Awaken Education is a linear program, running from September to June, Monday to Friday, 8:30 am - 3:00 pm.
At Awaken, courses and schedules are co-created with our community of learners. Courses at Awaken are offered with an environmental lens.
Students can remain in the Awaken Program from their year of entry until graduation (students can graduate with a BC Dogwood Diploma).
Students are enrolled in Fulton Secondary and attend all of their courses within the Awaken Program.
Students are enrolled in 8 courses a year, as is required in secondary education in BC.
Courses:
Grade 7 - 9 students complete a standard set of courses, including:
Math, Science, English, PHE, Social Studies, Art, ADST, and Careers.
Grade 10 - 12 students have more choices in how they direct their education, particularly in the electives they select. Typically, grade 10 - 12 students in Awaken complete a course schedule as depicted below.
Grade 10 - 12
English First Peoples, Environmental Science, Social Studies, Workplace Math, Career Life Education, PHE/Outdoor Ed, Leadership*, Elective**
*Electives for students in grades 10, 11 and 12 depend on student interest and the direction they take in their education.
**For grade 11 & 12 students who have demonstrated an ability to learn independently, a collaboration with V-Learn is available for select courses (Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Calculus).