Social Sciences

What you need to know:

• This course provides students with an opportunity to investigate the historical roots to many of the political and economic issues and challenges facing contemporary society. 

• Specifically, the course will focus on events emanating from the Twentieth Century. 

• Key events such as the French Revolution, the Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution and the era of Colonialism will be studied.

What you need to know:

• The aim of Indigenous Studies 10 is to develop a personal and cultural awareness of First Nation, Inuit and Mėtis peoples of Canada. Students become familiar with the cultures, and traditional philosophy of Indigenous cultures, and study the pre-contact and post-contact history of European Settlement in Canada. 

• Focus is made on the spiritual, family, economic, educational, and social life of Indigenous peoples.

What you need to know:

• History 30 allows students to explore both significant historical and contemporary events that have, and continue to, shape our nation. There will be an emphasis on contemporary challenges that will influence the long-term wellness of Canadians and the Canadian nation.

What you need to know:

• The objective of this course is for the individual to become aware of the rights, responsibilities, and fundamental laws governing our society. 

• Topics covered include our Canadian legal system, criminal law and procedure, civil law including torts, family law, contracts, wills and estates, employment and consumer law, immigration and environmental law. 

• This course helps the individual become aware of business and legal procedures. 

• One should acquire sufficient knowledge to become aware of when professional legal services are desirable and necessary. 

• Community resources are widely used.

What you need to know:

• provides an overview of human development from birth to death, including major changes at each stage of development

• topics include: self-concept, sexuality, language, emotion, intelligence, biological development and social behaviour

What you need to know:

• opportunity to study the origins, development and beliefs of world religions

• examination of the role religion plays in personal, cultural, national and international levels

What you need to know:

• focuses on different aspects of mental health challenges, mental illness, as well as create a personalized mental wellness plan. 

• Topics of study include the difference between mental health and mental illness, stigma and its impact on the individual, the concept of resilience, and developing resilience. 

• Students will have access to tools to create a balanced life and wellness in all domains of their lives (mental, physical, spiritual, emotional, and social).

What you need to know:

• Indigenous Studies 30 provides an overview of Canadian history from an Indigenous perspective. 

• The historical roots of contemporary Indigenous and Canadian issues will be investigated. 

• Students will have the opportunity to gain an understanding and appreciation of how Indigenous people have influenced and shaped the history of the Canadian nation.