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Contents INTRODUCTION 2 Year 10 Year long electives 6 The Arts electives 7 Visual Art 8 Photography 9-10 Dance 11 Drama 12 Music 13 Social Studies electives 14 Business Academy / Entrepreneurship 15 History 16 Technology electives 17 Computer Science 22 Construction Technology 23 Creative Digital Technology (CDT) 24 Design and Visual Communication (DVC) 25 Fabric Design Technology 26 Food Technology 27 P.E. Sports electives 28 Sports Academy 29 Recreational Leadership and Sports Science 30 English elective 31 Media Studies 32 Text It English 33 Languages (Other Than English) electives 34 Languages – Te Reo Maori 35 Languages - French 36 Languages - Spanish 37 Languages - Japanese 38 Languages - Mandarin 39 Science electives 40 Forensic Science 41 Environmental Science 42 Human Biology 43
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INTRODUCTION Year 10 Options 2020 - Choose 3 in total Each option will run for the full school year; 3 periods per cycle. There are no prerequisites (you do not need to have taken the subject in Y9) Arts:
● Dance ● Drama ● Music ● Photography ● Visual Art
Languages:
● French ● Japanese ● Mandarin ● Spanish ● Te Reo Maori
Technologies:
● Creative Digital Technology (CDT) ● Computer Science ● Fabric Design Technology ● Food Technology ● Design and Visual Communication (DVC) ● Construction Technology
Physical Education:
● Sports Academy - by invite only (select Recreational Leadership and Sports Science if you will be applying for Sports Academy)
● Recreational Leadership and Sports Science Social Sciences:
● Business Academy/Entrepreneurship ● History
English:
● Media Studies ● Text It English
Sciences:
● Forensic Science ● Human Biology ● Environmental Science
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Year 10 Subject Subsidies 2020
We aim to provide our learners with a wide range of learning opportunities and activities. There is an expense associated with many of these activities that we unfortunately need to pass on to you. The subsidies below contribute to the cost of any trips, visiting speakers, workbooks, subscriptions to online sites, consumables, etc. As these are optional, your child will miss out on participating in these extra activities if the subsidy is not paid. Please contact our Accounts office if you would like to set up a payment plan or apply for financial aid from us.
Year 10 Core Subjects
English $35 (includes online “Write That Essay” support programme for Literacy , Ugly Shakespeare and Poetry in Action)
Mathematics $20 (includes online “Mathletics support programme”)
Physical Education & Health $0
Science $30 (Science covers chemicals, microscope slides and other consumable laboratory supplies).
Social Studies $30 (includes excursion costs)
Other elective subject subsidies are listed on the appropriate pages and summarised in the table overleaf.
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Year 10 Option Subjects
Text It English $15 French $30
Business Academy/Entrepreneur
$45 History $25
Computer Science $20 Human Biology $40
Construction Technology
$75 Japanese $30
Creative Digital Technology
$15 Mandarin $30
Dance $80 Media Studies $30
Design & Visual Communication
$30 Music $40
Drama $40 Photography $30
Environmental Science $30 or $120
Recreational Leadership &
Sports Science
$50
Fabric Design Technology
$85 Spanish $30
Food Technology $100 Sports Academy $240
Forensic Science $50 Te Reo Maori $30
Visual Art $80
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Option Subject Information
Further information is provided on the following pages, with the option subjects grouped by learning area. If you would like to discuss any of these options further please contact the Head of the Learning Area (HOLA) for that subject. Contact details are given below:
Learning Area HOLA Contact Option subjects
Arts - Performing [email protected] ● Dance
● Drama
● Music
Arts - Visual [email protected] ● Photography
● Visual Art
English [email protected] ● Media Studies ● Text It English
Languages [email protected] ● French
● Japanese
● Mandarin
● Spanish
● Te Reo Maori
Physical Education (Sport)
[email protected] ● Sports Academy
● Sports Science
Science [email protected]
● Environmental Science
● Forensic Science (Y10)
● Human Biology
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Social Sciences [email protected] ● Business Academy/Entrepreneurship
● Social Studies
● History
Technology [email protected]
● Creative Digital Technologies
● Computer Science
● Fabric Design Technology
● Food Technology
● Design and Visual Communication
● Construction Technology
Year 10 Year-long electives
Subjects may have a skills grid and learners with the prerequisite skills may be able to negotiate the content and
product with the teacher.
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The Arts electives
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Visual Art
This course prepares learners for NCEA
Visual Art Level 1. It is designed to develop learners’ creative thinking and problem solving and refine their art making skills through challenge and success in the Visual Arts.
Through an inquiry approach, learners will
have the opportunity to explore a variety of art disciplines and learn to generate, explore and communicate ideas. In the Visual Art elective, learners will explore and experiment with a wide variety of wet and dry art media. Learners will have the opportunity to discover, develop and apply new techniques in art making to their
personal and individual ideas for art works. Learners will explore and express their identity through art, investigating how artists choose tools, techniques, and materials to express their ideas. Students research artist models and apply learned skills to their own works.
Visual Art leads on to a wide range of
futures and careers: fine arts practice, architecture, illustrator, art gallery curator, artistic director, creative director, exhibition design, fashion/product designer, set construction. This elective is just the start!
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Photography
Year 10 Photography will take learners beyond
simply picking up a camera, pointing it at something, and clicking a button. Occasionally a great photograph is captured by chance. More often, great photos require thought, preparation, and an understanding of the photographic process.
This elective will immerse learners in the technical
skills and creative processes that will take their photography to the next level. We will closely study the work of inspiring photographers and consider the ways we can learn from their skills and experience.
Learners will get to know how their camera
operates. We will be using Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) cameras, which offer us superior image quality, as well as control over zoom, focus, and exposure. Ideally, Photography students will supply their own DSLR camera. This will give them greater flexibility for capturing images at school and at home. A limited number of DSLR cameras are available for use at school only.
use, learners will have the chance to produce
creative, professional looking photographs.
While gaining technical skills, learners will also
develop an understanding of photography as an art form, and a powerful vehicle for expression. Experimentation and the exploration of personal interests is encouraged, as is the use of software for editing and manipulating images. The goal is to produce meaningful photographs that communicate ideas about our inner and outer worlds.
Photography is an interesting and rewarding
elective that encourages creativity and problem-solving. Beyond developing the ability to take a good photograph, learners will gain an understanding of the creative process. They will test ideas, develop problem solving strategies, and learn unique and powerful ways to communicate their ideas.
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Dance
Year 10 Dance builds on the introduction to Dance that learners experienced in the Year 9 Dance programme and prepares learners for NCEA Level 1. They will recap what dance is, explore the major elements of dance, use related vocabulary of the major elements of dance and apply various forms of choreographic devices.
Each topic will allow students to learn
particular dance styles and then use them to generate their own ideas and choreography. Guest tutors will teach the learners specialised skills.
Learners will be involved in both
performance and choreography and will create and re-create dance works through the process of manipulating a range of elements, devices, structures and
choreographic devices. Dance is a performance-based subject. All learners will be expected to perform at assemblies and in group performances throughout the year.
Learners will be expected to share their
skills with others in the class and to take part in all dance styles at the introductory level. They are required to wear sports uniform, black leggings or long shorts and sports top, or black leggings and leotard.
Dance can lead to careers as a dancer,
choreographer, dance teacher, entertainer, stunt person and in film, television and stage industries.
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Drama
This course builds on from Year 9 Drama and prepares learners for NCEA Level 1.
Do you ever explore in your mind what it would be like to be another person, to exist in a different time, or how you might act in a different situation? Would you like to learn more about how the way you move, the words you say and the intonations used while speaking can alter the way you communicate with others?
In Drama class learners follow a process of
planning, creating, rehearsing, presenting and reflecting as they act out real or imagined events. Learners explore feelings and their consequences by analysing what characters in a script or text do and why.
Learners will develop dramatic skills including
Devising, building and sustaining a character, mime, voice projection, role-play and basic stagecraft as well as sophisticated communication skills through language and movement. The development of personal confidence and trust in others and working as part of a group are integral to each class. The ability to communicate effectively is highly valued in our society and can
lead to things like better jobs, deeper relationships and even feeling more positive about yourself because you can express your thoughts and feelings more clearly.
Drama is also the expression of ideas, feelings and experiences through movement, lighting, visual image, stage combat, special effects makeup and the creation of role. Learners participate in, perform and interpret their own and others’ stories. In this practical way they gain self-confidence, understanding about themselves and their wider communities.
In Drama, you will participate in the Sheilah Winn
Shakespeare Festival and perform in a Drama Celebration Evening.
As an extra, Drama students will have an
opportunity to take part in the inaugural 2020 UK Drama trip.
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Music
This course prepares learners for Music at NCEA
Level 1. Learners will continue to make the many well-documented neurological connections which this unique subject offers, promoting language acquisition, listening skills, memory and motor skills. Studying Music also gives learners valuable time management skills and the opportunity to express their identity in many different ways. Through the common language of music we connect, collaborate, create and reflect, constantly searching for new ways to make our learning meaningful and relevant for 21st Century learners.
The Music elective is an opportunity for learners
to play in bands and ensembles as well as choose their own musical repertoire. At least one year of prior experience on a musical instrument is recommended and learners are advised to attend weekly lessons on their performance instrument, either outside of school or through school-based Itinerant Music lessons. ABRSM Theory Examinations are optional but recommended.
Learners are expected to participate in and help
lead co-curricular activities such as choir, bands and other music performance opportunities and will develop confidence and proficiency on their chosen instrument.
By working in bands or groups, essential skills of
teamwork and negotiation will be practised, in addition to problem solving when attempting to learn songs, integration skills when putting all the
parts together and ultimately the art of putting on a dynamic performance. Learners will develop musical literacy in reading and writing music through notation and symbols. They will listen to, analyse and appreciate music.
The option of NCEA Sound Technology is also available for those who are interested in this area. Learners will be able to set up and operate a PA (Public Address) system. This NCEA Unit Standard offers 4 Level 1 credits and includes a research component, a summative assessment (written test) and a practical demonstration of skills learnt.
Each term learners from the Music elective
are involved in performances at the school for parents and the school community. They also have the option of performing at school assemblies and co-curricular events.
If you love Music, this subject is for you.
Research shows that learners who take part in a music programme have excellent time management skills and a wide range of other essential life skills which can transfer to success in everything else you do.
This course may lead to a career in the
performing arts, radio, television, the film industry, teaching, composing, recording, marketing, design, public relations or other careers involving advanced communication skills.
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Social Studies electives
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Business Academy / Entrepreneurship
Meet teenage entrepreneurs who have rocked the business world. In today’s rapidly changing world there are multiple opportunities for early entrepreneurial success.
The AJHS Business Academy has been developed to provide learners with an authentic business environment in which to develop their entrepreneurial skills. All our theoretical learning is connected with practical experience for students, where students can take calculated business risks to earn, and keep their own profit.
In Year 10 students will gain practical experience in:
● authentic business challenges / sales and event management ● Global markets / business ● investing and financial capability ● marketing ● entrepreneurialism / innovation and ● human resource management
A Chrome book or laptop is required for this subject. Learners who have not completed Year 9 Business are welcome. Extension Learning Subsidy: $45 (includes excursion) Learners will cost projects as they progress. Total project costs beyond the activity subsidy may require learners to purchase their own materials or to pay additional money.
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History In Year 10, our classroom becomes a time and place in History. Guided by the inquiry process, learners are given the opportunity to delve deeper into topics by creating their own inquiries, where they pick the direction their learning takes.
The aim of the History elective is to get learners excited about history, to broaden their general knowledge, and to develop a sound understanding of the world around them, so that they know how we got to where we are today. The history elective digs deeper and wider into history and supplements core Social Studies. Students hone their research and inquiry skills which are essential for higher learning.
Learners will use multiple forms of media to develop the historian’s skills; skills needed to sift through the vast plethora of times past, such as researching, evaluating sources and interpreting information to form conclusions. Learners will engage with historical inquiry and research skills, construct historical debates, and complete document and source analysis (from political cartoons to physical objects, such as diary entries). Topics may include: the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, Leaders and Misleaders, World War 1, NZ Pre-European and colonial history in addition to student led inquiry.
There is the opportunity for learners to take a trip, which provides a real-life opportunity to learn the ‘history way’.
“In History I’ve appreciated how we can take control of our learning and really follow what we’re interested in. It’s been fascinating to find out how the past has influenced who we are today and make those connections.” --Jess yr 10
(Note: Learners will require a Chrome book or similar device, with which to research in class and to access homework and class resources). There are no prerequisites to Year 10 History and learners who have not done Year 9 History are welcome.
Extension Learning Subsidy: $25 (covers the history excursion)
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Technology electives
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Computer Science (Programming, Game/App Development, Electronics)
“Whether you want to uncover the secrets of the universe, or you just want to pursue a career in the 21st century, basic computer programming is an essential skill to learn.”
—Stephen Hawking, Theoretical Physicist, Cosmologist.
Want to improve your code? Have an app or
game idea you’d like to make? Want to be able to design and script your own website? Need digital skills to future proof your career or study?
Internet data transfer simulator
In this elective, students begin Term 1 reviewing
how the Internet works. Learners understanding how data is transmitted and the basics of how computers use binary. In Term 2 students further develop their coding skills, understanding sorting, using functions and passing parameters to create images. In Terms 3-4 students design and plan a digital project of their choosing. This could be anything from an embedded animation on a scripted website to a phone app or an intelligent electronic system. The project is student driven and collaboration is encouraged.
Programming and Computer Science skills are developed with emphasis is on the new ‘Digital Computing Curriculum’ and ‘future focused’ computer science skills.
It is highly recommended that learners have
completed Year 9 Computer Science before enrolling for this course. Particularly if they wish to take NCEA in this subject at Y11. However, as all courses are online students can work at their own pace and level. This course leads into the study of Computer Science at ASHS.
Programming is a skill that can be carried forward
through University and into a career. Currently, there is a shortage in the career market of people who can program and there are many openings in software development in a multitude of work areas.
Creating images with code
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Construction Technology New Zealand Curriculum Definition of Technology:
● Technology is an intervention by design, the use of practical and intellectual resources to develop products and systems called technological outcomes that expand human possibilities by addressing needs and realising opportunities. Adaptation and innovation are at the heart of technological practice. Quality outcomes result from thinking and practices that are informed, critical and creative.
● Technology makes enterprising use of its own particular knowledge and skills, together with those of other disciplines. Graphics and other forms of visual representation offer tools for exploration and communication.
● Technology is never static, it is influenced by and in turn impacts on the cultural, ethical, environmental, political and economic conditions of the day.
Course Outline
● In Year 10 the students are given several
design problems to solve. The use of
Graphics and Technological Practice is
used as a problem solving mechanism as
individuals and in some situations as
groups.
● The problem given to students can be in
the form of a theme, a situation, a
context and/ or a real life design problem
to solve.
● Using a Design Process that culminates in
the undertaking of Technological Practice
the students research existing designs
and materials that have been used in the
manufacture of contemporary products
and products from yesteryear. The
students then go about producing their
own designs as individuals or in groups
(depending on the project in hand), which
will, through an iterative process to refine
a selected design in order to produce an
Aesthetic and Functional Outcome. The
use of Graphics and Technological
Practice teaches students to problem
solve using a process that allows for the
application of a student’s individual or
collaborative group intellectual and
cognitive style.
● During the course of the student’s design
process they are encouraged to be as
innovative as possible, think outside of
the box whilst producing outcomes at the
highest standard possible for their age,
level of life experience and maturity.
The individual project for 2020 includes The
Design and Manufacture of a Taiaha and Stand.
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Technology Education Design Process
NB. This chart represents a system of working in Technology at Albany Junior High School with the process being adapted to suit the level of the students and the project undertaken at the time.
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Creative Digital Technology (CDT)
What is Creative Digital Technology?
Crossing the traditional boundaries of creative arts, design, digital media, computing and entrepreneurship, this course brings them together in one innovative, project-based learning environment. You will learn how to use the design process to research, create, develop, test and evaluate their own work. You will develop competence in planning and self-management as well as how to maintain a digital portfolio of your classwork. Emphasis will be on Image Manipulation, Logo Design and Animation.
Gain a greater understanding of how to create digital products using industry level design software. Increase your practical skills in using a range of equipment and new technologies through project work. Design a proposal for an
area of creative investigation. Learn how to think analytically, write and communicate concepts.
Learners will develop competence in planning and self management as well as how to maintain a digital portfolio of their classwork.
This is a course requiring patience and repetition (you don’t learn anything without practice) but the choice of subject matter and projects is as limitless as your imagination.
Experiment with software like Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro and more, to create personalised design work.
If you want a career in Advertising, Digital 3D Modelling, Digital Media, Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Animator or Editor this is the direction for you.
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Creative Digital Technology Skills Grid
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Design and Visual Communication (DVC)
What is Design and Visual Communication, or DVC? It is what you see around you all day, every day. Almost everything in your world has been created and designed, from the buildings you live in, study in, and shop in, to the clothes you wear, the phone you use, the bags you carry, and the wrappers around your food.
Would you like a future that allows you to be creative, draw, problem-solve and design? Design and Visual Communication teaches you methods of 3D drawing techniques and design practices. Learners will learn skills in instrumental drawing, presentation, sketching and modelling. They will use a variety of media (paper, markers, printouts, colour pencils) and modes (sketching, instrumental drawing, modelling, collage) to produce and present their work. As well as developing new skills and techniques, learners will have the opportunity to work independently through a design brief to solve a variety of problems.
With DVC, learners will get to experiment with different media and modeling to explain design ideas. This is an elective that encourages you to develop your own design style and to explore your interests whilst investigating themes such as architecture, product design, transport, and more.
Learners will use the design process, creative and critical thinking skills to challenge themselves and fulfil requirements.
If you feel like being creative, if you want to learn how to create, if you are interested in any sort of design, then this is the course for you.
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Fabric Design Technology
Are you interested in fashion? Did you know that Auckland is the fashion capital of New Zealand (Wellington claim that they are but we know better)? Do you like to be creative? Then you should be in our Fabric Design Technology elective.
This elective will give learners the opportunity to develop their design and problem solving skills through the medium of fabric and related materials.
Year 10 Fabric Technology allows learners interested in fashion design and garment construction the opportunity to specialise in this
area for an entire year. It includes many of the skills learned in Year 9 and builds on them further. Included in project 1 is making a toile of your garment to test techniques, and in project 2 you need to learn a variety of hand sewing skills to use on some softies.
● Project 1: designing and making something to wear for Mufti Day
● Project 2: design, make and sell softies in the Softy Challenge.
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Fabric Design Technology Skills Grid
Getting to
know your
machine
Buttons and
button holes
Zips
(including
tacking)
Taking
measurements
& Fitting
Lay out and
cut from a
paper
pattern
Gathering
Hemming
Over-locked
edges
Bias binding
edges
Seams
Safety
modules
Use of
Overlocker
Tracing a
pattern
Selecting
appropriate
fabric and
patterns
Using and
caring for
the iron
Darts
Hand sewing
to close up
Folio
Fashion
Research
Fashion
Illustration
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Food Technology
Our Year 10 course covers a wide range of all things food, from nutrition to cultural fusion and gingerbread houses you will have to get your creative juices flowing to develop unique and innovative products. You will be pushed to challenge yourself and develop a repertoire of skills along the way.
This course is suitable for learners who enjoy working with food and may be interested in future employment within the hospitality industry. Units of work may include: development of practical skills in food preparation and time management, using the technology process to meet stakeholder needs and opportunities, understanding the importance of health and safety, nutrition, cost awareness and presentation in the provision of food for a selected group of stakeholders.
You will individualise your learning by developing your own projects in line with your individual interests. Along the way you will get a taste of what it is like to create a product for the food market through trialing and testing, going through both the ups and downs of developing a new and unique product.
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Food Technology Skills Grid
Safety
Hygiene
Equipment
Measurement
Decoding a recipe
Folios
Batter
Eggs
Butter
Knife skills
Preservation
Bread Dough
Pastry Dough
Pasta Dough
Pie Dough
Biscuit Dough
Pan Frying
Stir Frying
Deep Frying
Poaching
Sugar
Salt
Steaming
Garnishing
Sauce
Braising
Roasting
Baking
Seasonal Cooking
Catering
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P.E. Sports electives
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Sports Academy
It is important to note that learners do not have a rite of passage from Year 9 to Year 10.
The Sports Academy Elective is an option subject that learners need to apply and be selected for. The
selection is a thorough, objective process carried out by the PE and Sports staff. Applications will be discussed and further research into learners’ abilities/attitudes will be carried out where necessary.
The elective is intended to provide you with many authentic sporting experiences, work as a part of a team
and take on an active role within sport at AJHS. It is an elective that develops athletes’ skills and knowledge and allows time to work on fitness and conditioning.
At the core of the Sports’ Academy elective is the acquisition of sport specific skills and the understanding
of basic tactic/strategy which enables you to participate in a range of physical activities – confidently, competently and creatively. Throughout the year learners are introduced to a variety of training methods, including exposure to external instructors. In the past this has included zumba, yoga, boxing and crossfit. Learners will have the opportunity to participate in the Tough Guy and Gal event, AFL tournament, Torpedo 7, a Ki-O-Rahi tournament and any other relevant events that may arise.
In the theory lessons, all learners will cover a wide variety of topics, including components of fitness,
methods and principles of training, beach safety, nutrition, sports psychology, anatomy, research tasks and responses to exercise. An overnight beach experience is included in Term 1.
Being a part of the Sports Academy elective will not only assist you in becoming a competent and enthusiastic player but also encourage you to share in positive experiences towards physical activity, which will help you to enjoy participating in lifelong physical activity.
● Develop fundamental coaching knowledge as well as sport specific skill acquisition across
particular sports. ● Develop confidence in your ability to create, conduct and evaluate successful
sporting sessions/clinics within AJHS and potentially other schools. ● Prepare AJHS Interschool Sports Teams ● Assist with whole school AJHS Sport Carnivals – inclusive of: Athletics, Swimming, ESOL Sports
Day and Cross Country days.
There is a cost associated with Sports Academy, which includes personalised uniforms, outside instructors and Academy specific workout equipment. An end of year sports exchange to Wellington is also a possibility.
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Recreational Leadership and Sports Science
All learners will have access to the school’s fitness centre and will regularly monitor progress and
achievement of goals.
This course is designed for learners who are passionate about sport, recreation and fitness. Learners will
spend time studying the science of exercise and will also design and implement personal fitness plans and look at safety action plans, in both a theoretical and practical environment. A trip to ‘Jump’ is included.
Topics to be covered in this course include:
● components of fitness
● basic anatomy
● physiological responses to exercise
● nutrition
● sports preparation
● injury prevention
● management
● goal setting
● safety action plans in the outdoors, and:
● coaching of a school team or group
●
This subject would cater to anyone who has an interest in sport and a desire to improve on their leadership
qualities. This elective will give a firm foundation to careers or studies in:
● Sports Management ● Sports Coaching ● Sports Development ● Athlete Support Services ● Primary or Secondary Teaching
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English elective
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Media Studies
Film and Media Studies will take you on a journey behind the camera, and behind the scenes of film and media.
In this elective you will have the opportunity to study and analyse a wide variety of film and TV genre. This includes genre such as Superheroes, Reality TV, Monsters and Horror and much more.
In addition to film, you will also study the role of media and the purpose behind some of the images we see around us and the messages we receive from them.
Throughout the course you will be expected to create a variety of original short films and media products (using a variety of tools such as print, audio, visual, film and online platforms) which can be streamed and exhibited to the AJHS Community and beyond.
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Text It ________________________________________________________________________________
Text It is a full-year English elective that looks at the many forms and uses of text. The aim of the subject is to
develop/enhance the ability of students to read a variety of text types and to use text to achieve specific
purposes. The subject is suitable for students of all abilities and is recommended as an excellent choice for
students who wish to develop a better understanding of vocabulary, spelling, and comprehension in readiness
for NCEA and beyond. Discussion groups will be a key part of these sessions.
During the year, students will interact with media texts, short stories, novels, historical material and critically
reflective writing. We will foster a love of books, and develop an awareness of the importance of print as a
form of communication. can also create and incorporate visual texts into their learning. In Text It, we work to
improve your writing and strengthen your reading, but most importantly to develop your ability to critique,
reason and reflect.
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Languages (Other Than English) electives
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Languages – Te Reo Maori
By learning Te Reo, and becoming increasingly familiar with tikanga, Maori learners strengthen their
identities, while non-Maori learners’ may journey towards shared cultural understandings.
As learners learn, they come to appreciate that diversity is a key to unity. Te Reo Maori underpins Maori
cultural development and supports Maori social and economic development in Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally. In turn, its use is becoming accepted across a wide range of professional arenas.
By learning Te Reo Maori, learners are able to participate with understanding and confidence in situations
where Te Reo and tikanga Maori predominate and integrate language and cultural understandings into their lives.
Learners will broaden their entrepreneurial and employment options to include work in an
ever-increasing range of social, legal, educational, business and professional settings.
Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro, nona te ngahere. Ko te manu e kai ana i te matauranga, nona te ao. Ko te
reo te mauri o te mana Maori.
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Languages - French
The French course is suitable for beginning learners, who have had no previous study of French language
and for learners who have completed the twenty-week course in Year 7 or 8 and a semester at Year 9 at AJHS.
Students will learn to understand and give information in French, express personal information, give
opinions, agree/disagree, discuss sports, their home life and town, and build knowledge on grammatical structures and tenses.
The course concentrates on speaking, reading and listening skills as well as developing basic writing skills.
Task-based learning and games are also used to increase understanding and fluency.
French culture is incorporated into lessons through various activities. Learners in this elective may proceed
to NCEA Level 1 French.
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Languages - Spanish The Spanish course is suitable for beginner language learners. By the end of the course, learners will be able
to talk and exchange information about themselves, their family, their school and community, including transport and directions and saying what they will do on holiday and what they did in their spare time. They will be able to discuss and invite people to partake in activities and talk about shopping and ordering food and drink.
Spanish culture is integrated into the language lessons and learners will learn about it through various
activities. Learners use real life experiences to learn, using a range of techniques, including inquiry, through individual work, pair work, group work, games and songs
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Languages - Japanese
This course aims to expand learners’ speaking, reading and writing skills in the language and will lead to
NCEA Level 1 Japanese, whilst improving learners’ knowledge of the Japanese culture through integration in language lessons.
Learners will be learning through the inquiry process, via task based learning topics. Learners will use critical
thinking skills to challenge themselves to become lifelong learners. They will use real life experiences to learn, using a range of techniques such as individual work, pair work, group work and games.
By the end of the course, learners will be able to hold a conversation, give a speech, and exchange
information about:
● their town
● daily routines
● school
● hobbies
● anime
● festivals and celebrations.
Learners will also continue mastering the hiragana writing script learnt in the Year 9 Japanese course as well
as learning to read and write katakana characters and 25 additional kanji characters.
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Languages - Mandarin
This course is suitable for beginner language learners. It aims to expand learners’ listening, speaking,
reading and writing skills in the language and will lead to NCEA Level 1 Chinese.
Learners will develop knowledge about Chinese language and culture through the inquiry process. They will
also use critical thinking skills to challenge themselves to become lifelong learners. Learners will use their own experience to learn, using a range of techniques such as individual work, pair work, group work and games.
By the end of the course, learners will be able to hold a conversation, give a speech, exchange information,
and write a short passage about:
● Greetings and numbers
● Personal information
● Family and home
● Animals and pets
● Hobbies and school
● Food and drink
● Holidays and shopping
● Travel in China
● Chinese songs and poems
Learners will continue on their learning on basic strokes and components of Chinese characters. Chinese
culture is integrated into the language lessons and learners will learn about it through various cultural activities such as paper cutting, tea ceremony, Beijing opera mark painting, Chinese food, Martial arts, calligraphy, brush painting, etc. We also provide students different opportunities to enhance their learning, such as Chinese bridge speech competition, Chinese calligraphy competition, Chinese short film contest, Singing in Chinese competition, Chinese essay competition, etc.
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Science electives
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Forensic Science
Forensic Science is the application of scientific knowledge and methodology to criminal investigations. The evidence collected and analysed can be used in a court of law and could potentially lead to a person being found guilty of a crime. Forensic Science draws on skills from a wide range of scientific, investigative, and anthropological disciplines in order to gather evidence and make reasoned, rational, and well supported conclusions about the event.
Students will learn and practice the skills of a forensic scientist. These include;
● problem solving;
● looking for clues, making inferences;
● blood typing (ABO and Rh);
● bloodstain pattern analysis (blood spatter);
● ballistics, explosives & arson;
● forensic chemistry of drugs and poisons;
● DNA analysis and comparison;
● document and hand-writing analysis;
● reliability of eyewitness accounts;
● forensic entomology (study of insects);
● the psychology of false memories;
● hair and fibre analysis;
● fingerprint dusting, analysis, and identification;
● impact damage analysis;
● impression evidence: tracks & tool marks;
● microscopy.
The course will consist of a number of practical tasks, research assignments, case studies, mock crime scenes and student presentations. Assessment will be based on these tasks.
This learning subsidy covers the costs of consumable resources such as blood-typable false blood, ballistics gel, and chemicals used in forensic chemistry of drugs as well as document analysis.
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Environmental Science
Are you passionate about issues to do with the environment? This course is for learners who want to learn more about the natural world and the impact of human society upon it. A scientific understanding of our environment will be key for the sustainable management of resources in the future.
Environmental Science gives learners a hands on approach to understanding the environment around us through getting involved in projects in the school and wider community.
This course builds on knowledge and learning from Year 9 Environmental Science, however learners can still take Year 10 Environmental Science without having done it in Year 9.
Learners will explore the interactions between living things, complete fieldwork, carry out practical experiments in the laboratory, and work on individual and collaborative projects. In 2020 we will take part in water testing at Laurel Oak Drive and take a boat cruise on the Hauraki Gulf to learn about the marine environment. This course opens up career path options such as working for DOC, regional councils or environmental agencies.
This subsidy goes towards learning activities, such as planting materials, chemicals for water testing and practical experiments.
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Human Biology
Have you ever wondered why your heart races and your palms sweat when your name is called…….…? Human Bio will help you gain a better understanding of the structure of your body, it’s systems and how it should function properly so you can remain healthy. You’ll also explore what happens when things go wrong with your body, how to recognise these and the emergency response techniques that could help you save lives. This is a both a theoretical and practical subject with lots of hands on learning including:
· dissecting hearts, lungs & other body parts · finding pulse rates & blood pressures · auscultating (listening with a stethoscope) to lung and heart sounds · resuscitating unresponsive & unconscious patients with CPR · carrying spinal injured patients out of two storied buildings · investigating of pain receptors on various body parts
You will get the opportunity to master dissection skills & research interesting topics, both independently and in small peer groups fostering collaboration. Work will be presented and assessed in a range of individual or group tasks, including practical application, video presentations, posters, research reports, pamphlets or booklets. Excursions, speakers and practical workshops will be arranged to provide real world context.
It is not necessary to have studied the Year 9 Human Biology course in order to take the Year 10 course.
This elective is ideal for learners who may wish to study sports science, physiotherapy, paramedicine, nursing, medicine or other health sciences in the future.
This subsidy goes towards learning activities such as dissection materials, CPR consumables, display resources,
fake blood, bandages, and diagnostic equipment.
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