Yr+9+Wellbeing+Course+Outline

__ **Yr 9 Student Wellbeing Unit 2010**​ __ ** Overview of the Program ** · ** Student Portfolios (focusing on De Bono’s Habits of mind ** ·  ** Exploring Adolescent issues (focusing on the topics of alcohol and other risk taking behaviours that confront young people today) **
 * Wellbeing the subject at Yr 9 is new in 2010; its development has followed on from the introduction of Wellbeing at Yr 7 and 8. The subject Wellbeing at Yr 9 on the main campus will be a semester long unit, with students completing a 100minute class per cycle. **
 * The content of the unit has been developed around 2 main topics that were part of the Yr 9 Main Campus Pastoral program in 2009. **
 * The main topics for the Wellbeing unit are: **
 * In addition to the 100minute class per cycle, students will take part in a full day program in tern 2 and 4 that will explore the topics covered in more detail, by providing students with the opportunity to listen to guest speakers, and take part in workshops that will be designed the re-inforce the keys concepts covered in the classroom program. **
 * The major topics covered in this Wellbeing unit, look to explore the concept of students as effective individual learners. Within the VELS domains it explores Interpersonal development, working in Teams, Personal Learning, and Civics and Citizenship. **