BMS Foundation Studies Info

Academics

Year 2009-2010

Junior Senior

Course Components Reconciling Faith, Social Issues and Career Development Mission Project
Self identity and Faith
Guidelines for Life and Career Development

Major Activity Urban Experience Public Presentation

Fact Sheet

Purpose: Foundation Studies is a multi-disciplinary series of courses designed to provide all high school students at Belleville Mennonite School with an opportunity to encounter real life issues under the guidance of educated Christian faculty. Its purpose is to assist in aligning the academic curriculum with its mission of providing "a comprehensive Pre-K through Grade 12 education in a Christ-centered environment, and prepares students to change the world through Christ-like service, peacemaking, and leadership."

Course Levels: The sequential nature of the course is such that each level builds on the previous one. A notebook containing all activities and journal entries will be maintained by each student throughout his/her high school experience. Journal entries will explore topics, reflect on experiences, and predict situations related to the course. The journals will be a vital tool in aiding the student each year in recording growth and reflection.

Course Descriptions: Through study, discussion, and personal experience, students gain insight into social issues and goal setting. More importantly, students are challenged to connect these issues to their own values, faith development and personal life goals.

Each course includes an opportunity for the student to experience growth through real life experience.

FS11 Freshman Seminar = .2 Credit Grade 9

Freshman seminar is an exploration of individual giftedness, personal identity, and divine purpose. In order to provide a complete profile of career potential, students will take the Differential Aptitude Tests and the Career Interest Inventory. This level includes an inner-city experience in a homeless shelter or soup kitchen

HEAL30 Health = 0.2 Credit Grade 10

Health class seeks to cover material that either is not covered in biology and other sciences, or to offer a different perspective on the subject. Health, A Wellness Approach is the text, but much of the curriculum comes from other sources. The second part of the course ties into the foundation studies course, dealing with healthy relationships from a Biblical perspective and dealing with the concept of "you in relation to others."

FS30 Social Issues: You and Society = .2 Credit Grade 11:

This class is an exploration of modern society which includes discussions about poverty and wealth, abortion, addiction, sexuality, the environment, international politics, personal freedoms and rights, violence, and racism. The course will include a three day real world experience that will expose students to one or several of the above issues.

FS40 Senior Seminar: You and Your Future in the Modern World = .2 Credit Grade 12

In the first semester of this course, students explore the various belief systems existent in our world today while beginning to define their own world view. During the second semester, students will develop a coherent plan of action for impacting their world as men and women of God which will culminate in the development of a four part verbal/visual public presentation that defines their view of themselves, their relationships, their society, and their core beliefs and values.

"Foundation Studies will help students toward an understanding of how classroom learning relates to life." Former BMS Superintendent Ken Hartzler

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