Physical Education & Fit Living

What course are you taking?
Accelerated Strength Training

What did their teacher have to say about them?
Avalene has been a wonderful student this semester. She’s been consistent with her work and communicating with me to make plans or modifications with her workout routines have been needed. She has often pushed through health complications that make workouts difficult, in order to meet her goals week to week. I’m proud of the effort she has put in to the course!

Tell us something about you!
I enjoy theater, my dogs, and being creative. When I grow up I hope to work with adults with special needs. 

How will this course help you progress with your future goals? This course will help me pursue my goal of getting stronger. This course teaches me about my health and gives me steps to getting stronger and feeling more confident in my body. 

What course are you taking?
Accelerated Strength Training

What did their teacher have to say about them?
Addi ran into some hurdles at the beginning of the course, but she has worked hard to get caught up! She is very responsive to feedback and is doing a good job juggling everything she has going on in her life.

Tell us something about you!
I’ve been swimming for as long as I can remember. I started competitive swimming around the age of five and continued actively until I was 17. From what feels like the day I was born, I’ve always been drawn to the water—whether it’s the ocean, a lake, or a pool. Being in the water has always felt natural to me, and it’s something I’ve truly enjoyed throughout my life. 

How will this course help you progress with your future goals? This course has helped me clarify and legitimize my goals, giving me a stronger sense of direction. With this new perspective, I’ve found it easier to accomplish goals I had previously set and to continuously create new ones that push me to grow. It’s also helped me reflect on which goals are realistic and worthwhile, acting as a guide to ensure I stay ambitious without overreaching and falling short.  

What course are you taking?
Accelerated Fitness Fundamentals

What did their teacher have to say about them?
Laura goes above and beyond with her coursework, both in being thorough and also bringing in personal experience into them. I believe she truly enjoys learning about health and fitness, and then she puts what she learns into practice for herself, but also shares what she’s learned with others. I’m really proud of what she’s been able to accomplish this semester. 

Tell us something about you!
I was homeschooled for six years but decided to return to full-time school for my high school years. After high school, I want to go to college to become a physician’s assistant. My hobbies include spending time with my friends and family, playing tennis, going to the gym, listening to music, reading, painting, playing with my cats, and photography. I also strive for perfection in everything I do.  

How has this course helped you improve your fitness level? This course has helped me improve my fitness level in many ways. It has motivated me to stick to a weekly schedule that I created during my course, allowing me to increase my overall physical fitness and see results of my hard work. It has also taught me correct and safe ways to strengthen my body and the correct workouts I should be doing.  

What course are you taking?
Flexibility Training (Accelerated)

What did their teacher have to say about them?
Lauryn is a returning student and she is doing just as well this time as she did last time! She is a pleasure to work, submits quality work, and does a great job interacting with others.

Tell us something about you!
I would like to be an architect and I participate in competitive cheerleading.  

How has this course helped you improve your fitness level? It is helping me work towards my goal of cheering at the collegiate level. The course increases my flexibility and range of motion. 

What course are you taking?
Fitness Fundamentals 1

What did their teacher have to say about them?
Jake has been a consistent and dedicated student throughout the course. He is communicative and has regularly checked in when he has concerns or questions. His workouts have been consistent and well done. He sets new weekly goals and has seen great goal progression! I appreciate the quality, detail-oriented work he submits every week. It shows me that he comprehends the content he’s learning in the course. He’s been a pleasure to work with this semester!

Tell us something about you!
I like to play basketball, guitar, and ski. 

How will this course help you progress with your future goals? This course was very helpful in setting goals and keeping to schedules, both of which are really important in everyday life.

What course are you taking?
Strength Training (Accelerated)

What did their teacher have to say about them?
Taylor has been on top of her work from day 1, submits quality work, and is making great efforts to improve each week!

What do you like most about your Carone Learning course?
I like that this course is divided the way it is, making it very simple and easy to know what to complete, and do that. I like that each section has an in-depth quiz to make sure you know what you learned. I also like that it is ensured that you can apply what you learned, instead of the course just spouting information at you. 

What have you learned in your Carone Learning course that will most help you in your life? I learned that it is important to work every muscle of the body, not just the big ones. Also, it’s important to work opposing muscles, instead of just one muscle in a pair.

Has your course helped you improve your health?
When I started this course, I was very inactive and about average strength for my age and gender. I also struggled with something similar to asthma when running or exerting myself. This course has helped me grow stronger, but more importantly to me, has helped me increase my stamina, endurance, and cardiovascular health.

Please share any other thoughts about your Carone Learning course
I really like Carone Learning because the platform/user interface is really easy to use and understand. The calendar makes it clear what needs to happen, and assignments can be done out of order. For example, the assignment comes before a quiz about the content in the calendar, but I prefer to take a quiz right after learning the content, then do the assignment. CL does not prevent me from jumping around. Also, both courses I have taken through CL have had great instructors. 

What course are you taking?
Advanced PE

What did their teacher have to say about them?
Julianna had a rough start this semester due to a lingering illness and busy course schedule. Despite the difficulties, she has persevered! Considering she was really sick for the first part of the semester I am incredibly impressed that she was still motivated and disciplined enough to meet the minimum requirements each week for her exercises and has since progressed from there. We’re nearly finished with the course and her last checkpoint response shared that she has reached a point where she enjoys the workouts and is feeling good doing them, which is worth celebrating! In addition to the physical progress, she is putting a lot of effort into the rest of the coursework and I’m proud of her. Great job, Julianna!

Tell us something about you?
I love to read and hang out with my friends. I am not quite sure what I want to do when I grow up, but right now, I am thinking about majoring in communications and business. 

What have you enjoyed most about your Carone Learning course?
What I have enjoyed most about my Carone Learning course is not necessarily the content, although I did like using my creativity to do some of the assignments, but the support and encouragement I received from Ms. Richards, my teacher. Without her understanding, support, and guidance, I would not have had the motivation to complete the course.  

What course are you taking?
Strength Training

What did their teacher have to say about them?
Alyssa has persisted in her strength training course and is doing so well even with physical limitations! She’s been working hard with a few family members and is overcoming physical hurdles like a champ!

What course are you taking?
Fitness Fundamentals 1 Accelerated

What did their teacher have to say about them?
Halle has been an all-star student this semester! She got right to work with her assignments and got her fitness goals all set up and ready to go. Halle has consistently worked hard in her weekly workouts and strives to do her best to meet her weekly goals. Despite being a busy student she has also done well to ponder on the content she’s learning about and her responses in assignments and discussion reflect that, she has some great feedback and thoughts on the topics that have been introduced in the course – I’m always impressed with what she has to share. I always love seeing my students learn and enjoy the learning process like she seems to.

Tell us something about you.
 In my free time I enjoy reading through the Bible, writing short stories (I have written over 80 short stories since 4th grade!), going to Bible studies and learning about God, singing, playing violin and piano, learning instruments like the harp and guitar, participating in the musical, bouldering and rock climbing, cooking, enjoying fellowship and community with other disciples of Christ, and honestly anything that involves being outside! I also enjoy time with my family. They are so important to me.

God has been calling me to be a nurse and I am so excited to then go on mission trips around the world as a missionary nurse too! I want to plant seeds of Christ’s love in other’s hearts and make sure they know that they are loved and seen. Nursing is such an amazing career for this calling!

I wanted to pursue this online course of Intro to Nursing with Mrs. Wheelwright because I wanted to gain more knowledge of what nurses do. I have already had over 100 hours of experience in the hospital shadowing nurses and also volunteering and helping PCTs with their tasks. From these experiences I’ve learned what kind of nurse I want to be, that is, a loving, empathetic, patient, and respectful nurse! Nurses go through a lot and sometimes aren’t treated very kindly, but this will only push me to love others more. I am excited to see how God will work through me!

What course are you taking?
Intro to Nursing 1

What have you enjoyed most about your Carone Learning course?
I have enjoyed that the Carone Learning course is self paced! I am very involved in my school with leadership positions (NHS Officer, Orchestra Social Chair, Chapel Committee, Head of Praise Band and Co-Founder, Podcast Team) and so I have enjoyed how flexible the course is! It doesn’t cause me to feel stressed and I like learning about the career of nursing! Mrs. Wheelwright also checks in on me quite often and makes sure that I am doing well which is so kind! Even though it is an online course, it feels like it’s in person and this is another thing I enjoy about it.

What did their teacher have to say about them?
Alexa is a wonderful student to work with! She’s dedicated to her studies and eager to learn. She’s working towards becoming a nurse and I respect that she relies on her hard earned knowledge and faith to help her through her course work.