These courses study human development from conception through adolescence. The following topics are studied: communication, personal identity, relationship with family and peers, human physical development, intellectual, social and emotional growth, identifying important issues at each stage of development and problem solving strategies and solutions. Students will learn parenting skills through
the use of ―Real Care‖ babies.
LEADERSHIP 9 LEADERSHIP 10
Student leadership may give committed grade 9-10 students the opportunity to:
1. gain practical experience in a democratic governance model and formal business meeting procedures. ie. serving on the municipal council, B.C. Student Voice and Government Youth Boards.
2. to improve student and teacher relations and to work for the general betterment of the student body consistent with school board policies.
3. to raise funds to further the purpose of the class (World Vision Child, and school events and dances.)
4. to endeavor to develop a sense of responsibility, initiative, leadership and school pride.
5. to foster student interest in, and to provide opportunities for student participation in all school events.
6. to provide leadership for student council
7. to attend student leadership conferences and workshops and retreats. An overnight class retreat may be planned each semester for in-depth study of leadership topics. Each student must keep a journal of additional hours to equal 30 hours for credit. Any volunteer work for the benefit of school counts in hours if not credited elsewhere.
8. to develop a school leadership web site & use it as a link to other schools.
PEER TUTORING 10 PEER TUTORING 11 PEER TUTORING 12
Prerequisite: Students will be screened for this program Peer Tutoring 11 and 12 will be of interest to students considering a career in a helping occupation such as teaching, medicine, early childhood education, social work, and police work. Students will receive training in a helpful and supportive teaching environment. In addition, they will learn how to keep and plan a logbook while learning new ways to help other students with their school work. Peer tutors will tutor in a classroom or the learning assistance area under the direction of a teacher. Tutoring will generally occur during a regular school block. Students will be evaluated on their attendance, modeling good student behavior, and tutoring a student on the material planned by the teacher. Regular weekly meetings are also necessary.
HUMAN SERVICES 11A
If you enjoy working with children and would like to learn about Child Development, then Human Services is the course for you. The course focuses on all areas of Child Development from Birth to age 6. Students will learn parenting skills through the use of RealCare babies, conduct childhood observations and explore career opportunities in working with children. A variety of practical projects are also included in this course as they relate to child development.
FAMILY STUDIES 11
The content of the Family Studies curriculum is concerned with human growth and development, interpersonal relationships, management of human and material resources, and social and physical environments. The curriculum is designed to encourage students to use processes of decision making, communicating, and problem solving in a wide variety of learning situations. The ―Real Care‖ babies parenting simulation is included in this course.
HUMAN SERVICES 12A
The course focuses on child development of the toddler and preschool child. While learning about different aspects of child development, students will plan and implement a variety of programs and activities for young children. Practical projects and field trips will be included in this course as well as the use of the RealCare babies.
FAMILY STUDIES 12
This course is intended to broaden the students‘ understanding of the family structure, resource management, life cycle, families in crisis, the adult years with emphasis on the young adult, and child development and parenting.
PSYCHOLOGY 12
Psychology 12 is the science that studies the behaviours and mental processes of living individuals. This course is designed to give students a broad overview of psychology, focusing on both themselves and humans in general. Topics to be explored include:
Sensations and perceptions
Personality and social psychology
Stress and coping
Hereditary basis for behaviour
Abnormal behaviour
QUEST FOR COMMUNITY 12
This course will provide the skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary for the establishment of vibrant, caring, and sustainable communities. The student will engage in
independent study of a variety of local communities assessing their strengths, needs and areas for improvement. Students will engage in small and large group work and will travel locally and internationally in the quest to find what makes a community strong, sustainable, and resilient. By the end of this course, students will have developed the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to: build and maintain vibrant, affirming, sustainable communities, and become self-directed, life-long learners.
LEADERSHIP 11 LEADERSHIP 12
Prerequisite: Leadership 11
This course has been developed to help make students at the grade 11 levels become more aware of their abilities and capabilities to influence or lead others in positive ways. It will help students develop the organizational skills needed to help make events positively influence students in school, people in our community, province, country and even people throughout the world.
Leadership may be offered in conjunction with ConnectEd (SD67‘s Distributed Learning Centre). These courses are usually offered in a blended fashion, which means students
usually work at their local schools or with affiliate organizations. The courses have an online component
and usually leverage students‘ connections with outside agencies, clubs or neighbourhood schools.
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