Department

The Canadian and World Studies Department concerns itself with the subject disciplines of Geography, History, Civics, Politics, Law, and Indigenous Studies. Whether you are interested in taking an exciting course, participating on a field trip, or getting involved in one of the many clubs and groups offered by the staff of the Canadian and World Studies Department, you will find there is plenty of new and exciting opportunities for you to learn and explore. If you are interested in taking a course ask a Guidance Counsellor or one of our helpful Canadian and World Studies Department staff members to help choose the right course for you! (The CWS Office is Room 248.)

Vision

The Canadian and World Studies program will enable students to become responsible, active citizens within the diverse communities to which they belong. As well as becoming critically thoughtful and informed citizens who value an inclusive society, students will have the skills they need to solve problems and communicate ideas and decisions about significant developments, events, and issues.

Goals

In all the subjects in Canadian and World Studies, students realize the vision for the program as they:

• develop the ability to use the “concepts of disciplinary thinking” to investigate issues, events, and developments;

• develop the ability to determine and apply appropriate criteria to evaluate information and evidence and to make judgments;

• develop skills and personal attributes that are needed for discipline-specific inquiry and that can be transferred to other areas in life;

• build collaborative and cooperative working relationships; and

• use appropriate technology as a tool to help them gather and analyse information, solve problems, and communicate.