Grade by Grade
Nova Scotia · Grade 9

Healthy Living

Outline

Lessons for this subject are being written.

Below is how the official curriculum organizes it. Each strand will get full lessons like the ones in Grade 1 Mathematics.

Curriculum strands

1Understanding and Taking Care of Ourselves

Sleep, technology use, disease prevention; sexual and reproductive health; health literacy and navigating health care

2Healthy Relationships

Communication, assertiveness and refusal skills; countering harmful gender norms; responding to gender-based violence

3Personal Safety and Injury Prevention

Online and offline safety, sextortion, personal boundaries; bystander intervention skills

4Mental Health and Addictions

Resilience and coping with change; effects of addiction and substance use; help-seeking skills