Year+10+Rural+Studies

=**Year 10**=
 * Teacher: Ms Semenoff (Ms Semenoff is away at the moment and Mrs. Van Rooyen is relieving)**
 * To contact your teacher email: bessievr@mangakahia.school.nz**

__**Term 1:**__ **__Topic__** __Centered on:__ Unit 1: Describing values and assosiated behaviours in relation to a sustainable future.
 * ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY OVERVIEW**
 * Environmental Sustainability and Education for Sustainability
 * Enviroschools philosophy and how they affect us as an aspiring Green Gold Enviroschool


 * __Content__**
 * Visions-Aims-Concepts-Dimensions
 * Subject Ethic-rules and regulations, Expectations
 * Our student expectations as an environmentally sustainability school in the Year 10 area
 * Enviroschool's program-our personal and social resposibility-MASSE groups - MASSE middle school, organisational skills and caring for our environment - leadership roles
 * Environmental Care Codes
 * Begining a focused reflection on our School Enviro Journey towards Green Gold Award

__**Term 2:**__ __**Topic:**__ __**Content**__
 * Continue Unit on Enviro schools
 * Describing values and associated behaviours in relation to a sustainable future.
 * Our School Journey Moving towards Green Gold.Relection- Sustainable Futures, our roles, community roles, etc
 * Accumulation - Enviro Schools Foundation 30 June

Topic: Describe the consequences of human activity within a a biophysical environment in relation to a sustainable future. A Selection from: Marine Reserves, The Coast, Harbours, Forests, Streams, Pine Forests

__**Term 3:**__ __**Topic:**__

Plan, implement and evaluate a personal action that will contribute towards a sustainable future.

Strategy making- Planning and implementation of an idea from: __**Term 4:**__ **__Topic:__** Describe the environmental impact of primary production management. __**Content**__ Horticultral/Agriculture
 * __Content__**
 * Summer Gardens
 * Raised gardens in front of whare
 * Individual Ideas of merit
 * Management Practice with a positive effect on the environment
 * Crop rotation
 * Using organic materials
 * Management Practices with a negative effect on the environment
 * Reflection

The theme of learning has centred around Environmental Sustainability aims, concepts and dimensions.We have considered our student expectations as a Silver Enviroschool and the positive effects that Year 10 can implement on environmental issues within our school, in the local community and globally. By studying the unique nature of the rural environment in the Mangakahia Valley we can begin to understand our personal and social responsibility towards a sustainable future whilst developing integral life skills. //Mehemea e pai ana te whenua, Ka pai hoki nga hua.// //If the land is well the fruit will be good.// Students have written their personal Environmental Sustainability Codes, made slogans that are 'messages' for influencing sustainability practice, and printed out anagrams that promote their thinking on a variety of environmental issues. media type="custom" key="6818647" After much research, discussion and deliberation we visited the Poor Knights Island to explore the potential of Marine Reserves. A great day was had by all as obvously noticeable in the photographs. Students at Wood Technology are building raised gardens (3x1m) to landscape the area in the Totara Grove where the senior EfS students are building an All Weather Recycling Station that will be the focus of all school recycling. Each student will be planting a variety of fern, perennials and annuals to make this area asethetically pleasing. Students who attend Food Technology classes will be growing a selection of appropriate vegetables int the Horticulture Gardens promoting these during the School Show Day. Everyone extremely busy - including the Teacher!!!​
 * Year 10 Rural Studies/Sustainability Class 2010** - Teacher Ms Elyne Semenoff
 * Unit of Study: 'Describe values and associated behaviours in relation to a sustainable future'**.
 * Unit of Study: Describe the consequences of human activity within a biophysical environment in relation to a sustainable future'.**
 * Unit of Study: 'Plan, implement and evaluate a personal action that will contribute towards a sustainable future'.**