Course Descriptions Not Previously Posted

Here are the remaining course descriptions posted for you without comment.  The first is People and Places.   Others not previously posted are Curriculum Based Vocational Training (CBVT), On the Job Training (OJT), and  Personal Recreation and Leisure.  

Orientation

This quarter long course is designed to orient 9th grade/new students to high school. Some Life Skill programs may incorporate these units into existing courses at their site, while other programs may teach this course as a quarter-long course. Students will learn about the high school curriculum and behavioral and academic expectations to [...]

Transition to Post Secondary Education

This year long course will be offered to high school seniors as a review of previously taught transition skills needed in order to live a healthy, safe and independent life. The course covers skills in community exploration, financial responsibility, personal health, and healthy relationships. Transition to Post Secondary Education is particularly suited for students [...]

Exploring the Environment

There are two, semester-long courses planned in this area. Exploring the Environment I is a semester long course that focuses on the most important concepts related to the physical environment that students need to know in order to be safe and to be responsible citizens. Students will learn about different types of dangerous weather [...]

Community Exploration

In the following link, you can download a course description and curriculum map to Community Exploration
In this semester long course, students will learn about the kinds of helping resources available to all people in the community including health, employment, legal, housing, social service, recreation, and other common resources. The student will be able to [...]

Adult and Family Living I-II

In the following link, you can download a course description and curriculum map to Adult and Family Living I-II.
The course was designed as 2 semester-long courses, but could easily be taught as a yearlong course since the course descriptions reflects four quarters of content.
The first semester stresses the acquisition of skills for setting appropriate life goals, [...]

Post Secondary Strategies

The Post Secondary Strategies continuum focuses on the most basic literacy skills of the English language in order to help students increase their ability to function independently at home and in the community. Regardless of age or grade, students may repeat courses in this area in order to ensure they are placed in instructionally appropriate [...]

Daily Living Strategies

In the following link, you can download a course description and curriculum map to Daily Living Strategies
This course focuses on functional math skills that may require repeated exposure and practice across multiple grades in order to master the critical skills covered in the course. Students will develop an understanding of when to apply the rules of [...]

Responsible Adulthood

In the following link, you can download a course description and curriculum map to Responsible Adulthood
In this semester long course, students will obtain knowledge of citizenship skills and learn to apply them to their daily life as they learn about the U.S. Constitution, recognize the three branches of government, its hierarchy, and its role in their [...]

Problem Solving Course Description

In the following link, you can download a course description and curriculum map to Problem Solving.
This semester long course covers several social skills critical to long-term success including those of accepting feedback, giving criticism, expressing concern, accepting no for an answer, and negotiating. It also covers critical skills such as goal setting, effective decision-making, and [...]