Online Education Experience
FC4V14S1, FC4V14S2PREREQUISITE: NoneGRADE: 9, 10, 11, 12LENGTH: 1 Semester, S1 or S2MEETS REQUIREMENT FOR: ElectiveNote: This course has a synchronous, in-person, component. Details below.Students will volunteer or work in an educational environment a minimum of 4 hours per week. Student grades will be based on two asynchronous reflective assignments and biweekly evaluations from their site supervisor. Examples of possible experiences: Kids Club Rec Leader, Elementary School Volunteer, EHS Teaching Assistant, Edina Early Learning Center volunteer, etc. All experiences must be approved by course instructor and the volunteer/work experience must be maintained for the duration of the semester. Online Intro to Education
FC4V22S1, FC4V22S2PREREQUISITE: NoneGRADE: 11, 12LENGTH: 1 Semester, S1 or S2MEETS REQUIREMENT FOR: ElectiveNote: This course has a synchronous, in-person, component. Details below.This course is designed for students to explore what being an elementary school teacher would be like. The areas of study will include social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development of school-age children, developmental theories, guidance and classroom management, family and life challenges that impact learning, and special services available for students. This course provides a hands-on learning experience at an elementary school once per week on the block day, throughout the semester. Students must provide own transportation. College credit available through Normandale Community College.FC4V40S1PREREQUISITE: NoneGRADE: 9, 10, 11, 12LENGTH: 1 Semester, S1 onlyMEETS REQUIREMENT FOR: Fine Arts Elective This course is designed to introduce students to interior design. Topics studied include room and home design, reading and drawing floor plans, application of color and design principles, room and furniture arrangement, and careers in the field of interior design. A major project is designing a house and furnishing this house within a specific budget.Online Child Psychology I
FC4V21S1 PREREQUISITE: NoneGRADE: 9, 10, 11, 12LENGTH: 1 Semester, S1 onlyMEETS REQUIREMENT FOR: Elective In this course, students will learn about the physical, intellectual, social, and emotional development of children from conception to age 5. We will study a variety of developmental theories that will help us understand why young children act the way that they do. We will also learn about the enormous role that these early years have on a child's development and ultimately who they become later in life. Students will raise a virtual child from birth to age 18 allowing students to monitor the effects of their parenting decisions over time and connect our course work with a simulated practical “experience” of raising a virtual baby to bring the developmental principles to life.Online Child Psychology II
PREREQUISITE: Child Psychology 1 and independent transportation to/from service learning
GRADE: 10, 11, 12
LENGTH: 1 Semester, S2 only
MEETS REQUIREMENT FOR: Elective
Note: This course has a synchronous, in-person, component. Details below.
This course is for students who have already taken Child Psychology 1 and want to delve deeper into its content. Course topics include: career paths working with children; the history, theory, and foundations of early childhood education; principles of child development and developmental theories; developmentally appropriate activities for young children; developmentally appropriate practices of guidance. Students will participate in a hands-on learning experience at Edina's Early Learning center by volunteering in-person for 90 minutes once per week in a classroom at the ELC (time to be arranged with the teacher). FC4V31S1 or FC4V31S2PREREQUISITE: NoneGRADE: 9, 10, 11, 12LENGTH: 1 Semester, S1 or S2MEETS REQUIREMENT FOR: Elective This course is designed to increase the student’s skills in basic food preparation. Emphasis is on practical experiences of cooking and nutrition. Labs include breads, main dishes, side dishes, cakes, desserts and snacks.BU4V41S1 or BU4V41S2PREREQUISITE: NoneGRADE: 9, 10, 11, 12LENGTH: 1 Semester, S1 or S2MEETS REQUIREMENT FOR: ElectiveFEE: NoneThe semester-long personal finance course covers all of the essential personal finance topics necessary to become a financially capable student. Topics include budgeting, credit, banking, investing, career, paying for college, and more. Students will be assessed using daily activity packets, exit tickets, as well as end of unit tests. There will be a start of course diagnostic exam and an end of course final exam. By the end of this course, students will have a thorough understanding of personal finance topics and be prepared to handle the financial responsibilities that exist after graduation.Online Travel and Tourism
FC4V25S2 PREREQUISITE: NoneGRADE: 9, 10, 11, 12LENGTH: 1 Semester, S2 OnlyMEETS REQUIREMENT FOR: ElectiveTravel and tourism is one of the world's largest and fastest growing industries. This course will provide students with an opportunity to learn about the various aspects of travel and tourism from the local to the international level and give students a chance to explore the many career opportunities involved in it.