Catalyst Handbook 2021 | Page 50

Catalyst • Junior Secondary Curriculum • Handbook 2021 Catalyst Course Selections Parents and students will be asked to complete course selections via the School’s online Web Preferences Portal. To enable access to our online selection facility parents will receive log-in details as well as further instructions regarding the online course selection process via email early in Term 3. Prior to accessing the course selection link, parents and students should be prepared with the following information: Year 7 in 2021 Selection 1 – One Language course • A first choice and reserve choice of foreign language Selection 2 – One Design Technologies course • A first choice and reserve choice from the Design Technologies bank of courses (see course outlines on page 17) Selection 3 – Two Discovery courses • Two first choices and two reserve choices from the Year 7 Discovery Learning Bank of courses (see Year 7 Discovery Learning course outlines on Pages 31-34) Year 8 in 2021 Selection 1 – One Design Technologies course • A first choice and reserve choice from the Design Technologies bank of courses (see course outlines on Page 18) Selection 2 – Two Discovery courses • Two first choices and two reserve choices from the Year 8 Discovery Learning Bank of courses (see Year 8 Discovery Learning course outlines on Pages 35-39) Year 9 in 2021 • Year 9 students select four Discovery Learning courses and two reserve choices (see Year 9 Discovery Learning course outlines on Pages 40-47) • Discovery course – preference one • Discovery course – preference two • Discovery course – preference three • Discovery course – preference four • Discovery course – reserve choice one • Discovery course – reserve choice two The online preferences portal will guide you through the process of entering this information. With the above information prepared, Catalyst Course selection should take less than ten minutes. Any questions or issues regarding Catalyst Course selection should be directed to: Mr Graham Lawson Head of Catalyst [phone] [email protected] 50