SOCIAL SCIENCES

What you need to know:

• develops understanding of the basic organizations of industrialized and democratic societies

• covers western history from the Renaissance to World War I

• develops student ability to assess and present historical evidence, interpret and examine evidence, evaluate perspectives and research and present findings

What you need to know:

• assists learners in developing personal understanding and awareness of Indigenous and Metis people through examination of the unique history of Indigenous people in Canada

• four main units: identity and worldviews, community and kinship, goverance, economies

What you need to know:

• Canadian Studies: this course covers pre and post-Confederation events and issues

• units include: people and paradigms, road to democracy, external forces and domestic realities, forces of nationalism and challenges and opportunities

What you need to know:

• provides an overview of the Canadian legal system, as well as the individual rights, responsibilities and laws governing Canadians

• themes include: contract, family, criminal and human rights and property, environmental, international, consumer, employment and tort law

What you need to know:

• exploration of ways learners can develop leadership skills through individual student growth

• blend of traditional classroom, activity-based and project work

What you need to know:

• Examines the changes in student's lives as they prepare for new roles after high school.

• Topics Covered:  life roles, conflict in relationships, personal health, money management, career planning, job search and more.

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:

• May be taken in place of or in addition to History 30

• Topics include:  indigenous and treaty rights, governance, land claims and treaty land entitlements, economic development, social development

• The unique culture of Indigenous people in Canada as well as contempory issues will be covered.