Subject Code: 0HECA
Length of course: Semester

Course Description
Students critically analyse contextual factors that influence their identities, relationships, decisions and behaviours. They analyse the impact attitudes and beliefs about diversity have on community connection and wellbeing. They evaluate the outcomes of emotional responses to different situations. Students access, synthesise and apply health information from credible sources to propose and justify responses to health situations.

Topics Included:
  • Stages of Pregnancy, the pregnancy suit and caring for the simulator baby
  • Milestones - Ages and stages of child growth and development
  • Investigate the importance of Play, educational toys
  • Early start to healthy food habits, prepare food for children
  • Active children, active communities, importance of physical activity
  • Conversation and speech skills, early reading matters, impact of technology and media
  • Ready for school, social, physical, emotional and cognitive readiness
  • Explore occupations that care for children

This course also include the following VET competencies from Certificate II Community Service
  • CHCECE004 Promote & provide healthy food & drinks
  • HLTFSE001 Follow basic food safety practices
  • CHCGRP001 Support group activities

Assessment
  • Access, synthesise and apply health information to create a pregnancy pamphlet for first time parents
  • Plan, prepare and research baby needs and evaluate the outcomes after the Baby Simulator experience
  • Research presentation, stages of play, growth and development
  • As a group, make decisions, demonstrate safe and hygienic practices, and create food products to suit a child in a Day-care environment
  • Journal entries about learning

Subject costs:
School fees cover basic ingredients. If students wish to use alternate ingredients, they will need to supply their own.

Additional Costs:
Nil