YEAR 10 ELECTIVEBOOKLET 2020

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CONTENTSINTRODUCTION

SUMMARY TABLE OF CATERGORIES BiculturalismCreate and MakeDigital MediaEnvironment and Sustainability PerformPhysically ActiveSTEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) World and Society StudiesWritingYoung People Making Change

COURSE DESCRIPTIONSAdventure Based LearningBoards, Cards, Dice and PadlocksArt Files: Reconfiguring HistoryBack in Time for DinnerBe Seen To ZINEBuild, Upgrade and Maintain a Networked PC City SchoolDesign and BuildFit for LifeFreedom Writers’ SocietyIntrepid Journeys: Destination ChinaKī Tō Kete/Fill Your BasketLet’s Create a ShowLiteracy is Lit!Make a Difference!Mahi Toi me Kemu MāoriMini-MAD: Direct and Produce Digital Media on a DeviceMove WellNavigation and MeteorologyOur Environment: A Call to ActionPlanet Earthre: AnimateRobot Mission on MarsSciLab: The Mind Boggles…Song Creating: What’s Your Groove? Taonga: Craft and CreativityWOW COURSE SELECTION

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INTRODUCTIONadditional half-year Elective courses. These courses were designed in response to

summary table of the categories and courses follows next.

This booklet then contains descriptions of each course and lists a teacher you can talk to if you want to get further information.

We will only be able to run a course if enough students want to take it. You will, therefore, select SIX courses in order of preference. You will be placed into TWO of these courses based on how highly you ranked them and the number of available

the courses you are interested in taking.

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SUMMARY TABLE OF CATEGORIES

We recommend you choose courses from a variety of categories:

Biculturalism• Back in Time for Dinner• City School

• Taonga: Craft and Creativity

• Be Seen to ZINE• Boards, Cards, Dice and Padlocks• Build, Upgrade and Maintain aNetworked PC• Design and Build• Freedom Writers’ Society• Let’s Create a Show• re: Animate• Song Creating: What’s YourGroove?• Taonga: Craft and Creativity• WOW

Create and Make

• Mini-MAD: Direct and ProduceDigital Media on a Device• re: Animate• Song Creating: What’s Your Groove?

Digital Media• City School

• Our Environment: A Call to Action• Planet Earth• SciLab: The Mind Boggles...

Environment and Sustainability

• Adventure Based Learning• Fit for Life• Move Well

Physically Active• Let’s Create a Show• Song Creating: What’s Your Groove?

Perform

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STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths)

• Boards, Cards, Dice and Padlocks• Build, Upgrade and Maintain aNetworked PC• Design and Build• Navigation and Meteorology• re: Animate• Robot Mission on Mars• SciLab: The Mind Boggles…• WOW

• Back in Time for Dinner• Be Seen to ZINE• City School• Intrepid Journeys: Destination China

• Planet Earth•Taonga: Craft and Creativityt

World and Society Studies

• Freedom Writers’ Society• Literacy is Lit!• Song Creating: What’s Your Groove?

Writing• Be Seen To ZINE• City School

• Mini-MAD: Direct and• Produce Digital Media on a Device• Our Environment: A Call to Action• SciLab: The Mind Boggles...

Young People Making Change

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Course Descriptions:Adventure Based Learning (10ABL)Physically Active

Survivor Island.

Problem solving, resourcefulness and showing initiative are some of the key attributes employers are looking for. Develop these strengths in a fun and enjoy-able setting, as we take on challenges and learn new skills.

Inquiries and questions to: Mr Saunders

Boards, Cards, Dice and Padlocks (10BCD)Create and Make; STEM

Over the last decade, board and card games have seen a huge boom in populari-ty. Old school “roll and move” games like Monopoly, Cluedo or the Game of Life are being superseded as far more interesting titles such as Catan, Ticket to Ride, Codenames and many others have become increasingly well known. The emer-

digital gaming.

This course is designed to give you an appreciation of modern board game design, particularly in the way that mechanics and theme are used to make the

the theme and developing strategic thinking will also be considered. You will play

and how they could be improved. You will then look at how you can apply what you have learnt to design a game of your own or modify an existing game to improve it.

Possible costs:You may make components for your game design using school equipment such as the 3D printer or laser cutter. Any “take home” components will be charged

escape room depending on interest. You might also end up with a list of games you’d like to buy!

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Art Files: Reconfiguring History (10AFR)World and Society Studies

There are stories behind many of the visual images and objects that we see everyday. References to art and its history are all around us. In this course we will look at how popular culture borrows ideas and images from art history. From music videos to fashion and beyond, artists take from and reassemble the works of other artists to create new ideas and meanings.

This course is for anyone who is curious about understanding and questioning

and gain a deeper understanding of some of the intentions and motivations behind contemporary art practice.

all that is required.

Back in Time for Dinner (10BTD)Biculturalism; World and Society Studies

In every era, the unfolding of history and cultures has been intimately tied to

the opportunity to take a journey through time to investigate our cultures and others through their cuisine.

gathering, the importance of inati or whai panga - to share food. We will also explore the importance of mahinga kai, preparing, cooking and sharing kai through a visit to the shores of Lake Waihora. Then we will move on to explore aspects of food in other places and times. Break bread with the Romans, eat macarons with Marie Antionette, unveil the power of chocolate to the Aztecs and eat dumplings like Ghengis Khan. You will choose an era to showcase a feast that you wish to share and participate in. Bon appetit!Students will learn in context with expert guidance and through project based learning to explore cultures:

season.

Possible Costs: $50

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Be Seen To ZINE (10BSZ)Create and Make; World and Society Studies; Young People Making Change

Do you have something big to say? Are there things in the world that you are not ok with? Maybe you really love your pets or basketball or collecting sugar sachets or have really important life goals to share? Explore your loves and loathes in this ‘amazine’ course! You’ll join a zine community and make your very own limited edition zines to share, trade and donate to a permanent library collection. Zines

can be anything and everything. This course will encourage you to push the limits of your creativity and give you a voice, alongside other zine enthusiasts and will culminate in a mini zine festival

Build, Upgrade and Maintain a Networked PC (10BNP)Create and Make; STEM

Today’s interconnected world makes everyone more susceptible to cyber-attacks. In this course you will build a computer then connect it securely to a network.

Connecting computers covers:-• building your own computer• working with Cisco's Networking Academy’s advanced simulation tools• multiple hands-on labs to sharpen your troubleshooting skills• exploring cyber trends and threats• protecting your personal privacy online

-shoot PCs and mobile devices.

supply chain and service provider best practices.

You will learn what cybersecurity is and its potential impact to you by identifying and understanding the most common security threats, attacks and vulnerabilities

their operations from attacks.

Explore the latest job trends, and why cybersecurity continues to grow, while developing yourcritical thinking and problem-solving skills using both real equipment and simula-tions.

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City School (10CSL)Biculturalism; Environment and Sustainability; World and Society Studies; Young People Making Change

In a collaborative context, we will explore the past, present and future of the city of Christchurch. Using a transdisciplinary approach that will encompass the skills of numeracy, written and spoken communication. Students are empowered to explore and grow skills of initiative, perseverance, group collaboration, indepen-dence and ownership. This elective will give students the chance to immerse themselves Christchurch’s changing landscape. Opportunities will be provided for

engage with a range of experts and organisations as they broaden their under-standing of urban planning and design.

Costs:• Cost of Bus to and from the city• Koha for Museum visit

Design and Build (10DAB)Create and Make; STEM

product with a given context. This will include students designing, testing, budget--

design brief.

If you are a student that is interested in creative design, who wishes to develop and design a product in any medium this course is for you.

Course Costs$100 per student, extra material costs will need to be budgeted and presented to caregivers and added onto school accounts.

Inquiries and questions to: Ms Nielsen

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Fit for Life (10FIT)Physically ActiveIn this course you will train for and participate in an event as a class (e.g. Christ-church Marathon 10KM run). Throughout this process you will develop your

-cally and mentally. You will need to be prepared to train regularly and at a high intensity as part of this course. The learning here can be applied to many other areas, and would be ideal physical preparation for your sport.

What we will cover:

• Nutrition and meal planning

Course costs:Cost to enter events ($45 in 2019), transport costsA decent pair of running shoes is highly recommended

Inquiries and questions to: Mr Nielsen

Freedom Writers’ Society (10FWS)Create and Make; Writing

The Freedom Writers’ Society is where you’ll bring your passion, enthusiasm, and love of words to the fore. You’ll explore language as a creative device, experiment

about language and in this course you’ll be immersing yourself in the power of words with like-minded people.

You’ll have opportunities to be inspired both in and out of the classroom (this may involve minimal costs). The aim? Develop your writer’s voice, build a portfolio and get published. There are many opportunities out there, and we’ll help you discover some of them. Language is our strongest form of communication - come revel in it with other Freedom Writers!

Inquiries and questions to: Ms Browning, Ms Clarke, Mr Stewart

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Intrepid Journeys: Destination China (10IJC)World and Society Studies Ever wanted to see the Great Wall and the Terracotta Warriors? Ever curious about how the fascinating ethnic culture and modern technology are integrated in one city like Beijing and Shanghai? Ever wondered how the Chinese language

This elective will give you opportunities to explore the rich culture and history of

to introduce yourself and make friends in the Chinese language.

Students will learn about• The history and culture of China• Compare modern and ancient China

• Our own school links with China.• Research and presentation skills on a topic of their choice

Links to most curriculum areas are possible, depending on the students’ choice of research topic. Obvious links will be to Learning Languages, Social Sciences.

Costs: possible excursions to the museum etc may incur a voluntary contribution of about $20

Inquiries and questions to: Mr Wang

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World and Society Studies

Literal: With your food basket and my food basket the people will thrive

Mahi tahi is a term used to describe the unity of people working towards a specif-ic goal or the implementation of a task often in a ‘hands-on’ fashion. Mahi tahi is the act of carrying out the task or activity for which you have come together in a common purpose. Working together is vital for activities such as construction, food production, child rearing and warfare.

This course aims to excite and educate our akonga about the history of Maori practices and how we can implement them in today's world. The importance of mahinga kai; hunting and gathering, preparing and cooking, sharing kai and creating worthwhile relationships with those in your hapori (community). Creating

as a vessel to deliver this.

methods, tikanga and kawa (protocols and traditions) Manaakitanga, culture,

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Let’s Create a Show (10LCS)Create and Make; PerformCalling all actors, singers, dancers, musicians, song writers, techies, ventriloquists, mimes, stand up comedians, circus performers etc

This course is designed to incorporate your skills and passion for either onstage or technical performance, whether that be an original song, a short devised theatre piece, a scripted piece of theatre, juggling, tight rope walking, magic, or a dance piece to name a few. The goal is to have a performance night at the end of the process potentially like a cabaret or variety concert.

Through consultation with you we will come up with a piece or pieces to show to an audience, whether we tour it to the local primary and intermediate schools or we perform it at school or a venue elsewhere will be determined by what the

Potential outcomes could include competing in a national one-act play competi-tion where there could be, if the performance is selected, travel to regional and potentially national festivals or something like this. The cost of these trips will be students responsibility if this eventuates.

Dare to show your passion!

Inquiries and questions to: Mr Grubb or Ms Cusdin

Literacy is Lit! (10LIL)Writing

If reading and writing are not really your “things”, this course is precisely for you! You’ll get the chance to learn all about the ways you could improve both, while having masses of fun too. You can expect to be taught with a range of techniques to match your needs and skill levels.

Inquiries and questions to: Miss Hawes or Mr Stewart

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Make a Difference! (10MDF)Environment and Sustainability; World and Society Studies; Young People Making Change

“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world

Do you want to make the world a better place, but don’t know what you can do?

What makes you feel good? What is important to you and your community?Why should we volunteer and who should we volunteer for?

This course will answer some of these questions, while exploring values, ideas

about.Pitch an idea, plan a course of action, do something, share the experience with others, evaluate the impact.

instead)

Inquiries and questions to: Ms Trott, Miss Clarke

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Biculturalism; World and Society Studies

This course aims to excite and educate our akonga about the tikanga of Maori practices and reo delivered through an interactive platform. This course will look

-al kemu, what the history and purpose behind these games were and how they can relate back to what we do today. Also teaching new kemu as a vessel for new reo teaching.

Physical Education

Traditional to modern problem solving (environmental issues and solutions)

Reo Games

Course Cost:

Inquiries and questions to:

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Mini-MAD: Direct and Produce Digital Media on a Device (10MAD)Digital Media; Young People Making Change

Want to make the world a better place using digital technologies? Learn how to use digital technology to design and create quality media products to promote,

podcasts and articles, to post onto our facebook, screens and instagram, for our school publications and in assemblies. Do you have your own idea for a media product? Make it here. This course works alongside the senior MAD elective and has elements of Media Studies, Digital Technology, Art, Drama and English.

You will learn how to skillfully use Adobe software to edit and design, work in a team to provide an important service to the school, and with opportunities to

scripting, editing, photography, design, article and positive post writing. Digital communications is a billion dollar industry, be a part of how to create inspiring and positive content for this globally connected world.

Inquiries and questions to: Ms Heald and Mr Roland

Move Well (10MVW)Physically Active

This is a highly active course in which there will be a lot of games, play and physi-cal activity. You will learn about what helps you to participate and improve your wellbeing, and will be involved in designing and leading games and activities. Through all of this game play we aim to develop you as a well rounded person.

What we will cover:

• Teamwork skills and leadership• Growing your understanding of wellbeing• Personal developmentNo course cost

Inquiries and questions to: Mr Nielsen

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Navigation and Meteorology (10NAV)STEMEveryone likes to travel whether short or long distances. Travelling by road, sea, or air can be dangerous without certain information. Travelling overseas means time changes and sometimes date changes. You don’t want to miss your plane do you? Whether you are looking to join the Army, Navy, or Airforce all are interested in reading maps including world maps and weather maps and learn about naviga-tion especially if joining Navy and Airforce. If you are looking to becoming a pilot and going for you pilots licence you will need to learn to read the weather infor-mation, maps, and be able to navigate to your destination, especially if you’re

weather maps. If your wanting to go boating recreationally or commercially as a

be able to read the weather and navigate to your destination.

Topics will include: Time, Navigation, Meteorology

Inquiries and questions to:

Our Environment: A Call to Action (10OEN)Environment and Sustainability; Young People Making Change

Make a plan to help save the planet. Options could include, planting trees, cutting down wilding pines, cleaning up beaches, protecting waterways, controlling pests, building tracks, composting with worms, getting into the outdoors. New Zealand has a plan to be predator free by 2050. There is a great school project that uses electronics to lure possums into traps. You will learn about making and programming an electronic circuit. We will go into the outdoors to set

The news is full of stories about our waterways being too polluted to swim in or -

land resources.Climate change, climate change, climate change, should New Zealand be world

-tatives on SS4C. We could help them reach a wider audience.

Inquiries and questions to: Mr Saunders

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Planet Earth (10PTE)Environment and Sustainability; World and Society Studies

A course that looks at Our World - a global approach to natural environments, how humans interact with earth and resulting issues. The ability for a range of case studies to be looked at depending on student passion.

Will cover a range content:

• Meteorology , Climate and Weather including El Nino and La Nino andother weather systems

• Major Natural Landscapes - Deserts, Mountains, Rainforests...

• Predator Free NZ 2050, Climate Change and Deforestation• Key Countries - Inequalities of Development - rich and poor countries• Future World - looking forward - what will the world be like when you’re

50? • UN 17 Goals for Sustainability• Key Current Events

Costs: $20 Local Field Trip(s)

Inquiries and questions to: Mr Gunn

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re: Animate (10REA)Create and Make; Digital Media; STEM

Science meets Art - together at last...Motion and Emotion combine.

Art and Biology intermingle to explore the connections between the real and surreal.

Curate: Collaborate: Create: Choose your own adventure.

PBL - An example of an Essential Question which could drive the learning could be.

Possible science learning areas could include:Identify animals that are endangered. Could be NZ or other countries (Maybe from where students are originally from.

- Learning about animals, their habitat, niche, animal breeding and conservation.

protect them using art as the medium.

These above ideas will drive the artistic learning and investigations:

already carried out. Students locate, curate and organise in a group exhibition space in the community. The medium and art materials used could vary but will be edgy and be inspired by contemporary 2-D and 3-D art making practices.

Inquiries and questions to: Ms Blackwell

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Robot Mission on Mars (10RMM)STEMThis course is based around students working in groups researching, designing, testing, budgeting, programming and building their robots and then putting them into the end of semester robot Mission on Mars.

This unit focuses on using Science and Technology to solve the problems associ-ated with remote control and monitoring delays around remote. This involves the design and construction of a robot to problem solve a given logistics issue the surface of another planet.

If you are a student that is interested in electronics, programming, mechanical construction, comfortable working in small groups and a competitive streak this course is for you. The Mars mission will be the pinnacle of the course with the

at the end of the year.

Course CostsNil - no take home product

Inquiries and questions to:

SciLab: The Mind Boggles… (10SLB)Environment and Sustainability; STEM; Young People Making Change

This is an opportunity to take that question you have been wondering about and investigate it. Your teacher will be there to guide you and help, but YOU drive the investigation. The idea is to take your learning to Science Fair or Brain Bee.

management

Costs: variable, depending on projects. Entry fees for Science Fair ($5) and Brain Bee (depends on how far you get…)

Inquiries and questions to: Mr Baars or Mr Seddon

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Song Creating: What’s Your Groove? (10SON)Create and Make; Digital Media; Perform; WritingSongs are a powerful form of communication. You will learn to appreciate why and how songs are important to our lives. This course is for anyone who enjoys MUSIC but you don’t have to be amazing on an instrument.

In Song Creating we will do the following learning• Listen to and analyse songs from a variety of genres of your choice• Compose songs to suit themes of your choice• Create poetry (lyrics)• Record songs using music technology• Perform a range of songs of your choice to an audience of your choice• Learn about the music industry and how to be successful

Creating songs has many links to other areas of learning such as poetry, languag-es, media studies, social and cultural studies, marketing and advertising, history and philosophy. You will be encouraged to be creative but most importantly this

others. You will be encouraged to work collaboratively. A performance of your songs maybe combined with other presentation opportunities in other PBL courses.

As part of this course we will be visiting a recording studio. We will also visit places of interest outdoors to gather inspiration to assist with the creative song writing process.Costs will be minimal.

Inquiries and questions to:

Taonga: Craft and Creativity (10TAO)Biculturalism; Create and Make; World and Society Studies

Do you enjoy making beautiful things? Do you want to explore and try out crafts

friends and whanau?

This is a hands-on creative crafts elective that will connect with cultural crafting traditions from around the world. In this module, you will have the opportunity to create treasures for others (and yourself) by learning a range of traditional skills.

Costs: We will use recycled materials where possible but there may be other contributions needed

Inquiries and questions to: Ms Mills or Ms Cording

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WOW (10WOW)Create and Make; STEM

Fashion design meets wearable art! Create your own visual extravaganza using

walk by creating an event where you will showcase your creation!

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COURSE SELECTIONOnce you have decided which courses interest you and, perhaps, talked tothe teachers in charge if you needed more information, you can make yourchoices. You will select SIX courses in order of preference. It will be best ifyou know what order you want to put your chosen courses in before youcomplete the form.When you are ready, complete this form: https://forms.gle/z9yqWvNcufFHSXmQAThe deadline is Monday 4 November