Grade 8 Courses

In this course, students will be introduced to and will learn basic American Sign Language. They will be encouraged to appreciate the interconnectedness of language and culture. Our goal is to expand their understanding and appreciation of other cultures, understand ...

Careers 8 requires students to complete this course so that other courses can open up on the dashboard. This assessment does count for marks and requires that the student gives their best effort. Students are expected to follow the order ...

The Core French curriculum endorses, what is commonly referred to as, the communicative experiential approach. In this approach, the focus of instruction is the purposeful use of the language to perform real-life tasks, share ideas, acquire information, and get things ...

This course is an exploration of community and student identity. The BC Ministry of Education has established core competencies that include the requirement for all students to have a “set of abilities that relate to students’ identity in the world, ...

Humanities 8 incorporates the topics of Social Studies 8- which discusses the 7th Century to 1750-with the communications skills of English Language Arts 8.  In this project-based course, students will also earn credit for Arts Education 8 and ADST 8 ...

Students develop an appreciation and understanding for new symbols and formulas in their quest to learn math at a higher level. Students are guided in their learning through V-class videos, sample questions, assignments, and tests. Students learn to think critically ...

PE and Health 8 Physical and Health Education (PHE) is designed to develop educated students who have the knowledge, skills, and understandings to be safe, active, and healthy citizens throughout their lives. The PHE curriculum emerges from two areas of ...

The goal of Science 8 is to provide all students the opportunity to explore the grade specific big ideas in the major branches of science -   biology, chemistry, physics, and Earth/space science-  leading to a deep understanding of science ...

The Core Spanish curriculum endorses, what is commonly referred to as, the communicative experiential approach. In this approach, the focus of instruction is the purposeful use of the language to perform real-life tasks, share ideas, acquire information, and get things ...