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The learning outcomes of this Key Learning Area are
organised into three strands: Promoting the Health of Individuals and
Communities; Developing Concepts and Skills for Physical Activity; and
Enhancing Personal Development.
The emphasis at Groves Christian College is on two of these three strands:
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Strand
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Topics
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Promoting the Health of Individuals andCommunities
Life Style
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Actions to promote health, now and in the future;
A healthy diet;
Managing risk;
The effects of social and physical environments on health.
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Enhancing Personal Development
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Personal and interpersonal skills needed to function in
a range of groups and settings;
Strategies to promote positive relationships;
Knowledge and understandings necessary to enhance growth and development.
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For most College families the life education skills that
are addressed within QSA syllabus Health Outcomes are addressed in daily
living. Within the positive Christian family environment ideas that
“Promote the Health of Individuals and Communities” are discussed and covered
on a daily basis. Behavioural standards and social protocols are not just a
list of rules, they are part of living a Christian life, developing Christ-like
qualities.
Several studies have reflected this, finding children
learn better social skills from being with their parents than with their peers.
Some studies show that Home Schooled students have higher standards of
behaviour and a greater ability to communicate and relate to a wide range of
age groups and situations outside the classroom environment.
When looking at “Enhancing Personal Development,”
students who are educated within a loving family environment and who understand
that they are a special creation of an awesome powerful loving God will have a
very positive self-concept. Activities for developing a positive self-concept
are a part of daily life taking place within real life contexts.
The Health strand of Health and Physical Education is
delivered using a variety of materials taken from QSA materials, ACE resources
and the Abeka Curriculum materials. Families also employ a range of
Biblically-based study materials that address issues of:
- caring for yourself and others,
- building positive family values and relationships,
- God’s exciting plan and purpose for our lives,
Students are also involved in electives that provide
regular contact with peers to develop peer social relationship skills within
positive and constructive situations.
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