Practical and Applied Arts
Practical and Applied Arts 9
Additional course fees will apply
- units may include woodworking, sewing, cooking and career guidance
Career & Work Exploration 10
- provides opportunity for students to create a resume and portfolio and to participate in mock interviews
- presents the principles of the career development continuum: career awareness, career exploration, and career experience
- focuses on self-awareness and success in career development
- develops a responsible attitude toward work experience in a work environment
- includes 40 hours in an off-campus work placement
Career & Work Exploration 20
- introduces some of the key concepts of career development as well as several essential career building and career planning tools
- studies the relationship among work, society, and economy
- explores labour standards and workplace safety, including WHMIS
- teaches job search strategies
- includes 50 hours in an off-campus work placement
Career & Work Exploration A 30 and B 30
- builds on the career planning tools from previous courses
- provides a more in-depth study of all principles in the career development continuum
- investigates workplace ethics, human rights, and equality
- includes 70 hours in an off-campus work placement
Construction + Carpentry 10 Woodworking
Additional course fees will apply
- familiarizes students with a variety of hand and power tools
- provides opportunity to build and finish individual projects
- introduces various procedures in residential building and renovating
- students are responsible for the cost of the materials used for projects
Construction + Carpentry 20
Additional course fees will apply
- Construction + Carpentry 10 is a prerequisite
- power tools are used in more advanced techniques and projects
- construction techniques are applied to actual job applications
- construction techniques are applied to actual job applications
Construction + Carpentry 30
Additional course fees will apply
- Construction + Carpentry 20 is a prerequisite
- expands on Construction + Carpentry 20 by refining finishing carpentry skills
- opportunity for further advanced projects on job sites
Entrepreneurship 30
The aim of the Entrepreneurship 30 curriculum is to provide students with opportunities to:
- acquire knowledge and develop skills necessary to plan and begin a venture
- appreciate the role that entrepreneurs play in our society and economy
- develop an appreciation for the impact entrepreneurs have and for the complexity involved in planning, initiating and operating a successful business
- develop communication and technological skills needed to relate to customers, employers, employees and other parties
- working with the Junior Achievement program, students will develop, operate and close a business, engaging with the business community in Regina
Food Studies 10 – offered in alternate years
Additional course fees will apply
- provides students with instruction and experience related to kitchen basics, food safety, food and health, and other modules
- offers students opportunity to prepare foods, including main dishes, desserts, ethnic cuisine, and others
- prepares students to undergo all tasks related to managing a home kitchen, including budgeting, grocery shopping, preparation and clean-up
Food Studies 30 – offered in alternate years
Additional course fees will apply
- provides students with instruction and experience related to Canada’s Food Guide, The Science of Nutrition, Current Food Issues, Exploring Careers, and other modules
- offers students opportunity to prepare foods, including eggs and protein dishes, salads and vegetable dishes, baking and ethnic cuisine
- facilitates student understanding of global food issues, including poverty, food additives, genetically modified foods, organic foods, and so on
Information Processing 10
- provides basic computer skills to process many types of information efficiently
- encourages students to participate in online communication activities as well as become efficient and critical users of Internet resources
- video, photography and sound editing are optional topics
- uses productivity tools to enter, edit, manipulate, and share information
Information Processing 20
Students are introduced to:
- advanced features of word processing and spreadsheet applications
- the optional topics include the creation of a set of web pages including links, graphics and friendly navigation
Information Processing 30
Students are introduced to:
- advanced features of the database and presentation software applications
- the optional topics include the creation of digital still and/or video projects
Personal Finance 30 – offered in alternate years
- introduces the student to the concepts, attitudes, principles and skills of effective management of personal financial matters
- explore God’s instruction on personal finance
- investigates specific issues: market economics, decision-making strategies, financial institutions, products and services, credit, taxation, budgets, investment, saving, spending, financing, owning, leasing, renting, and threats to financial standing