Level 3 Civics and Future Prep
Course Description
Civics education is all about making sure you are ready for adulthood when you leave school. We could almost call this course 'adulting'!
Civics and Future Prep will help build students’ skills surrounding community engagement, public speaking and effective communication with democratic institutions.
In your 3CFP class you will:
- Conduct an inquiry into an area of the Pacific of your choice
- Learn about credit options and debt management strategies
- Look at budgeting and financial options
- Learn about purchasing a home
Throughout your two years in CFP you will:
- Look at KiwiSaver and join if appropriate
- Sign up for a MyIRD (Inland Revenue) so you have a tax number
- Sign up for a RealMe so you are ready to access any government or services that require verification
- Enrol to vote
- Open a bank account
Course Overview
Term 1
In Term 1 we will start the year off by learning about an aspect of Pacific Studies that contributed to the Civics area. This will help refine our inquiry skills across our courses. We will also look at credit options and debt management.
Term 2
In Term 2 we will look at services such as afterpay and laybuy and examine the pros and cons of these. We will also develop a plan to show how a budget contributes to achieving a goal.
Term 3
We will analyse and select personal financing options for purchasing a property.
Term 4
In Term 4 we will use this time to finish any other work from the year that needs to be done.
Assessment Information
All students should finish CFP with a minimum of 14 credits. The teacher will track each student's progress and make adjustments (IEP) where needed. Students who indicate they want a UE endorsement can complete AS91599 and AS91600 in replacement of US28100 and US28103. If students would like an Endorsement they can be entered for AS91429. this is a resource-based exam so students will need some support with this.Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
External
NZQA Info
Draw a conclusion after investigating a hypothesis on an aspect of Pacific change and development with consultation
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Apply knowledge of rotorcraft to the certification of aeronautical maintenance
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Develop a plan to show how a budget contributes to achieving a long-term personal financial goal
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Analyse and select personal financing options for purchasing a property
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Social Studies 3.2 - Conduct a critical social inquiry
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Social Studies 3.4 - Examine personal involvement in a social action(s) that aims to influence policy change(s)
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Social Studies 3.5 - Examine a campaign of social action(s) to influence policy change(s)
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 16
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.