Human Dynamics 2201 addresses the transition from the ego-centrism of early adolescence to the collective and self-directed learning which emerges in older adolescence and early adulthood. Students are provided with the opportunity to broaden and apply skills related to collaboration, shared responsibility and lifelong learning. Students will have the opportunity to explore how families operate as an ecosystem and contribute and connect to the larger global ecosystem. There is a focus on the nature of personal and interpersonal skills as they apply to group dynamics and personal development at home, at school and in the labor market. Parenting and child development, the pivotal component of this curriculum guide, provides students with the opportunity to realize the importance of parenting and its effects on child development. As young people learn to effectively utilize financial resources while in high school, the financial resource management component addresses the development of skills and strategies for future financial management in order to reach predetermined short- and long-term goals.
The curriculum is organized around the following components:
• Unit 1: The Family as an Ecosystem (9%)
• Unit 2: Personal and Interpersonal Relationships (23%)
• Unit 3: Parenting and Child Development (50%)
• Unit 4: Financial Resource Management (18%)