Optional Courses

Travel and Tourism takes students around the world to each continent to learn about beautiful destinations they can see in the future, including their cultures, religion, food, dangers, as well as the impacts of tourism in different countries. Students enjoy watching lots of thought-provoking documentaries, and completing assignments/ rich tasks such as designing a 7-day Caribbean Cruise, deciding on creative ways to boost the tourism industry in poorer nations without changing their cultural identities, designing their own Theme Park, etc. 

The course focuses on issues related to travel and tourism within and between various regions of the world. Students will investigate unique environmental, sociocultural, economic, and political characteristics of selected world regions. They will explore travel patterns and trends, as well as tensions related to tourism, and will predict future tourism destinations. Students will apply the concepts of geographic thinking and the geographic inquiry process, including spatial technologies, to investigate the impact of the travel industry on natural environments and human communities. 

Prerequisite: Issues in Canadian Geography, Grade 9 

World Issues focuses on in-depth discussions about current real world issues and watching various thought-provoking documentaries.  It is the perfect course for students to examine ongoing issues around the world related to the environment, food insecurity, population, and economic disparities.  The class has a rich variety of evaluations including seminars, political cartoon analysis, food crisis simulations, reflections, essays, etc.

Students will address the challenge of creating a more sustainable and equitable world. They will explore issues involving a wide range of topics, including economic disparities, threats to the environment, globalization, human rights, and quality of life, and will analyse government policies, international agreements, and individual responsibilities relating to them. Students will apply the concepts of geographic thinking and the geographic inquiry process, including the use of spatial technologies, to investigate these complex issues and their impacts on natural and human communities around the world.

Prerequisite: Any university or university/college preparation course in Canadian and World Studies, English, or Social Sciences and Humanities.