This course explores the factors that affect attitudes and decisions about food, examines current issues of body image and food marketing, and is grounded in the scientific study of nutrition.  Students will learn how to make informed food choices and how to prepare foods, and will investigate our Canadian food heritage and food industries, as well as global food issues.  The course also introduces students to research skills related to food and nutrition.

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 will learn skills in researching and investigating questions relating to parenting.

This course introduces the theories, questions, and issues that are the major concern of anthropology, psychology, and sociology. Students develop an understanding of the way social scientists approach the topics they study and the research methods they employ. Students are given opportunities to explore theories from a variety of perspectives and to become familiar with current theories on a range of issues researched by classical and contemporary social scientists in the three disciplines.

Philosophy: The Big Questions provides students with an opportunity to discuss some of the great questions of our age such as: What defines good music? What is art? Is beauty really in the eyes of the beholder? Should the Bicentennial man be considered a person? What makes your life meaningful? Students develop inquiry and critical analysis skills, enabling them to tackle these and many other questions. This course develops students’ research and writing skills and assists them in becoming stronger logical thinkers. Philosophy: The Big Questions engages students’ interest and challenges them to think about the world in a new light.

This course applies current theories and research from the disciplines of anthropology, psychology, and sociology to the study of individual development, family behaviour, intimate and parent-child relationships, and the ways in which families interact within the diverse Canadian society. Students will learn the interpersonal skills required to contribute to the well-being of families, and the investigative skills required to conduct and evaluate research about individuals and families.