HACE

Grade Seven

Subject Health & Career Education
Course Name Health & Career Education 7 (HACE 7)
Core or Elective Core
Prerequisite
Texts
Course Outline The aim of Health and Career Education is to provide students with the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to be informed decision makers and to make healthy and safe choices. HACE is designed to help students maintain, reinforce and develop skills, attitudes and behaviours that can enhance their personal well-being throughout their lives and prepare them to deal with a world of complex, ongoing change. The curriculum recognizes the inter-related areas of intellectual development, human and social development and career development in creating healthy and active educated citizens.

Topics of study include:

  • Goals and Decisions
  • Career Development
  • Health – Healthy Living, Healthy Relationships, Safety & Injury Prevention, Substance Misuse Prevention
  • Suggested support material or extension reading
    Exams None
    Major assignments and due dates Students will be expected to fully participate in all activities, discussions and projects. Students will be assessed using the following formula:

    Quizzes & Tests:                                                   10%

    Assignments (Includes Homework):                 20%

    Projects/Presentations:                                      20%

    Class Participation & Attitude:                           50%

    Fieldtrips Guest speakers & field trips relevant to topics of study will be announced according to proposed schedule
    Co- curricular activities Student Council, Leadership activities on and off campus

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    Grade Nine

    Subject Health & Career Education
    Course Name Health & Career Education 9 (HACE 9)
    Core or Elective Core
    Prerequisite Health &Career Education 8
    Texts
    Course Outline The aim of Health and Career Education is to provide students with the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to be informed decision makers and to make healthy and safe choices. HACE is designed to help students maintain, reinforce and develop skills, attitudes and behaviours that can enhance their personal well-being throughout their lives and prepare them to deal with a world of complex, ongoing change. The curriculum recognizes the inter-related areas of intellectual development, human and social development and career development in creating healthy and active educated citizens.

  • Topics of study include:
  • Goals and Decisions
  • Education
  • Career Development
  • Health – Healthy Living, Healthy Relationships, Safety & Injury Prevention, Substance Misuse Prevention
  • Suggested support material or extension reading
    Exams None
    Major assignments and due dates Students will be expected to fully participate in all activities, discussions and projects. Students will be assessed using the following formula:

    Quizzes & Tests:                                                   10%

    Assignments (Includes Homework):                 20%

    Projects/Presentations:                                      20%

    Class Participation & Attitude:                           50%

    Fieldtrips Guest speakers & field trips relevant to topics of study will be announced according to proposed schedule
    Co- curricular activities Student Council, Leadership activities on and off campus