Life Skills Electives
Courses are offered on a rotating schedule so availability changes each year. Courses offered in the fall contain full course descriptions located below the rotational schedule.
Rotation Schedule of Elective Courses:
2023-2024
2024-2025
2025-2026
2026-2027
Fundamentals of Visual Art
Fundamentals of Social Skills I
Fundamentals of Personal Finance
Fundamentals of Computers
Fundamentals of Home Maintenance
Fundamentals of Social Skills II
Fundamentals of Food Prep
Fundamentals of Music
FUNDAMENTALS OF MOVEMENT & FITNESS
SEP-1011/1012
Length/Credit: May be Repeated, 0.5 or 1 credit
Prerequisite: None
This course is designed to encourage lifelong fitness activities and may include part or all of the following: the development of gross motor skills, positive social skills and sportsmanship, stamina and cardiovascular endurance, and balance and coordination. Students engage in activities that promote interpersonal skills, problem-solving, and relationship building while engaging in fitness and movement activities.
RECREATION/LEISURE SKILLS
SEI-1021/1022
Length/Credit: Non-credit
This course is taught in a 25-minute period opposite lunch.
Students participating in Recreation/Leisure skills class learn to interact cooperatively with peers; learn and explore free time with age appropriate activities; and learn socially appropriate behavior while engaging in recreational activities.
FUNDAMENTALS OF VISUAL ARTS
SEF-1010
Length/Credit: One Semester, 0.5 credit
Prerequisite: None
This course teaches students to recognize, appreciate, and/or relate to visual art. Students will use art as a means for creative self-expression & interpersonal communication; work towards understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes; be exposed to visual arts in relation to history and cultures; reflect on and critique their artwork and that of others; show knowledge of structures and functions such as a color wheel and shapes; and select and use various subject matter to communicate meaning.
FUNDAMENTALS OF SOCIAL SKILLS I
SEU-1011
Length/Credit: One Semester, 0.5 credit
Prerequisite: None
This class is designed to assist students in learning and applying appropriate social skills in different situations. The course will focus on emotions, communications, decisions, consequences and relationships.