Family Studies

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Family Studies prepares the students with skills for life. It provides a grounding for many courses in post-secondary institutions and careers involved in the health services and professions.

Family Studies 10 Open 1.0 Credit
Family Studies 10 is comprised of two units:
Unit 1 - Foods and Nutrition: Foods and Nutrition is designed to enhance students’ understanding of the relationships between one’s lifestyle and nutritional well-being, to help students apply that knowledge to meal management and wise consumer decisions and to help students develop an appreciation of one’s cultural heritage and its influence on food choices. This course is developed around three modules:
Nutrition and Health (adequate nutrition, nutrition and active living, and special concerns in nutrition)
Meal Management (food consumerism, lifestyle trends, and technological influences) Food, Culture and You (Canadian food heritage, international foods, and food and you today)
Unit 2 - Child Studies: Child Studies is designed to explore the many roles and responsibilities involved in the caring of young children, to provide students with practical information on nurturing and interacting with children, and to develop in students an appreciation of the importance of nutrition, play, music, and language in child development. This course is developed around four modules:
Caring for Children (parenting decisions, daycare for children, protecting children)
Learning Through Play (stages of play, kinds of play, toy safety)
Nourishment for Children (nutrition and the young child, creative meal planning, eating problems)
and EITHER
Story Time for Children (exploring children’s literature, selecting books for children, storytelling)
OR
Music for Children (value of music experiences, selecting music and songs, rhythm and creative movement activities)
 

Child Studies 11 Open 1.0 Credit
Child Studies is a full credit course designed to explore the meaning and implications of responsible parenthood, to acquire current information regarding reproduction, pregnancy and childbirth, to explore significant issues of early childhood, and to apply the understanding of child development to the care and guidance of children. This course is developed around five modules:

• Decisions about Parenthood

• The Beginning of Parenthood

• Early Childhood Development

• Special Concerns in Child Development

• Practical Experiences with Children

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