. Please note that neither...
Providing a suitable learning environment goes beyond computers, playgrounds, or fully equipped laboratories. Schools must ensure a safe and healthy environment free of air pollutants such as radon, lead, and asbestos. Topics include Indoor Air Quality;...
The authors, a renowned surgeon and a professional writer, offer insight into the marvelous details of the human body and draw analogies to the relationship of Christ to His church.
"This treatise outlines a plan to explore, from the patient's point of view, the lived experience of undergoing and recovering from coronary artery surgery. It is postulated that men and women experience widely differing reactions to undergoing this surgi...
Adventist teachers' handbooks for integrating faith and values: these are practical guides with a variety of approaches to teaching key values, illustrations and examples. Separate booklets are available for each subject, including: Art, Business, Comp...
CREATION Health offers the first Adventist faith-based health textbook, available in print or as an iBook. Ordering instructions are on the lower right portion of the flyer.The 2nd link lists previously recommended health curriculum. See also the Teacher ...
Ralph Hendrix examines health and hygiene customs of ancient Egypt. This article is presented from the perspective of a biblical archaeologist. Examined are customs of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Israel. Shared are principles still used today on cl...
Looking for information about health topics, anatomy or medicine? This webpage, built by Andrews University's reference librarian Wolfhard Touchard, will guide you to the best online resources and guides on the topic.
"Promoting healthy lifestyles is an important part of preparing young people for success. In this [2006 NAD Teacher's Convention] session, we will discuss how health is an area of Christian stewardship and identify ways our
schools are preparing students...
Using the NAD curriculum, this 2012 NAD Teachers Convention presentation is filled with fun and exciting ideas, yearly themes, easy to teach physical, spiritual, social, and mental health-related activities for the elementary classroom teacher as well as ...
An overview of the range of topics addressed in this special edition on health and Seventh-day Adventist schools. The editors include previously unpublished research done in Adventist schools on issues from adolescent fitness to teachers personal health...
This Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: A Warranty - on Teachers!; Students Report Contact With Religious Cults; Color and Learning; Allergy Effects Are Extensive; Sch...
This Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: U.S. Average Public Teacher Salaries Top $30,000 for 1989-1990; New Laws Ban Corporal Punishment; Why College Tuition is Rising...
This Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Survey Finds Teachers 'Dispirited,' Uninvolved in Reform; Rate of Retention, Graduation for Blacks in U.S. Up Sharply; Dust Par...
Students sometimes miss recess because of uncompleted assignments, discipline, or failure to complete a required task. Rita Henriquez Roark discusses the value of recess from the perspective of body, mind, and spirit. A distinction is made between reces...
Some teachers often do double duty as the school nurse. Anna Selk gives advice on how to identify signs of abuse and neglect; how to deal with communicable diseases such as colds, rashes, and pinkeye; and, how to conduct an immunization assessment and h...
The NAD curriculum guide for teaching health principles and practice to grades 9-12 includes rationale, philosophy, goals, and descriptions of major subtopics.
NOTE: Rather than rely on older curriculum guides, NAD teachers should consult the NAD standar...
In this resource review, Lighthouse Christian College shares their health and nutrition curriculum for Australian primary school (Prep to Year 6). NEWSTART is an acronym which stands for: Nutrition, Exercise, Water, Sunlight, Toxin-free, Air, Rest, and Tr...
Growing children use food energy for basic organ functions, growth, and mental and social development. Poverty, lack of social support, and lack of parental education, are only some of the circumstance that lead to malnutrition and under nutrition, a g...
Part II of this article gives advice on observing and screening students for depression, mental and emotional health, as well as drug abuse. The author identifies the types of information for which parental notification is necessary, such as a crying spe...
The objective of the present work was to determine if there are significant differences in the quality of life of sedentary individuals compared to those who practice sports.
The sample consisted of 133 subjects of both sexes, aged 18 to 30, grouped into...
With an abundance of literature supporting the relentless pressures that educators face, the authors of this article decided to explore potential strategies that might help reduce faculty stress. The Seventh-day Adventist Church has advocated the adoption...
Although society has changed markedly since Ellen White lived and wrote, the principles she stressed regarding temperance remain remarkably relevant to contemporary life. Alcohol and other forms of intemperance destroy health, moral fiber, and spiritual ...
In order to protect students and employees from health hazards, school boards and administrators must be aware of the dangers and then be prepared to take action when they occur. Health hazards include unsafe drinking water, schools constructed on or near...
Teachers need to be knowledgeable about the dangers of sun exposure and to teach children and parents sun-safety practices and employ them themselves. Issues examined include ultraviolet (UV) radiation, moles, sun vulnerability, sun protection, and sunsc...
"Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is increasingly becoming one of the largest contributors to preventable death globally each year. This disease is predominately caused by poor lifestyle choices such as unhealthy diet, inactivity, smoking and the harmful use ...
Henry "focuses on the importance of vocational training in Jamaican Adventist Schools, its significance in this process of integration and indeed the need to improve educational offering in this area."
This paper was presented at the 17th Institute of ...
Sciarabba "demonstrates that P.E. [physical education] is an effective means for the transmission of Christian values to high school students, and that the Christian way of teaching P.E. needs a philosophical and theological foundation rooted in the Bible...
Environmental factors that influence children's disruptive behavior, aggression, hyperactivity, and learning problems. How food and seasonal allergies affects behavior and success at school. Advice for the teacher, ways to eliminate classroom allergens, s...
The authors share startling statistics from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' 1995 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance to show the need for health teachers to provide current, accurate, and often quite technical information to their students....