Course Descriptions

Canadian and World Studies

Guidance and Career Education

• Career Studies, Gr. 10, Open      GLC2O
This course teaches students how to develop and achieve personal goals in education and work and contribute to their communities. Student learning will include assessing their own knowledge, skills and characteristic and investigating economic trends, workplace organization, work opportunities, and ways to search for work. The course explores postsecondary learning options, prepares students for community-bases learning, and helps them build the capabilities needed for managing work and life transitions. Students will design action plans for pursuing their goals.
Prerequisite: None

Civics

• Civics, Grade 10, Open      CHV2O
This course explores what it means to be an informed, participating citizen in a democratic society. Students will learn about the elements of democracy and the meaning of democratic citizenship in local, national, and global contexts. In addition, students will learn about social change, examine decision-making processes in Canadian, explore their own and others' beliefs and perspectives on civics questions, and learn how to think and critically and creatively about public issues.
Prerequisite: None

Economics

• Analysing Current Economics Issues, Grade 12, University Preparation      CIA4U
This course explores the choices that individuals and societies make about the use of resources in a competitive in a competitive global economy. Students will use economic concepts and models, as well as methods of economic inquiry, to analyse current economics issues and make informed economic choices based on their analysis.
Prerequisite: Any university, university/college preparation course in Canadian and world studies, English, or social sciences and humanities

Geography

• Geography of Canada, Grade 9, Academic      CGC1D
This course draws on a variety of frameworks, such as the ecozone framework, and principles of physical, human, and economic geography, to explore Canada’s distinct and evolving character. Students will investigate the interconnections among the landforms, climate, soils, plants, animals, and human activities in Canadian ecozones to develop geographic knowledge and skills that contribute to an understanding of Canada’s diversity and its role in the world.
Prerequisite: None

• Canadian and World Issues: A Geographic Analysis Grade 12, University Preparation      CGW4U
This course draws on geographic concepts, skills, methods, and technologies to analyse significant issues facing Canadians as citizens of an interdependent world. Students will examine the challengers OF creating a sustainable and equitable future through the study of a range of topics, including economic interdependence, geopolitical conflict, regional disparities in the ability to meet basic human needs, and protection of the planet's life-support systems.
Prerequisite: Any University or university/college preparation course in Canadian and world studies, English, or social science and humanities

History

• Canadian History in the Twentieth Century, Grade 10, Academic      CHC2D
This course explores Canadian participation in global events and traces our development as a country through changes in population, economy, and technology. Students will analyse the elements that constitute Canadian identity, learn the stories of both individuals and communities, and study the evolution of political and social structures. Students will learn about differing interpretations of the past, and will come to understand the importance in historical studies of chronology and cause-and-effect relationships. They will also learn to develop and support a thesis, conduct research and analysis, and effectively communicate the results of their inquiries.
Prerequisite: None