Key questions
- How do I think and act?
- How am I changing?
- How can I look after myself and others?
Description
This area of interaction aims to educate the whole person and should prepare students for a physically and mentally healthy life. It should also develop in students a sense of responsibility for their own well being and for the physical and social environment. There are many issues in this area where students may reflect and demonstrate understanding, exploring topics such as:
- hygiene, physical and mental health, nutrition, work, rest, exercise, leisure, alcohol
- drugs and tobacco
- adolescence, emotions, family life and sexual issues
- consumer issues, peer influences, advertising, media and pressure groups
- interpersonal relations, self-respect, responsibility and respect for others, family and group relations, schools and peers
- health and legal services, social issues, safety, firearms, vandalism, poverty and delinquency.