Year 9 2018 Mrs Kimberly Eyre Secondary Curriculum Manager Year 9 Handbook 2018 Explanation of subjects and electives Overview of Curriculum Advice on how to make your choices online Tonights presentations will be placed on the ID: 629099
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Curriculum Information Evening – ‘Making choices’Year 9 2018
Mrs Kimberly Eyre
Secondary Curriculum ManagerSlide2
Year 9 Handbook 2018
Explanation of subjects and electives
Overview of Curriculum
Advice on how to make your choices online
Tonight’s presentations will be placed on the
College
W
ebsite
tomorrow.Slide3
Curriculum Focus at LJBC – Subject and Course choices
A Curriculum suite that focusses on developing a well rounded student who is well equipped to face the challenges of life in the 21
st
Century
Course and subject choice pathways that cater for the diverse needs of our students – there are many different and flexible ways to achieve entry into post Secondary training and work placements
Providing a wide range of curriculum choices that will allow students to experience success in their chosen academic pathwaysSlide4
Compulsory subjects in Year 9English
Mathematics
Science
Humanities &
Social Sciences (HASS)
Streams – Extension, General or Foundation classes
Streaming is applied up to and including Year 10
Foundation classes may simply run as smaller General classes depending on the academic needSlide5
Compulsory subjects in Year 9 continued…
Health and Physical Education
Wellbeing Program
Christian EducationSlide6
Year 9 Students will study a combination of subjects that are aligned with either the Australian Curriculum or the current Curriculum Framework.Currently, Phase 1 subjects are implemented at Lake Joondalup Baptist College. All Phase 2 and 3 will be implemented in 2018, meeting the deadline for full implementation of Australian Curriculum.
However
, Languages will take a little longer.Slide7
WACE 2016 onwards …At LJBC, subjects in Lower Secondary are designed to prepare students for the new Australian Curriculum aligned courses that were implemented for Year 11 and Year 12 to meet WACE requirements from 2016 onwards.Slide8
Year 9Health & Physical Education and Wellbeing Program
– compulsory components
All students will participate in the subject, Health and Physical Education as well as a compulsory Wellbeing Program in Year 9.
The subject , Health & Physical Education and the Wellbeing Program aim to provide the knowledge and skills for students to pursue healthy lifestyle choices and decisions.Slide9
Additional Compulsory SubjectsChristian Education
The Year 9 Christian Education class will take them on a journey called ‘The Rite Journey’ helping them to discover who they are and about their own moral and value systems on their way to becoming young adults. Slide10
Year 9Elective subjects
Choice of three from
four
Learning Areas
Electives are designed to ensure that there are options that will lead to a wide variety of pathways through Year 10 and
11.
Languages
Health
and Physical EducationThe ArtsTechnologiesFuture Problem Solvers
(invitation to participate)
Note: Students
may not
choose
three
options from the same Learning AreaSlide11
Duration of an elective subject
We expect that students will enrol in an elective subject for the full year
Students will be permitted to change out of an elective mid-way through the year only if there are serious mitigating circumstances and only if there are available places in the alternative subject
Students in Year 9 may change electives in Year 10
All electives do prepare students for Senior Secondary subjects in Year 11 and 12Slide12
Year 9Health & Physical Education Electives
Specialised Physical Education
This subject provides knowledge and skills for students to engage in sport and recreation activities. Slide13
Outdoor EducationStudents will learn a variety of skills to experience outdoor activities, to build interpersonal and leadership skills and to understand and apply safety in indoor and outdoor activities.Slide14
Future Problem Solversby invitation from
the
Learning Enhancement Centre
For Year 9 students, this is an international education program that focusses on the development of critical, creative and futuristic thinking skills.
It challenges students to apply their imagination and thinking skills to some of the most significant issues facing the world today.Slide15
Year 9Languages
Japanese
Students will develop a better understanding of Japanese people and their culture and feel encouraged in their attempts to speak, listen, read and write in Japanese.
French
Students will develop a better understanding of the use of French language, Francophone culture and its people through the appropriate context of informal and formal language.Slide16
Additional information for Languages – for consideration
Year 9 Japanese or French is a prerequisite to continue with a Language in Year 10
Taking a Language in Year 12 provides an additional bonus for university entry – LOTE (Languages other than English) bonus.Slide17
Reminder that Year 9Humanities and Social Science (HASS)
is
no longer offered as an elective – now compulsory
Economics and Business
History
Geography
Civics and Citizenship