2008 09 Calendar.indd - Algoma District School Board

Guidance and Career Education
______________________________________________________________
Advanced Learning Strategies: Skills for Success Aer Secondary School, Grade 12, Open (GLS4O/GLE4O/GLE3O)
This course improves students’ learning and personal management skills, preparing them to make successful transions to work,
training, and/or postsecondary educaon desnaons. Students will assess their learning abilies and use literacy, numeracy, and
research skills and personal management techniques to maximize their learning. Students will invesgate trends and resources to
support their postsecondary employment, training, and/or educaon choices and develop a plan to help them meet their learning
and career goals. Prerequisite: For GLS4O – Career Studies, Grade 10, Open, For GLE4O and GLE3O – Recommendaon of Principal
Navigang the Workplace, Grade 12, Open (GLN4O)
This course provides students with opportunies to develop the workplace skills and work habits required for success in all types
of workplaces. Students will explore occupaons and careers of interest through parcipaon in real workplace experiences. They
will make plans for connued learning and work, work with others to design learning experiences, and invesgate the resources and
support required to make a smooth transion to their postsecondary desnaon. Prerequisite: None Alexander Henry, Elliot Lake,
Korah, SJD, and White Pines only. At CASS, this is one credit of the 4 credit cooperave educaon package.
Health & Physical Education
______________________________________________________________
Healthy Acve Living Educaon, Grade 12, Open (PPL4O)
This course focuses on the development of a personalized approach to healthy acve living through parcipaon in a variety of
sports and recreaonal acvies that have the potenal to engage students’ interest throughout their lives. Students will develop
and implement personal physical fitness plans. In addion, they will be given opportunies to refine their decision-making, conflictresoluon,
and interpersonal skills, with a view to enhancing their mental health and their relaonships with others. Prerequisite:
None Alexander Henry, Bawang, CASS, Chapleau, Elliot Lake, Korah, SJD, WC Eaket, and White Pines only
Outdoor Acvies, Grade 12, Open (PAD40)
This course focuses on the development of a personalized approach to healthy acve living through parcipaon in a variety of
outdoor acvies that have the potenal to engage students’ interest throughout their lives. Students will develop and implement
personal physical fitness plans. In addion, they will be given opportunies to refine their decision-making, conflict-resoluon, and
interpersonal skills, with a view to enhancing their mental health and their relaonships with others. Prerequisite: None Bawang (
Semester 2) and SJD only. Also available as part of the ADSB Outdoor Educaon Program at SJD.
Exercise Science, Grade 12, University Preparaon (PSE4U)
This course focuses on the study of human movement and of systems, factors, and principles involved in human development.
Students will learn about the effects of physical acvity on health and performance, the evoluon of physical acvity and sports,
and the factors that influence an individual’s parcipaon in physical acvity. The course prepares students for university programs
in physical educaon, kinesiology, recreaon, and sports administraon. Prerequisite: Any Grade 11 university or university/college
preparaon course in science, or any Grade 11 or 12 open course in health and physical educaon Recommended: SBI3U Bawang,
CASS, Elliot Lake, Korah, Michipicoten, SJD, WC Eaket, and White Pines only
Recreaon and Fitness Leadership, Grade 12, College Preparaon (PLF4C)
This course focuses on the development of leadership and coordinaon skills related to recreaonal acvies. Students will acquire
the knowledge and skills required to plan, organize, and implement recreaonal events. They will also learn how to promote the
value of physical fitness, personal well-being, and personal safety to others through mentoring. The course will prepare students for
college programs in recreaonal, leisure, and fitness leadership. Prerequisite: Any Grade 11 or 12 open course in health and physical
educaon Bawang, CASS, ELSS, Korah, Michipicoten, SJD, and White Pines only
64 ADSB 2008-2009 Course Calendar