Accomplished

The student is a leader in advocating for self and others to practice habits that lead to a safe and healthy balanced lifestyle.

The student will:

• advocate for self and others to practice behaviours that reduce road related risks and contribute to injury prevention
• understand and communicate to others the importance of managing personal responses to feelings and evaluate related consequences
• advocate for self and others to manage responses to personal feelings and communicate possible strategies to accomplish this goal
• use strategies for avoiding substance abuse and help others to do the same
• inform others of the long and short term consequences of substance abuse
• evaluate and adjust personal goals to attain and maintain a safe and healthy balanced lifestyle
• set realistic personal goals for achieving proper sleep, nutrition, physical activity and stress and time management

Acquired

The student communicates, demonstrates knowledge, and practices skills associated with living a safe and healthy balanced lifestyle.

The student will:

• understand and communicate the links between individual societal practices associated with road risk reduction and injury prevention, including consequences of choices
• demonstrate and use decision making skills to manage responses to their feelings
• tell why managing personal feelings is important
• develop strategies for avoiding substance abuse
• evaluate and communicate the long and short term consequences of substance abuse
• set realistic personal goals to attain and maintain a safe and healthy balanced lifestyle
• understand and communicate that a healthy balanced lifestyle requires proper sleep, nutrition, physical activity and stress and time managment

Developing

The student has some understanding of practices associated with living a safe and healthy balanced lifestyle.

The student will:

• demonstrate some understanding of the links between individual and societal practices associated with road-related risk reduction and injury prevention
• manage responses to their feelings in most situations
• willingly develop a goal for avoiding substance abuse
• tell about long and short term consequences of substance abuse
• set basic personal goals for attaining and maintaining a safe and healthy balanced lifestyle

Emerging

The student can demonstrate some understanding of practices associated with living a safe and healthy balanced lifestyle, with assistance.

With assistance, the student will:

• communicate the links between individual and societal practices associated with road-related risk reduction and injury prevention
• manage responses to their feelings at times
• willingly develop a goal for avoiding substance abuse
• tell about long and short term consequences of substance abuse
• set a goal for attaining and maintaining a safe and balanced healthy lifestyle

Source:  http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/perf_stands/healthy_living/4-6/healthy_practices_scale.htm