WCDSB Course Calendar 2012-2013 - Wellington Catholic

Grade 11 Parenting(Open – HPC 3O1)This course focuses on the skills and knowledgeneeded to promote the positive and healthynurturing of children, with particular emphasis onthe critical importance of the early years tohuman development. Students will learn how tomeet the developmental needs of young children,communicate and discipline effectively, and guideearly behaviour. They will have practicalexperiences with infants, toddlers, andpreschoolers, and will learn skills in researchingand investigating questions relating to parenting.Grade 11 Living Spaces and Shelter(Open – HLS 3O1)This course analyzes how different types of livingspaces and forms of shelter meet people’sphysical, social, emotional and cultural needs andreflect society’s values, established patterns ofliving, and economic and technologicaldevelopments. Students will learn how to makepractical decisions about where to live and howto create functional and pleasing environmentsand will explore occupational opportunitiesrelated to housing and design. They will alsolearn skills used in researching and investigatingliving accommodations and housing.Grade 11 Fashion and CreativeExpression(Open – HNC 3O1)This course explores what clothing communicatesabout the wearer and how it becomes a creativeand entrepreneurial outlet through the design andproduction processes. Students will learn, throughpractical experiences, about the natureof fashion design, the characteristics of fibres andfabrics, the construction, production, and marketingof clothing, and how to plan and care for awardrobe that is appropriate for an individual’sappearance, activities, employment, and lifestyle.Students will develop research skills as they explorethe evolution of fashion and its relationship tosociety, culture, and individual psychology.Grade 11 Managing PersonalResources(Workplace Preparation – HIP 3E1)This course prepares students for livingindependently and working successfully withothers. Students will learn to manage theirpersonal resources (including talent, money, andtime), to develop interpersonal skills, and tounderstand economic influences on workplaceissues, in order to make wise and responsiblepersonal and occupational choices. This courseemphasizes the achievement of expectationsthrough practical experiences and introducesstudents to skills used in researching andinvestigating resource management.Grade 12 Philosophy:Questions and Theories(University Preparation – HZT 4U1)Prerequisite: Any University orUniversity/College Preparation coursein Social Sciences and Humanities,English or Canadian and World Studies.This course addresses three or more of the mainareas of philosophy: metaphysics, logic,epistemology, ethics, social and political philosophyand aesthetics. Students will learn critical thinkingskills, the main ideas expressed by philosophersfrom a variety of the world’s traditions, how todevelop and explain their own philosophical ideasand how to apply those ideas to contemporarysocial issues and personal experiences.Grade 12 Individuals andFamilies in a Diverse Society(University/College Preparation –HHS 4M1)Prerequisite: Any University, University/College, or College Preparationcourse in Social Sciences andHumanities, English,or Canadian and World Studies.This course applies current theories and researchfrom the disciplines of anthropology, psychologyand sociology to the study of individualdevelopment, family behaviour, intimate andparent-child relationships, and the ways in whichfamilies interact within the diverse Canadiansociety. Students will learn the interpersonal skillsrequired to contribute to the well being of familiesand the investigation skills required to conduct andevaluate research about individuals and families.Grade 12 Challenge andChange in Society(University/College Preparation –HSB 4M1)Prerequisite: Any University, University/College, or College Preparationcourse in Social Sciences andHumanities, English,or Canadian and World Studies.This course examines the theories andmethodologies used in anthropology, psychologyand sociology to investigate and explain shifts inknowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviour andtheir impact on society. Students will analysecultural, social and biological patterns in humansocieties, looking at the ways in which thosepatterns change over time. Students will alsoexplore the ideas of classical and contemporarysocial theorists and apply those ideas to theanalysis of contemporary trends.Grade 12 The Fashion Industry(Open – HNB 4O1)This course provides a historical perspective onfashion and design exploring the origins, influenceand importance of fashion as an expression ofnational, cultural, religious and personal identity.Students will learn about the many facets of theCanadian fashion industry, including bothlarge-scale and small entrepreneurial enterprisesand its worldwide links, as well as gainingexperience in garment design, production andcare. This course also refines student’s skills usedin researching and investigating various aspects ofthe fashion industry.TEchnologicalEducationIn these courses, studentswill develop an awareness ofenvironmental and societalissues, and will begin to exploresecondary and post-secondaryeducation and training pathwaysleading to careers in technologyrelatedfields.ExploringTechnologyGrade 9 Exploring Technologies(Open – TIJ 101)This course enables students to further exploreand develop technological knowledge and skillsintroduced in the elementary science andtechnology program. Students will be given theopportunity to design and create products and/orprovide services related to the varioustechnological areas or industries, working with avariety of tools, equipment, and softwarecommonly used in industry. In these courses,students will develop an awareness ofenvironmental and societal issues, and will beginto explore secondary and post-secondaryeducation and training pathways leading tocareers in technology-related fields.31