Grades 9 - 12
Connecticut Technical High School System (CTECS)
Program overview
CTECS Health Education curriculum document outlining a skill-based PK-12 health program for grades 9-12, organized into semester-long units. Grade 9 covers foundations of personal/interpersonal wellness, communication and consent, bullying and technology safety, alcohol/nicotine/other drug baseline knowledge, and sexual health/reproductive systems and puberty. Grade 10 covers nutrition, mental health, substance use/abuse/addiction, and sexual health consent, conception, and STDs. Grade 11 covers CPR & First Aid, conflict resolution within relationships, and recreational use of alcohol, nicotine, and other drugs. Grade 12 covers disease prevention, laws and policies on alcohol/nicotine/other drugs, relationships and violence, and sexual health, sexualization, and gender identity. The curriculum emphasizes Social Emotional Learning (CASEL) alignment, the CTECS Vision of a Graduate, Marzano research-based instructional strategies, priority standards, learning outcomes, vocabulary, and formative assessments.
Key details
- Organization
- Connecticut Technical High School System (CTECS)
- Type
- High school curriculum / course sequence (Health Education)
- Location
- 39 Woodland Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06105
- Format
- in-person
- Eligible grades
- 9, 10, 11, 12
- Time commitment
- One semester-long health education course in each semester of grades 9, 10, 11, and 12
How to apply
Apply on the program's own site. Details here were read from that page and can change — confirm them there before applying.