Year 8 Overview

Pastoral Care

The focus of the Year 8 Pastoral Care is well being and transitioning to High School. To achieve this goal the students participate in a range of programs including;

• Transition Program ( an 8 day program at the start of the new year)
• Year 8 camp to Victor Harbor
• Peer Leaders program
• Anti Harassment program

Another focus of the program is health and well being. The Adelaide High School Turn Your Health Around program is an inter-disciplinary course aimed at increasing student participation in physical activity and healthy eating habits. Students are encouraged to participate in;

• The Premier’s be active Challenge
• Turn Your Health Around Program
• The Duke of Edinburgh Award

At the end of Semester 2, the students prepare and present their Year 8 presentation, a collection of their learning from the year. Students highlight their learning style and comment on their literacy and numeracy skills to a panel including their Pastoral Care teachers and family members.

Subject Choice for Year 8 in 2012

At Year 8 students will study the following:

• English - full year
• Mathematics - full year
• Science - full year
• Language 1 - full year
• Language 2 - full year (compulsory for Special Language students, optional for all other students).
• Health & Physical Education - 1 semester
• The Arts - 1 semester for Special Language students and up to a full year for all other students.
• Design & Technology - 1 semester
• Society & Environment - 1 semester
• Home Economics - up to 1 semester depending on Language program

Subjects offered in The Arts include: Art, Drama, Music.

Students who have entered the school via the Cricket program take part in PE-Cricket as one of their subjects.

Downloads

Type	Size KB	Title
	24	10A Cricket Program Term 1 2012
	1267	8- 10 Curriculum Handbook
	18	8/9 Cricket Program Term 1 2012
	31	8A Cricket Program Term 1 2012
	36	9A Cricket Program Term 1 2012
	24	9B Cricket Program Term 1 2012
	464	Centre for Hearing Impaired Brochure
	393	Creative Arts Brochure
	1356	Cricket Program Brochure
	32	Group 4 Cricket Program Term 1 2012