Social Sciences

History 10 explores how our modern, industrialized, democratic societies came to be. Students will examine changes in European society and culture from the mid-18th century to World War I that have shaped today's western worldview. 

The aim of Indigenous Studies 10 is to help students develop their knowledge, positive attitudes and cultural understanding about First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples. 

Students will examine major events of the late 19th and 20th centuries and seek to understand how they have impacted the world we live in today. 

Indigenous Studies 20 explores contemporary issues of concern to Indigenous peoples around the world. The principle of wholeness is prominent throughout the course as the topics of self-determination / Government, social justice, and development are explored. 

Students will examine the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects of every person's life that influences behaviour.

In this course, students will explore the origins of the First Nations, New France, the Seven Years War, Confederation and the patriation of the Constitution. 

Students will dig deeply into Canada’s history, focusing on the story of our Indigenous peoples. They will explore Canada’s inconvenient truths around nation-building, social stereotypes, and the prevalent myths concerning Indigenous peoples. 

Students will study the lifespan of a human being through the stages of development, beginning with conception, gestation, infancy, and early childhood. 

Students will explore the Canadian legal system, from the early roots in British common law to the modern Constitution and Charter of Rights and Freedoms. They will examine how and why Canada’s legal system developed.