Physical & Health Education
Oakton High School Physical Education Department
The health and physical education program is designed to teach students the skills, knowledge and attitudes essential to live a healthy lifestyle and select healthy and safe behaviors. Physical education content includes: fitness and conditioning, fitness planning, rhythmic activities and dances, stunts, tumbling and gymnastics; and lifetime sport activities. Health education content includes: alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention education, mental health education, nutrition education, personal and community health and safety; lifetime survival skills, health and lifestyle, first aid, CPR, and disease and the human body. Sex education content begins in grades 5 and continues through high school.