Kelston Girls’ College Kelston Girls’ College

Urban Health - Geography and Physical Education

2URBH1CP
Courses Description

Head of Pathway: Mr G. Van den Hoeven, Ms M. Yelkur.

How do we make a ‘people friendly’ city?

What are cities? Are they healthy in terms of exercise? What could be an ideal healthy Auckland for our future?

We will look into cities and Change in terms of structure, size, infrastructure and the future.. 

The following topics will be studied:

Transport and Health
Housing and Health
Food and exercise in the city

 We will explore the ideas of sustainable cities from other case studies globally. Overall recommendations from individual reports will be shared with our community and actions to create the ideal solutions will be started.

Integrated into this learning area students will be given the opportunity to resourcefully find ways to improve the day to day activities of the students at Kelston Girls College.


Learning Areas:

YEAR 12 TRIMESTER 1 LINE 3


Assessment Policy & Procedures


			


				

Disclaimer

The standards offered are correct at the time of writing. These are subject to change depending on student selections.

We endeavour to run all courses but are subject to minimise class sizes. Maximum class sizes apply. Once a course is full alternative selections are needed.

Course context or content may change by the start of the year.

Once a student makes their selections and confirms these, any changes must be accompanied by a letter of support from Whanau and are subject to available spaces in courses. 

All Junior Bilingual students must select the literacy and numeracy modules in the language of their pathway each trimester and one other integrated language module  (3 out of 4 of their modules must be bilingual).

All senior Bilingual students must take all modules available in the language of their pathway.