Ms. L.
Matuga - is the department head. She teaches food and nutrition courses,
parenting focused courses and the senior social science courses.
Ms. P.
Stallone - teaches food and nutrition classes in the
department.
Together our motto is to support all students
in their cognitive, physical, social/emotional, and moral development. The courses offered are open to all students
and provide a wide range of pathways for their futures.
Family Studies is an interdisciplinary subject
area that integrates the social sciences and human ecology to look at all
aspects of daily life from diverse perspectives and worldviews. It includes the study of food and nutrition,
working with infants and young children, healthy relationships, decision-making
and personal resource management, as well as, individual and brain development
throughout the lifespan.
Courses in
Family Studies allow students to develop critical and creative thinking skills
in addition to other practical skills that they can use now and throughout their
lives. Hands-on experience plays a key
role in Family Studies at HHSS through the participation in food labs,
hand-sewing and budgeting projects, and learning about the development of the
human brain. The integration of a
diversity of current global, Canadian, provincial, and local news events,
socio-economic awareness, cultural, and religious events into all courses opens
the minds of our students to different worldviews and prepares our students to
build relationships and live in a globally diverse community.
Check out the Social Sciences and Humanities curriculum
Grade
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Family Studies Courses
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Grade 9
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HFN1O1 - Food and Nutrition
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Grade 10
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HFN2O1 - Food and Nutrition
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Grade 11
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HPW3C1 - Working with
Infants and Young Children
HHD3O1 – Dynamics of Human
Relationships
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Grade 12
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HFL4E1 - Food and Healthy
Living
HHG4M1 - Human Development
Throughout the Lifespan
HFA4U1 - Nutrition and
Health
HIP4O1 - Personal Life
Management
HNB4M1 – The World of
Fashion
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