Somerville Secondary College

Year 10 Program

Body Balance

Featured Learning Area HPE Additional Learning Areas Health, Physical Education Learning Capabilities Developed Personal and Social COURSE DESCRIPTION Do you want to relax your body and mind?  Then Body Balance is your elective.  This subject will combine yoga, Pilates, tai chi, meditation, relaxation techniques and mindfulness.  You will eave every lesson calm, relaxed and re-energized. …

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How to Invest

Featured Learning Area Humanities – Business Additional Learning Areas Economics, Finance Learning Capabilities Developed Critical/Creative Thinking/Enterprise COURSE DESCRIPTION Once students start working, they will have money to spend and save – but there is another option which many teens do not often think about: investing! In this subject, students will learn about a range of …

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Digital Music

Featured Learning Area Arts – Music Additional Learning Areas Digital Technologies Learning Capabilities Developed Critical/Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION Let’s face it, the world has changed – like everything else, the world of music has moved into a digital age. If you love music, but aren’t keen on playing an instrument, then this is the course …

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Visual Art

Featured Learning Area The Arts Additional Learning Areas Visual Art Learning Capabilities Developed Personal/Social, Intercultural, Critical/Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION Students learn to develop their own creative ideas, extend their ability in using a range of artistic materials and techniques and learn to resolve their work prior to starting a final piece. They learn about the …

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Visual Communication Design

Featured Learning Area Visual Arts Additional Learning Areas Media, Arts, English Learning Capabilities Developed Critical/Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION Do you love drawing and designing? Visual Communication Design is the subject for you! VCD is a practical art subject that looks at how information and ideas are communicated in the areas of communication, environmental and industrial …

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Construction

Featured Learning Area Technology Additional Learning Areas Building Engineering Learning Capabilities Developed Critical and creative thinking and planning. Developing, refining and evaluating design solutions and production capabilities. COURSE DESCRIPTION This elective is designed to give students the experience of understanding and following drawn plans to manufacture products and artefacts to given specifications using a range …

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DESIGN TECHNOLOGY Electronic Products

Featured Learning Area Design and Technologies Additional Learning Areas Engineering principles and systems Learning Capabilities Developed Critical and creative thinking and planning. Developing, refining and evaluating design solutions. Production capabilities. COURSE DESCRIPTION This elective is designed to expand student knowledge of electronic theory and how circuitry can be integrated into Product Design. Students will learn …

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Ballistic Sports (Ball Sports + Aquatics)

Featured Learning Area HPE Additional Learning Areas Learning Capabilities Developed Personal and Social COURSE DESCRIPTION Students will be participating in a variety of invasion type sports, such as AFL, Basketball, soccer, netball and an aquatics unit.  This elective has an emphasis on active participation in physical activity in every class.  Students will be involved in …

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Active for Life

Featured Learning Area HPE Additional Learning Areas Science Learning Capabilities Developed Personal and Social COURSE DESCRIPTION Students will be introduced to a variety of life-long sports and activities in the community such as lawn bowls, croquet, tennis, golf, swimming.  Students will learn new skills and new sports and activities to allow them to be active …

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Urban Recreation

Featured Learning Area HPE Additional Learning Areas Science Learning Capabilities Developed Personal and Social COURSE DESCRIPTION Students participating in this elective will develop skills and knowledge for enjoyable participation in outdoor adventure activities.  Students will be participating in activities such as skateboarding, walking, bike riding, aquatics using community facilities.  This elective enables students to build …

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