Term 1: Lessons, Decks & Study Content

Class 01 • Cognitive Telemetry & Sleep Clinic

The Room 8 Sleep Clinic & Telemetry Sprint

Analyze Morgan's log and investigate 10 clinical case files in pairs. Calculate cumulative sleep debt, Formula 2 (20%–25% reaction slowdown), and social jetlag.

🧠 Testable Study Anchors:
  • Circadian Phase Delay in Teens (CPD)
  • Sleep Debt Formula ($9.0\text{h} - \text{Actual}$)
  • Sleep Debt Reaction Rule (20%–25% Slower; 0.05% BAC)
  • Slow-Wave NREM (Stage 3) HGH Recovery
  • Social Jetlag (Midpoint Shift > 2.0h)
Class 02 • Media & Technology

Algorithmic Attention Architecture

Deconstruct how recommendation engines (TikTok, Snapchat) exploit dopamine reward schedules, variable reinforcement, and infinite scroll.

🧠 Testable Study Anchors:
  • Variable Ratio Reward Schedules
  • Frictionless Design & Stopping Cues
  • Dopamine Baseline Downregulation
Class 03 • Assessment

Athletic Recovery Protocol & Quiz 1

Assemble your 1-page Personal Performance Blueprint for athletic and cognitive recovery. Complete Quiz 1 covering Classes 1–3.

🧠 Testable Study Anchors:
  • REM Sleep Motor Consolidation
  • Pre-Sleep Stimulus Control Protocol
  • Summative Quiz 1 (5% Term 1 Weight)
Class 04 • High School Preparation

High School Navigation Blueprint

Direct walkthrough of Nova Scotia high school graduation requirements (18 credits), course leveling (Academic vs. Advanced), and transcript anatomy.

🧠 Testable Study Anchors:
  • 18 Compulsory NS Graduation Credits
  • Course Leveling & University Entrance
  • High School Self-Advocacy Language
Classes 05–08 • Sexual & Reproductive Health

STBBI Biology, Contraception & Consent

Bacterial vs. viral STBBIs, asymptomatic transmission, contraception pharmacology, Youth Health Centre access, and the legal FRIES consent standard.

🧠 Testable Study Anchors:
  • Bacterial (Curable) vs. Viral (Treatable) STIs
  • Emergency Contraception vs. Abortion
  • Mature Minor Principle in Nova Scotia
  • Legal Age of Consent & Incapacitation
Classes 09–13 • Health Literacy

Health Literacy & Clinic Navigator

Medicine and nutrition label literacy, navigating Nova Scotia healthcare services (811 vs. walk-in vs. ER), and assembling the NS Resource Map.

🧠 Testable Study Anchors:
  • Reading Prescription & Food Labels
  • Healthcare Triage (811, YHC, Pharmacist)
  • Summative 3: Resource Map (6%)

Digital Student Tools

Interactive Form

HL9 Prior-Learning & Intake Diagnostic

Complete your confidential baseline profile and curriculum audit using your official 3-letter PIN.

Interactive Portfolio

Places of Significance StoryMap Studio

Build your 5-place digital StoryMap with live interactive map pins, personal reflections, and soundtrack.

Career & Human Skills

DHS Human Skills Advisory Blueprint

Explore the 10 essential un-automatable human skills for high school and career readiness.