‘Beat the Hype’ is a fun, practical and highly engaging Grade 8 Health & Physical Education curriculum aligned with the Australian Curriculum Version 9 and built from a conservative world-view.
Set around the slightly ridiculous world of Hype Town, students explore real-life health topics through stories, investigations, projects, practical challenges, discussions and movement activities. Rather than simply telling teens what is “good” or “bad”, the curriculum encourages them to pause, ask questions, seek wise advice, recognise influences and make thoughtful choices for themselves.
Across 30 weeks, students explore nutrition, sleep, energy, habits, identity, puberty and change, media and body image, emotions, stress, resilience, relationships, boundaries and consent, peer pressure, help-seeking, alcohol and vaping (age appropriately referenced), safety, fitness, movement skills, games, inclusion, outdoor challenges and lifelong physical activity.
The curriculum includes a mixture of short-response activities, questionnaires, research tasks, practical investigations, cooking, projects, longer writing, physical challenges and personal reflection, finishing with a Real-Life Health Plan where students identify realistic habits and goals they want to carry forward.
Designed specifically for homeschooling families, Beat the Hype keeps learning flexible, conversational and connected to everyday life while providing clear evidence of learning across both the Personal, Social and Community Health and Movement and Physical Activity strands.
Includes:
30 weeks of Grade 8 HPE
Australian Curriculum V9 alignment
practical physical activity and movement tasks
Hype Town story-based lessons
projects, investigations and research
health, wellbeing and relationship topics
parent discussion prompts
assessment/evidence guidance
final personal health plan
‘Beat the Hype’ is a fun, practical and highly engaging Grade 8 Health & Physical Education curriculum aligned with the Australian Curriculum Version 9 and built from a conservative world-view.
Set around the slightly ridiculous world of Hype Town, students explore real-life health topics through stories, investigations, projects, practical challenges, discussions and movement activities. Rather than simply telling teens what is “good” or “bad”, the curriculum encourages them to pause, ask questions, seek wise advice, recognise influences and make thoughtful choices for themselves.
Across 30 weeks, students explore nutrition, sleep, energy, habits, identity, puberty and change, media and body image, emotions, stress, resilience, relationships, boundaries and consent, peer pressure, help-seeking, alcohol and vaping (age appropriately referenced), safety, fitness, movement skills, games, inclusion, outdoor challenges and lifelong physical activity.
The curriculum includes a mixture of short-response activities, questionnaires, research tasks, practical investigations, cooking, projects, longer writing, physical challenges and personal reflection, finishing with a Real-Life Health Plan where students identify realistic habits and goals they want to carry forward.
Designed specifically for homeschooling families, Beat the Hype keeps learning flexible, conversational and connected to everyday life while providing clear evidence of learning across both the Personal, Social and Community Health and Movement and Physical Activity strands.
Includes:
30 weeks of Grade 8 HPE
Australian Curriculum V9 alignment
practical physical activity and movement tasks
Hype Town story-based lessons
projects, investigations and research
health, wellbeing and relationship topics
parent discussion prompts
assessment/evidence guidance
final personal health plan
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