What you need to know:

Students will have an opportunity to focus on the four strands of Arts Education 9: Visual Art, Drama, Dance and Music. 

Visual Art:   Students will be taught visual literacy and foundational art skills in focus areas that may include drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, and print making, investigating curricular themes of “Personal Identity” and “Taking Action”

Drama:  Students will become familiar with theatre as a result of an introduction to characterization, script work, improvisation and movement.

Dance:  This is an active and energetic class that uses the theme of social action to introduce foundational dance techniques, choreography, and a variety of dance styles such as hip hop, jazz, lyrical, and cultural dance styles.

Music:  Students will work with a wide range of quality repertoire in order to further develop instrumental technique, rhythmic competence, aural skills interpretive concepts, theory, and historical knowledge through the theme of "Taking Action".  

What you need to know:

• Open to Gr. 9, 10, 11, 12 students.  No musical background required.

• Through the rehearsal and performance of a wide variety of quality repertoire students focus on the fundamentals of choral singing by developing enhanced vocal technique, musical literacy, ear training and listening skills.

• Performances may include evening concerts, music festivals, an optional overnight choir trip, and other community performances.  Participation at festivals and public concerts is expected from the students.

• This class can be taken as an eleventh class at 7:45 am on alternating days all year. 

What you need to know:

• This is an introductory course, which gives students the opportunity to develop basic skills for independent living through the areas of food, clothing and design.

• During the food component students will learn basic and safe use of kitchen equipment and cooking techniques while preparing a variety of foods such as cookies, quick breads, snacks and small meals.

• Clothing will introduce the students to the basics of hand sewing through the construction of a stuffed monster. Students will also learn to operate a sewing machine and apply basic sewing techniques by making a bag and boxers/pj pants.

• Throughout the design unit students will learn the basic elements and principles of design and how to apply them.

• In addition to the course fee students will need to pay for sewing projects. Sewing project fees will be collected by the classroom teacher. 

What you need to know:

• concentrates on promoting a healthy, active lifestyle

• students will participate in a variety of activities that emphasize team play and participation

• In each semester, students will pair PE with Career Education and Health on a Day 1/Day 2 schedule.

  • Career Education helps students build positive self-image and use career information to begin development of a life and work plan that is individualized to their abilities and desires.

  • Health focuses on holistic development and strategies to make healthy decisions related to safety, infection/disease, relationships, food choices, addictions, grief/loss, chronic illness and sexual health.

• Band (PED09-N) students follow a Day 1/Day 2 schedule that alternates Band and PE. Health Education and Career Education are scheduled as a stand-alone class (HEA09B).

• Regular PE is offered as male-only (PHM09), female-only (PHF09) or all-gender (PED09).

What you need to know:

• focus on skills including problem solving, data analysis, graphing and experimentation

• units include: chemistry, biology, electricity, space