The key question for Political Studies 12 is, “How can political power be used in ways that make society a better place to live?” The vision for this course is that students would gain an appreciation for various political ideologies, an understanding of how political institutions work, and confidence that they can knowledgeably use their own political power to make a positive difference in their communities.
Also, in a politically polarized world, it is the hope of the course designers that students would learn to be able to dialogue in meaningful and respectful ways with one another despite differences. We hope that students will gain respect for perspectives that are different from their own, and learn to turn down the temperature on political conversations. We hope that the forums will be opportunities to practice better online political dialogue.
We also hope that students will receive encouragement through this course that they can make a difference in their own city, region, or country, and that their voice is a meaningful one in the marketplace of ideas. We hope that the opportunities they have to “get involved” in this course will spur them to continue to remain involved throughout their lives, not just through voting, but through many types of peaceful civic activism.
Students will learn and develop mathematical skills that are foundational for use in pre-calculus and calculus thereafter. Pre-Calculus 11 focuses on quadratic relationships, their prevalence around us, and the use of algebra to generalize these relationships through abstract thinking.
Students will explore the meanings of and connections between operations extending to powers, radicals and polynomials. Students will use proportional reasoning to solve indirect measurement trigonometric problems, and work with formulas for financial literacy. These mentioned topics will be studied with use of the Communication, Thinking, and Personal & Social core competencies.
Pre-Calculus 12 centers around the big ideas of inverses, functions, and transformations.
The course instruction is offered through StudyForge lesson videos, note packages, and practice questions.
The topics include trigonometry, rational and exponential functions, logarithms, polynomials, transformations, and geometric sequences and series.
This course is suited for students looking for post-secondary studies in math, science, and engineering.
This course cannot be used toward Adult Graduation Credits
Have you ever wondered…..why people have different personalities; what intelligence is and how it’s measured; why one person is attracted to another; and why people dream and what dreams mean?
Psychology 11 is an introductory course that will address some of the above questions and more. This course will introduce some history of psychological thought, theories of motivation, emotion and personality as well as human development, learning theory, and social psychology. It will allow students to explore some of these topics from from a Western World’s point of view to various cultures, including an Aboriginal’s view. This course works best for students who have an interest in learning about themselves, who have good writing skills, and who have the motivation and self- discipline to work independently. You will be working on self-reflection write-ups for each of the five units in this course.
This course cannot be used toward Adult Graduation Credits
Psychology 12 can be taken on its own or as a continuation of Psychology 11. It surveys the topics on history of psychological thought, research in psychology, developmental psychology, psychological disorders, methods of therapy, and neuroscience and biological foundations from a Western World’s point of view to various cultures, including an Aboriginal’s view. This course is best suited for students with strong writing skills and the self-motivation necessary to work well independently.
Science 10 introduces main topics from Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Earth Science. This will form the basis for further studies in future grades and provide students with knowledge to find areas of interest. This course has four main units of study: DNA, Genetics and Natural Selection; Chemical Reactions and Radioactivity; Law of Conservation of Energy; The Universe.
Social Justice 12 is a current events course.
While we use historical contexts to teach concepts, and show social changes over time, learners will focus on current events in projects and in a learning community on-line.
The issues we explore are political as that is where policy happens; policy is what creates day-to-day systemic issues that are ever present and in the news. This course is about the community you live in now, and the one you can change with activism and your vote.
Social Studies 10 involves an exploration of Canada and the World, from 1919 to the present, focusing on four Big Ideas.
- Global and regional conflicts have been a powerful force in shaping our contemporary world and identities.
- The development of political institutions is influenced by economic, social, ideological, and geographic factors.
- Worldviews lead to different perspectives and ideas about developments in Canadian society.
- Historical and contemporary injustices challenge the narrative and identity of Canada as an inclusive, multicultural society.