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“Everyone should have to take this class!! Boys and girls!”

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A Sample of Career Paths Linked to Family Studies  Market Researcher  Public Relations  Child & Youth Worker  ECE  Social Worker  Fashion Designer  Clothing Buyer  Interior Designer  Stylist  Cosmetologist  Gerontologist  Nurse  Pediatrician  Real Estate Agent  Financial Planner/ Advisor

 Teacher (Primary, Elementary, Secondary)

 Counselor  Psychologist  Sociologist  Chef  Nutritionist  Dietitian  Food Safety Inspector

 Lawyer  Parent  Biotechnologist  Jewellery Designer  Special Education  Speech Pathologist  Youth Outreach Worker  Corporate Trainer  Mediator  Fundraiser  Insurance Broker  Hotel Administrator  Architect  Event Planner  Research Analyst  Nanny  Physical/Occupational

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 Addiction Counselor  Food Stylist  Costume Designer  Home Care Worker  Corporate Trainer  Funeral Director  Human Resources

All Family Studies courses are open to males and females and most do not have pre-requisites.

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FAMILY STUDIES!! HUMBERVIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL

135 Kingsview Drive, Bolton, ON Canada L7E 3V8 Created by: Erika Leslie & Alison Harrington McCabe © 2010

Need more info? Ask a Family Studies teacher! 905-857-0771 ex 435

Grade 9 HIF Individual and Family Living

Looking Ahead…. (Course offerings may vary from year to year. Check your course calendar for details.)

IN GRADE 10 As you begin your journey into young adulthood, you need to know some basic life skills. What skills you ask? Well, stuff like how do you resolve problems or talk about issues that are really important to you— especially when you think no one is listening. Or how to decide between spending time with your family or going out with friends. How does saving the money from your part time job versus spending it all really differ in the long run? We can even help you reach your long term goals and get you cooking delicious food!

This course is all about YOU! Here’s what we do:

 Communication skills & conflict resolution  Goal setting & time Management skills  Working in Humberview’s playschool with young children and an ECE (mini co-op placement)  Decision Making & Resource Management  Healthy Eating and Food Preparation  Explore Family Relationship Dynamics  Introduction to Fashion  Learning more about Me! And we also…..  Explore Teen Issues (such as building healthy relationships, drugs & alcohol, healthy sexuality, teen pregnancy, sibling & parent relationships, future planning, community resources, healthy body image, building self esteem, etc.)

HFN FOOD & NUTRITION You will learn how to cook healthy and delicious food for yourself and others—what could be better? Learning why you eat, what influences your food choices, what foods create a healthy lifestyle, experiencing cultural foods and preparing a full meal are all a part of this course.

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CLOTHING

What you wear says a lot about who you are and what you do. Explore clothing and accessories, shopping strategies and retail formats. You will create an item of clothing for yourself and learn the basics about sewing and fashion.

IN GRADE 11 HPC RAISING HEALTHY CHILDREN A chance to experience what it is like to be a parent. Learning about healthy fetal, infant, and child development and influences such as culture and experience on childrearing, along with the responsibilities and challenges of parenthood. And yes, this is the course where you get to take a computerized “baby” home!

HNC UNDERSTANDING FASHION Explore clothing, colour and choice when it comes to the fashions of today and in the past. Investigate how culture, media, retail and the environment influence fashion trends. Along with learning how to choose the right clothing and styles for you, you will make your own garment that you keep.

HPW WORKING WITH INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN As an aunt or uncle, parent, friend, or through work, at some point in your life, you will develop a relationship with a child. With a focus on child development and the influences and challenges of culture, society, and environment, you will learn effective strategies for interacting with children. Students work along side our ECE in Humberview’s playschool.

HFC Food & Culture Why do people around the world eat different foods? Take a look at how Canadian food choices have been influenced by cultures around the world. Investigate the food traditions of a variety of cultures, and of course, prepare and eat foods from around the world.

HIR MANAGING PERSONAL & FAMILY RESOURCES One day, it will happen- you will no longer be living at home. How will you budget, make meals, be a responsible consumer, effectively communicate with others and find the resources in your community to remain employed in the changing market? Learn the skills needed to transition to adulthood and explore the ones you will need for your future family.

IN GRADE 12 HFA NUTRITION & HEALTH You are what you eat! Learn more about food and how to prepare it. Expand your knowledge of nutrition and issues related to food—food security, food production, food technology, food modification, food habits and how food effects your health. Our Peel Platinum Chef competition is the highlight of HFA. Thinking about a career in the food industry? This is your course!

HHS INDIVIDUALS & F AMILIES IN A DIVERSE SO CIETY Family. It’s the root of what binds us together. But family life is complicated and sometimes very challenging. We learn about theoretical frameworks for studying the family, cultural variations of family life, families & youth throughout history, emerging adult development and building healthy committed relationships. Marriage & Family counselors, psychologists, gerontologists and social and youth workers are some of the careers related to this course.

HHG ISSUES IN HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT If you’re thinking about a career related to children and/or youth this course is exactly what you need.. “Issues” explores critical components of child development, explores the current research and applies your knowledge and skills in our playschool co-op-style placement. Topic include: brain growth and enrichment, child development theories, learning theories, the impact of child abuse & neglect, pre-natal and early childhood development.

HNB THE WORLD OF FASHION Haute Couture isn’t just a fancy word, it’s a method of creating the very best in clothing and this course teaches you some of the “hautest” skills of the industry! If you love fashion, love sewing, love textiles, love colours and love creating new trends; this course is perfect. Careers as a fashion designer, merchandisers, buyer, stylist, cosmetologist are all linked to this course. But if you just want to develop your sewing skills from HNC, that’s fine too! It’s sew good!