MJ Health 6 is offered to all 6th Grade students in Pasco County Schools.

The purpose of this course is to provide students with the opportunity to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to become health literate and practice responsible behaviors to promote healthy lifestyle and healthy living. This comprehensive course focuses on the health issues core to the optimum development of adolescents. The content should include, but is not limited to:

• Core Concepts (dimensions of health, environmental health, illnesses and healthy behaviors)
• Accessing Information (family and friend influences, disease prevention, medical resources, school and community health)
• Internal and External Influences (available resources, seeking help, technology, products and services)
• Interpersonal Communication (healthy alternatives, conflict resolution, verbal and non-verbal, active listening and refusal skills)
• Decision Making (individual and group decisions, and positive/negative healthy options)
• Goal Setting (short-term and long-term health strategies, personal health and small groups)
• Self-Management (personal health practices and internet safety)
• Advocacy (positive promotion and accurate information sharing) 

This course focuses on developing students’ physical fitness through age-appropriate activities that build cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, and coordination. Students are introduced to fitness concepts, goal setting, and self-assessment to encourage lifelong participation in physical activity. 

This course emphasizes skill development through a variety of individual and team activities. Students refine fundamental movement patterns, build sports skills, and learn the value of teamwork, cooperation, and sportsmanship while improving overall fitness and physical competence.

Students continue to enhance their physical fitness and skill proficiency through diverse physical activities and sports. The course promotes strategic thinking, teamwork, and personal responsibility while encouraging students to apply fitness concepts and maintain an active, healthy lifestyle.

This course provides students with opportunities to develop skills, strategies, and teamwork in a variety of team sports. Emphasis is placed on collaboration, communication, sportsmanship, and understanding game rules while improving physical fitness and participation. 

This course introduces students to individual and dual sports such as tennis, badminton, and track and field. Students focus on skill development, strategy, personal goal setting, and self-improvement while building confidence and promoting lifelong physical activity. 

This course develops skills, strategies, and knowledge of basketball through progressive instruction. Students improve dribbling, passing, shooting, and defensive techniques while demonstrating teamwork, sportsmanship, and game understanding.

This course provides students with foundational knowledge and skills related to the prevention, recognition, and care of common sports and physical activity injuries. Students learn proper conditioning techniques, injury management strategies, and the importance of safety practices to support lifelong health and wellness.

This course introduces students to essential first aid procedures and safety practices for responding to emergencies. Topics include basic life-saving techniques, injury assessment, CPR/AED awareness, and strategies for preventing accidents in various settings, preparing students to respond confidently in real-life situations.

The HOPE course is only offered for High Schools in Pasco County.

The purpose of this course is to develop and enhance healthy behaviors that influence lifestyle choices and student health and fitness. Students will realize the full benefit of this course when it is taught with an integrated approach.

In addition to the physical education content represented in the benchmarks below, specific health education topics within this course include, but are not limited to:

• Mental/Social Health
• Physical Activity
• Components of Physical Fitness
• Nutrition and Wellness Planning
• Diseases and Disorders
• Health Advocacy
• First Aid/CPR
• Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Prevention
• Human Growth and Development including Abstinence and HIV
• Internet Safety

Students develop fundamental soccer skills such as dribbling, passing, shooting, and defensive play. The course emphasizes teamwork, strategy, fitness, and sportsmanship through participation in drills and game play.

This course offers students an introduction to the rules, techniques, and responsibilities of officiating individual and team sports. Students develop skills in decision-making, communication, and game management while gaining an understanding of sportsmanship, ethics, and the role of officials in maintaining safe and fair play.

These courses provide students with opportunities to develop skills, strategies, and knowledge across a variety of team sports. Instruction progresses from fundamental techniques to more advanced gameplay, emphasizing teamwork, communication, leadership, and sportsmanship. Students improve physical fitness while applying game strategies and demonstrating cooperative participation in group settings.

This course introduces and develops skills in tennis, including serving, rallying, and scoring. Students learn rules, strategies, and techniques while improving fitness, coordination, and sportsmanship.

Students learn and refine volleyball skills including serving, passing, setting, and attacking. The course emphasizes teamwork, communication, strategy, and consistent participation in a safe and supportive environment.

These courses are designed to develop muscular strength, endurance, and overall physical conditioning through progressive resistance training. Students learn proper techniques, safety principles, and individualized program design. As students advance, emphasis is placed on goal setting, performance improvement, and application of fitness principles. Power Weight Training further enhances athletic performance through advanced strength, speed, and explosive movement training.