First semester in grade 9. Upcoming events and ideas are shared, so that by the final class, students have a sense of possibilities and timetables compatible with their schedules. After completion of the seminar, the remainder of the quarter is utilized for individual counseling and exploration of possibilities so that most areas of interest can be accommodated. G rade 10 Family Life teaches accurate and age appropriate information about the complexities of human sexuality. This information enables students to make informed decisions, and to resist negative influences that harm individuals, healthy families, and peer relationships.
Classes revolve around some lecture, but mostly discussion activities.
Psychology of Human Development Elective . An interdisciplinary course that applies the perspectives of psychology, education and related disciplines, this course combines systematic study of human development with regularly scheduled observation of, and work with, young children. The theories of Freud, Erikson, Piaget, Kohlberg, and Gilligan will be examined in light of the social forces which influence human development. Field site work at Beauvoir is an integral part of the second quarter of the course.