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St. Edmund Campion Secondary School
Department of Canadian & World Studies |
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COURSE NAME: Parenting
COURSE CODE: HPC 3O1
LEVEL: Grade 11, Open
COURSE INSTRUCTORS: Mrs. Studdert and Ms. Jones
OFFICE: Canadian & World Studies Office, 2nd Floor
COURSE TEXT: Parenting: Rewards and Responsibilities
STUDENT WORKBOOK: Cost - $10 per student
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 6 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.
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CURRICULUM STRANDS AND OVERALL EXPECTATIONS |
Self and Others
Overall Expectations
SOV.01 · describe factors that contribute to the healthy development of children before and during birth, and in the first few months after birth;
SOV.02 · explain patterns in the social, emotional, intellectual, moral, and physical development of children;
SOV.03 · evaluate their own practical experiences involving children.
Personal and Social Responsibilities
Overall Expectations
PRV.01 · demonstrate an understanding of the need for preparation to become a parent;
PRV.02 · demonstrate an understanding of the responsibility parents have for ensuring quality communication in their family;
PRV.03 · describe the nature of and the responsibilities involved in parenting.
Diversity and Universal Concerns
Overall Expectations
UCV.01 · identify social and cultural variations in family forms and parenting approaches;
UCV.02 · identify and evaluate various child-rearing practices and beliefs, and parenting techniques;
UCV.03 · demonstrate an understanding of the common experiences of young children across cultures.
Social and Legal Challenges of Parenthood
Overall Expectations
LCV.01 · demonstrate an understanding of the challenges facing parents throughout the early-childhood years;
LCV.02 · describe the role society plays in the lives of children and families;
LCV.03 · demonstrate an understanding of child abuse and family violence, and outline strategies to secure a safe, non-violent environment for all children.
Research and Inquiry Skills
Overall Expectations
ISV.01 · use appropriate social science research methods in the investigation of a wide range of issues that concern parents of young children;
ISV.02 · use appropriate methods for organizing and analysing data collected;
ISV.03 · compile and present the results of their research effectively.
Units to be Covered:
Unit 1 Preparation for Parenthood
Unit 2 Pregnancy and Birth
Unit 3 Infant Care
Unit 4 Child Development
Unit 5 Challenges for Families
Unit 6 Topics in Parenting
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ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION |
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.
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Term Work |
60% |
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Baby Simulation
Final Culminating Activity |
10%
15% |
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Final Exam |
15% |
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.
¨ There will be a course fee of $10 to cover the cost of the student workbook to be collected by the teacher at the beginning of the semester.
¨ 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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Knowledge and Understanding.
• Subject-specific content acquired in each course (knowledge), and the comprehension of its meaning and significance (understanding). |
25% |
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Thinking.
The use of critical and creative thinking skills and/or processes, as follows :
• planning skills (e.g., focusing research, gathering information, organizing an inquiry)
• processing skills (e.g., analysing, evaluating, synthesizing)
• critical/creative thinking processes (e.g., inquiry, problem solving, decision making, research) |
25% |
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Communication.
The conveying of meaning through various forms , as follows :
• oral (e.g., story, role play, song, debate)
• written (e.g., report, letter, diary)
• visual (e.g., model, map, chart, movement, video, computer graphics) |
25% |
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Application.
• The use of knowledge and skills to make connections within and between various contexts. |
25% |
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