What do these courses entail?
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Personal, Social & Community Health NOTE: Single gender classes SUB-STRANDS Personal Identity and Change Staying Safe Healthy and Active Communities In Health, students develop health literacy skills to evaluate health information and messages in the media and evaluate their impact on personal identity and the health of the broader community. They continue to develop and refine communication techniques to enhance interactions with others, including situations where the giving or denying of consent is required. Students develop skills and strategies to promote respectful relationships, and an understanding of how emotional responses impact relationships. By the end of the year, students can explain the impact of social and cultural influences on personal identity and health, safety and wellbeing. They analyse images and media messages about health, and examine choices that support the development of respectful relationships. Students evaluate the impact of strategies to promote respectful relationships. UNITS OF CONTENT Topics covered include: - Pre-Driving Education (Keys4Life Program) - Risk Reduction, Safe Decision-Making (e.g. Alcohol) - Support Agencies and Health Promotion Organisations - Resilience, Personal Identity - Healthy relationships and Love - Body Image, Reproduction Health and Sexuality - Preventing Alcohol-Related Trauma in Youth (P.A.R.T.Y.) Program - Excursion opportunity to Royal Perth Hospital - Wellbeing, Emotional Intelligence and Community Action |
Movement & Physical Activity NOTE: Single gender classes SUB-STRANDS Movement Skills Understanding Movement Interpersonal Skills In Year 10, students continue to improve performance, and transfer learned movement skills with increasing proficiency and success across a variety of contexts. They use feedback to improve performance and critically evaluate movement responses based on the outcome of previous performances. Students create plans to enhance or maintain levels of lifelong physical activity to improve fitness, health and wellbeing. They investigate skills, such as leadership and apply these to motivate participation and contribute to effective team relationships and performance. Students are also provided with opportunities to apply fair play and ethical behaviour to influence the outcome of physical activities. By the end of the year, students can select, use and evaluate individual movement skills and sequences and implement tactics appropriate to the physical activity context, based on the outcome of previous performances. They apply appropriate technique while performing skills that increase in complexity. Students describe ways to measure perceived exertion in response to physical activity. Students demonstrate ethical behaviour, fair play and teamwork in various contexts and apply skills and strategies to improve team performance toward inclusive, lifelong participation. UNITS OF CONTENT Sports include:
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Physical Education Science
NOTE: Mixed gender classes;
Year-long course
Students will develop specialised skills, strategies and tactics in selected sports over the year. There is an emphasis on preparation and performance in competitive sport situations. Learning of sports science concepts is conducted through theoretical lessons, as well as practical fitness workouts and laboratory sessions. All aspects of this course provide students with a basic understanding of the requirements needed in senior school Physical Education Studies courses.
Students MUST commit to all of the practical activities on and off-campus, and ensure safe, effective use of resources and opportunities. Students also need exceptional Kolbe standards, mindful that they are representing our College, our Learning Area and the PE Science program in the wider community.
UNITS OF CONTENT
Topics covered include:
NOTE: Mixed gender classes;
Year-long course
Students will develop specialised skills, strategies and tactics in selected sports over the year. There is an emphasis on preparation and performance in competitive sport situations. Learning of sports science concepts is conducted through theoretical lessons, as well as practical fitness workouts and laboratory sessions. All aspects of this course provide students with a basic understanding of the requirements needed in senior school Physical Education Studies courses.
Students MUST commit to all of the practical activities on and off-campus, and ensure safe, effective use of resources and opportunities. Students also need exceptional Kolbe standards, mindful that they are representing our College, our Learning Area and the PE Science program in the wider community.
UNITS OF CONTENT
Topics covered include:
- Functional Anatomy
- Exercise Physiology
- Biomechanics
- Motor learning and Coaching
- Developing Skills, Strategies and Tactics
- Fitness
- Lawn Bowls (excursion)
- Golf (excursion)
- Gaelic Football
Outdoor Education
NOTE: Mixed gender classes;
Year-long course;
There is an additional Levy attached to this course (added to school fees)
"The Outdoor Education camp was challenging because it was my first time camping and having to be organised for myself. It was good going with friends who are supportive and our teacher prepared us well. I had a great time over the whole course and take away very positive memories from my experiences. "
Enjoyment and adventure in the outdoors are part of our heritage and the Australian environment and nature offers a perfect place in which to be fulfil our dreams. The outdoors is also a great teacher. In this course we emphasise the importance of understanding and respecting creation and immersing ourselves in it's presence. Outdoor learning philosophies are adopted, such as minimal impact and sustainability, personal challenge and reflection, and student-centred experiential learning.
Students MUST commit to ALL of the practical activities on and off-campus, and ensure safe, effective use of resources and opportunities. Students also need exceptional Kolbe standards, mindful that they are representing our College, our Learning Area and the Outdoor Education program in the wider community.
Students need to ensure that they can satisfactorily complete the following practical skills tests before progressing in this course:
Topics covered will include:
NOTE: Mixed gender classes;
Year-long course;
There is an additional Levy attached to this course (added to school fees)
"The Outdoor Education camp was challenging because it was my first time camping and having to be organised for myself. It was good going with friends who are supportive and our teacher prepared us well. I had a great time over the whole course and take away very positive memories from my experiences. "
Enjoyment and adventure in the outdoors are part of our heritage and the Australian environment and nature offers a perfect place in which to be fulfil our dreams. The outdoors is also a great teacher. In this course we emphasise the importance of understanding and respecting creation and immersing ourselves in it's presence. Outdoor learning philosophies are adopted, such as minimal impact and sustainability, personal challenge and reflection, and student-centred experiential learning.
Students MUST commit to ALL of the practical activities on and off-campus, and ensure safe, effective use of resources and opportunities. Students also need exceptional Kolbe standards, mindful that they are representing our College, our Learning Area and the Outdoor Education program in the wider community.
Students need to ensure that they can satisfactorily complete the following practical skills tests before progressing in this course:
- Swim Test
- Safe entries and demonstrate they can be calm about the water at all times
- Water orientation and survival skills (float, scull, tread water, duck diving, use of floatation devices, etc)
- Rope throw and retrieve rescue technique
- Tow rescue technique
Topics covered will include:
- Team Building
- Hiking/Bushwalking
- Mapping, Navigation and Orienteering
- Water-based Skills and recreation, including Paddling
- First Aid
- Roping, Climbing and Abseiling
- Camping and Adventuring/Survival 'hacks'
- Expedition Planning
- Leadership, Personal Growth and Interpersonal Skills
- Mountain Biking
- Camp Cooking
- Developing a Relationship with the Environment/Nature
What Learning pathways could these courses take me on?
