Sky Mountain Charter School

Life Skills Graduation Requirements

Life Skills courses do not have to be HQT. Suggested curriculum/courses are listed below for each course and suggested electives. This list is not a comprehensive list of all the courses offered by approved vendors. Please also refer to our website: http://skymountaincs.org/guidance/HScurriculum.html for additional curriculum suggestions as well as our approved vendor list. If you have questions please contact your advisor.

Required Life Skills Courses:

(Standards: Physical Health, Personal Physical Fitness, Leisure/Recreation, Reciprocal Relationship

Ind/Environment, Effects of Technology, Participates Physical Activities, Indentifies Resources Support PE)

Physical Education: 20 units

Computer/Typing: 10 Units

North Dakota Center for Distance Education - www.NDCDE.org -

Computer Applications, Computer Programming, Java, Java Script, Microsoft Applications, Keyboarding

BYU Independent Study – elearn.byu.edu

Computer Technology, Computer Spreadsheet Skills, Computer Presentation Skills, Keyboarding

University of Missouri High School – www.cdis.missouri.edu

Computer Applications

The Learning Springs – www.learningsprings.com

Introduction to the Internet, Business Application

Health: 5 Units

· Glencoe Health Student Edition 2011 - Student Edition

9780078913280

· Glencoe Health and Wellness - Student Edition

9780078760266

· Holt Lifetime Health - Student Edition

978-0-030-96219-6

· The Learning Springs – Health – www.learningsprings.com

· North Dakota Center for Distance Education - Health www.NDCDE.org online or print

· University of Missouri High School – Health online course

www.cdis.missouri.edu

Elective Life Skills Course suggestions :

15 Units (Standards: Community Involvement, Employment/College,

Selective Consumer, Employee/Consumer/Financial)

· University of Missouri www.cdis.missouri.edu courses:

Teen and Family Living, Parenting and Child Development, Foods and Nutrition, Housing Decisions, Entrepreneurship, Personal Finance, Career Explorations, Career Planning, Consumer Economics

· North Dakota Center for Distance Education courses www.NDCDE.org:

Child Development, Nutrition and Wellness, Personal Management, Relationships, Social Skills

· Global Student Network – www.globalstudentnetwork.com

Family Living

· The Learning Springs – www.learningsprings.com

Life Management

· BYU Independent Study – elearn.byu.edu

Financial Literacy: Money Matters, Food and Nutrition, Child Development,

Preparing for Responsible Parenthood

· Career Exploration guides and resources:

http://www.calmis.ca.gov/file/occmisc/tools.pdf
http://www.cdm.uwaterloo.ca/index2.asp
http://missouricareereducation.org/curr/cmd/techedG/explgCC/modules.html

· Community Service – Please refer to our ES Manual: (link):