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At Kate Chegwin School, we believe students should be provided with a variety of opportunities to experience and develop skills in areas of interest outside the core curriculum. Our complementary program is designed to accommodate this belief.
Following is a listing of courses that may be offered; however, availability of these courses will depend on demand, teacher expertise and timetabling constraints - subject to change as necessary.
For the 2025-2026 school year we are planning on offering students their top 5 selections from the following list.
Digital Photography
Digital Photography
Digital Photography students learn how to operate cameras for high quality photography. They then use online computer programs to alter and touch-up their photos before publishing or printing. They are challenged to create projects for advertising and printing.
Film Studies
Film Studies
Film Studies is fantastic for students with a passion in media arts. Film Studies teaches students how to analyze film and take what they have learned from this and apply it to other projects. With the growth in the field of multimedia, students will learn how to create using multiple digital formats and applications.
Construction Technology
Construction Technology
Construction teaches students basic woodworking skills including the use of hand and power tools. Students complete challenges along the way that help them design, construct, and finish quality woodworking projects that they can take home. Students choose projects that are interesting and challenging for them, improving their woodworking skills as they go. Students are given the opportunity to work independently and with others while exploring construction careers and technology.
Environmental and Outdoor Education
Environmental and Outdoor Education
In environmental and outdoor education, students develop interest and competence in outdoor studies and develop an understanding of their relationship to the environment. There are often field trips to wall climbing, curling rinks, and the wilderness centre. Fire building, knott tying, archery, cross country skiing and snow-shoeing are just a few of the activities done.
Foods
Foods
Foods class allows students to explore interests, passions and skills while making personal connections to career possibilities within the food industry. Students have the opportunity to explore techniques associated with cooking and baking a large variety of items while learning about safety, sanitation and use of relevant equipment with the foods lab. Students are expected to work independently and with others while working toward a common goal. Foods is primarily lab oriented and students learn through their hands-on experiences with many opportunities to practice new skills as they are taught.
Communication Technology (Computers)
Communication Technology (Computers)
In Computers class students learn how to use Google's platform to create spreadsheets, design online graphics, and print materials. They are challenged to use an e-portfolio to share their creations through video editing and basic web design. Once the basics are taught students begin using their skills to program. Typing skills are taught each year. Students have the opportunity to print on one of our 5 3D printers.
Art
Art
Students learn how to use traditional and contemporary tools, materials and media to express their feelings, think like artists, value the art creation and value the art form. Art education is concerned with the organization of visual material; with having individuals think and behave as artists; with pointing out the values that surround the creation and cherishing of art forms; with ways in which people express their feelings, in visual forms and, with making and defending qualitative judgments about art works.
Drama
Drama
Drama encourages students to explore a variety of dramatic roles and develop a range of dramatic skills. Drama is both an art form and a medium for learning and teaching. It can develop the whole person emotionally, physically, intellectually, imaginatively, aesthetically, and socially by giving form and meaning to experience through acting. It fosters positive group interaction as students learn to make accommodations in order to pursue shared goals. The dramatic growth parallels the natural development of the student. This growth is fostered in an atmosphere that is non-competitive, cooperative, supportive, joyful, yet challenging.
Music
Music
We offer Guitar at Kate Chegwin. The systematic development of musical skills, knowledge and perception contributes to the total development of the individual. Over 85% of the full-time undergraduate university programs accept music as an entrance requirement. No musical experience is necessary and we provide the instruments for a small rental fee
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