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DARIEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS CURRICULUM GUIDE FAMILY STUDIES GRADES 7 and 8 1 DARIEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION Mrs. Sallie S.E.A. Raleigh, Chairman Mr. John V. Boulton, Vice-Chair Mrs. Adele Conniff, Secretary Mrs. Mary F. Flynn Mr. James M. Plutte Mr. George A. Reilly Mr. James Caldwell Mrs. Clara Sartori Mrs. Kimberly Westcott CURRICULUM GUIDE AUTHOR Patricia Galvin DATES Draft Completion Date: September, 2005 Board of Education Approval: October 26, 2005 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION I – Course Information Statement of Philosophy…………………………………………………………………4 Program Goals…………………………………………………………………………...5 Overview……………………………………………………………………………….. 5 Essential Questions……………………………………………………………………...6 Process Skills……………………………………………………………………………6 Student Performance Summary…………………………………………………………8 Grading Guidelines……………………………………………………………………...9 SECTION II – Units of Study………………………………………………………….10 Grade 7 Family Studies ? Health ? Communication Skills ? Substance Abuse ? Foods and Nutrition Grade 8 Family Studies ? Foods and Nutrition ? Relationships and Communication Skills ? Family Life ? Substance Abuse SECTION III - Related Goals and Standards…………………………………………17 SECTION IV – Learning Resources…………………………………………………..20 3 SECTION I - COURSE INFORMATION All students in Grades 7 and 8 at Middlesex Middle School are required to participate in Family Studies classes for one quarter of each school year. Classes meet five days per week, and grades are equivalent in weight with academics. Much of the curriculum for Family Studies is located in the K-12 Health Curriculum that was approved by the Darien Board of Education on April 12, 2005. This quarter course also inc