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COURSE NAME:   Raising Healthy Children

COURSE CODE:   HPC 3O1

LEVEL:  Grade 11, Open   

COURSE INSTRUCTORS:    Ms. Castro

OFFICE:         Canadian & World Studies Office, 2^nd Floor

COURSE TEXT:    Parenting: Raising Healthy Children

This course focuses on the skills and knowledge parents, guardians, and caregivers need, with particular emphasis on maternal health, pregnancy, birth, and the early years of human development (birth to six years old). Through study and practical experience, students will learn how to meet the developmental needs of young children, communicate with them, and effectively guide their early behaviour. Students will develop their research skills through investigations related to caregiving and child rearing.

This course focuses on the skills and knowledge needed to promote the positive and healthy nurturing of children, with particular emphasis on the critical importance of the early years to human development. Students will learn how to meet the developmental needs of young children, communicate and discipline effectively, and guide early behaviour. They will have practical experiences with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, and learn skills in researching and investigating questions relating to parenting.

This course reflects the Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations by confirming a commitment to Gospel values, and thereby, providing a deeper purpose for knowledge, skills, and applications. To ‘love one another’ lies at the centre of the Gospel and the centre of this course as it applies to the care, nurturing, and love of children. As a Catholic educator, the teacher goes beyond imparting skills and knowledge and assumes an additional responsibility, that is, for the moral and religious development of students.

The course is divided into 4 units and all activities are structured to support and reflect Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations. Each unit has been designed to infuse Catholic beliefs, values, and Church teachings into the content of the curriculum. A common thread that has been woven throughout this course is the importance of being a caring family member and it is appropriate that each unit encourages the development of this value. The Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations are appropriately infused into all units of this course and students have many opportunities to follow these guiding principles as they develop and mature into responsible, active members of the Catholic community.

A. RESEARCH AND INQUIRY SKILLS

OVERALL EXPECTATIONS Throughout this course, students will:

A1. Exploring: explore topics related to child development and child rearing, and formulate questions to guide their research;

A2. Investigating: create research plans, and locate and select information relevant to their chosen topics, using appropriate social science research and inquiry methods;

A3. Processing Information: assess, record, analyse, and synthesize information gathered through research; A4. Communicating and Reflecting: communicate the results of their research and inquiry clearly and effectively, and reflect on and evaluate their research, inquiry, and communication skills.

B. CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

OVERALL EXPECTATIONS By the end of this course, students will:

B1. Pregnancy, Birth, and Postnatal Care: describe factors that contribute to the healthy development of children before and during birth, and in the first few months after birth;

B2. Growth and Development: Stages and Influences: describe patterns in the healthy, social, emotional, cognitive, linguistic, and physical development of young children;

B3. Infant and Child Nutrition: demonstrate an understanding of the importance of nutrition for healthy development.

C. PERSONAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARENTS

OVERALL EXPECTATIONS By the end of this course, students will:

C1. Preparing for Parenting: demonstrate an understanding of how to prepare for the responsibilities of being a parent;

C2. Communicating With Young Children: demonstrate an understanding of strategies parents can use to ensure effective communication in their families;

C3. Applying Child-Rearing Knowledge and Skills: apply and assess their child-rearing knowledge and skills through practical experiences with children.

D. CHILD REARING AROUND THE WORLD

OVERALL EXPECTATIONS By the end of this course, students will:

D1. Family Variations: demonstrate an understanding of social and cultural variations in family forms and child-rearing approaches;

D2. Parenting Styles and Practices: demonstrate an understanding of a variety of child-rearing practices and their effects on children;

D3. Common and Diverse Experiences of Childhood: demonstrate an understanding of common and diverse experiences of young children in a variety of cultures and historical periods.

E. ADDRESSING SOCIAL CHALLENGES

OVERALL EXPECTATIONS By the end of this course, students will:

E1. Caregiving Challenges in the Early Years: demonstrate an understanding of the challenges facing parents throughout the early childhood years;

E2. Neglect and Abuse: describe strategies for building healthy family relationships in order to prevent neglect and/or physical, sexual, or emotional abuse of children;

E3. Society’s Role in the Lives of Children and Families: describe the roles and responsibilities of society in protecting and supporting children and families, and the responsibilities of caregivers towards children.

Units to be Covered:

Unit 1              Deciding To Become A Parent

Unit 2              Pregnancy and Birth

Unit 3              Infant Development

Unit 4              Child Development

A final grade is recorded for every course, and a credit is granted and recorded for every course in which the student's grade is 50% or higher. The final grade for each course in Grades 9–12 will be determined as follows:

• Seventy per cent(70%) of the grade will be based on evaluations conducted throughout the course.  This portion of the grade should reflect the student’s most consistent level of achievement
throughout the course, although special consideration should be given to more recent evidence
of achievement .

• Thirty per cent(30%) of the grade will be based on a final evaluation in the form of an examination, performance, essay, and/or other method of evaluation suitable to the course content and administered towards the end of the course.

Within these two areas, marks will be obtained using the four categories specified in the Ontario Curriculum: Canadian and World Studies, Grades 11 and 12 revised 2005.

       Your grade will include an equal assessment of the four strands above as required by the Ontario Curriculum.

       Your term work and baby simulation will represent 70% of your total mark. 

       The remaining 30% will come from the final examination (15%) and a culminating assignment (15%).

      Assignments, tests, presentations and any other summative evaluation will be recorded under the four strands.  Most evaluations will cover all four strands.

      Ability to display the required learning skills (Works Independently, Organization, Teamwork, Work Habits and Initiative) will be assessed through formative evaluations and reported.  Attention to these skills is essential for success in any course.

 The categories of knowledge and skills are described as follows:

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