HFN1O/2O – Grade 9 Food and Nutrition Online Course (Ontario)

HFN1O/2O, Food and Nutrition, is an Open course in which students learn about healthy eating, the nutritional value of foods, food preparation, and food safety. Students explore how social, cultural, and economic factors shape food choices and build practical skills for planning and preparing meals.

Both. The same course runs as HFN1O at the Grade 9 level and HFN2O at the Grade 10 level, earning one Open credit either way. Pick whichever grade level fits the credits you still need toward your OSSD.

In HFN1O/2O you learn the fundamentals of nutrition and healthy eating, how to prepare food safely, how to read and apply nutrition information, and how culture, media, and budget influence food choices — practical knowledge you can use right away.

Yes. HFN1O/2O includes hands-on food preparation you complete at home using everyday ingredients, alongside learning about nutrition, healthy eating, and food safety. You apply what you learn by preparing simple foods and reflecting on the results, so the course blends practical cooking with nutrition theory.

Take HFN1O/2O if food, cooking, and nutrition are what interest you — it goes deep on healthy eating and hands-on food preparation. Take HIF1O/2O if you want broader life skills: relationships, personal well-being, and everyday living alongside some food basics. Both are Open, no-prerequisite courses worth one credit, so it comes down to your interests.

No. HFN1O/2O is an Open course with no prerequisite, so any Grade 9 or Grade 10 student can enrol. It is a popular hands-on elective for students interested in food, health, and nutrition, offered in a flexible self-paced format.

Yes. Many students take one or two OES courses alongside their regular day school to free up a timetable, resolve a conflict, or work ahead. OES notifies your day school and your HFN1O/2O mark is added to your Ontario Student Transcript. The course is self-paced with year-round registration, so it fits around your existing schedule.

Yes. Ontario students who started Grade 9 in the 2020–21 school year or later must earn at least two online learning credits to graduate, and HFN1O/2O at OES — a Ministry-inspected online school (BSID #667186) — counts toward that requirement. An opt-out process exists through school boards, and specific provisions apply to students affected by the 2021 school closures.

HFN1O/2O meets the Ministry of Education’s attendance and participation expectations through activities blended directly into the course. OES requires students to log in at least once per week for attendance, and participation activities appear throughout the course and are reflected in the grade book — preserving self-paced flexibility while satisfying the requirements for online courses.

Ontario’s Growing Success policy pre-determines the evaluation structure for every credit. Beginning in the 2026–27 school year, HFN1O/2O is graded on classroom work completed throughout the course (65%) plus a Ministry-mandated final evaluation worth 20% for Grades 9–10, with attendance and participation also reflected in the final grade. A credit is granted at 50% or higher — and as an inspected private school, OES may administer final evaluations online, while school-board online courses generally require in-person exam sittings.