Summer Learning Opportunities for Rising 9th Graders
Rising 9th graders may register for Health and Personal Fitness (PE) only. Both classes are required for graduation. Students may choose to take these classes in the summer to make room for electives in their regular schedule.
• Gwinnett Online Campus 2025 Summer Session: June 2-June 27
Register online at MyPaymentsPlus by May 23
• Online Campus has limited spaces for Personal Fitness (PE) and Health, so register early to ensure a space
• All tuition fees are due at the time of registration
Health and Personal Fitness (PE) Course Information
Both Health and Personal Fitness (PE) are Required for Graduation
Health covers knowledge and skills necessary for personal health and well-being and the prevention and treatment of injury. Additional information covered includes disease prevention, relationships, consumer health, the life cycle, and preventing abuse of tobacco, alcohol, and drugs.
Personal Fitness (PE) provides students with the basic knowledge and understanding that physical fitness, exercise, and diet are essential in developing and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
Important Information about Taking PE and Health Online
On the first day of the session, students will access their online course through the GCPS eCLASS student portal. Students will use their GCPS student ID number for their username and their portal password to log in. If this is the first time you are logging into the portal this year, your password is your 8 digit birthdate (MMDDYYYY). For example, if your birthday is January 1, 2004, your initial portal password will be 01012004. Once logged in, click on the button on the right that says Gwinnett Online Campus (the one with the black GOC logo). This should take you directly into Brightspace D2L. Click the 3x3 waffle at the top right to find your courses.
By the first day of the session, students will receive a welcome phone call from their teacher, or a welcome email sent to their GCPS email address, not to a personal email address. The teacher’s contact information also is posted on the course home page. Students are expected to check their GCPS email daily during the summer session for important information.
Important Beginning of Term Information
“Summer Beginning of Term Information” is part of the registration system in MyPaymentsPlus. When the course is selected in MyPaymentsPlus, the Beginning of Term (BOT) letter will automatically pop up. The letter requires a signature confirming that the student has read and understands the information. This information is also available HERE.
Personal Fitness (PE)
Students will complete a pre-fitness self-test at home. Please visit the our Summer Health/PE page HERE for a detailed description of how we use fitness tracking technology to help the teachers assess students’ activity with this course.