Accounting 11
This course is an introduction to accounting concepts. Students gain insight into financial problems and solutions which have far-reaching benefits for entrepreneurial and professional careers.
Applied Skills 11
This course focuses on the relevant knowledge, skills and attitudes which will help students develop an active, healthy lifestyle and function effectively in a changing technological environment. Application of such skills will be done in meaningful contexts using problem-solving strategies.
Career & Personal Planning 11 and 12
These courses make a unique contribution to the development of students as well-rounded, balanced individuals. They complement the academic and vocationally oriented courses by focusing on students’ personal development and how their schooling and ECA relate to their future plans. Specific knowledge, skills and attitudes acquired will help students make good personal decisions and help them manage their lives more effectively.
Drama Film and Television 12
In this course students will analyse: how artistic components of film and TV affect meaning, how society, culture and history influence and are influenced by images and messages. Students will also critique their own and others’ performances and products, work together to solve acting, scriptwriting and production problems and use appropriate procedures for specific positions in film productions. Students will gain experience in the use of standard formats to develop screenplays, scripts and commercials. Through involvement in drama, students will use voice movement, concentration and belief to create effective roles throughout performances. Students may also gain skills and training with reference to film industry careers.
Economics 12
This course establishes a sound knowledge base in economics. It helps students to develop the ability to engage in appropriate forms of inquiry and to select and apply economic skills and knowledge as well as enhance the understanding and acceptance of a variety of societies.
Financial Accounting 12
This is a course for students wishing to pursue post-secondary studies in accounting, finance, business management and commerce. Advanced concepts of accounting encourage students to develop analytical decision-making and communication skills.
Fine Arts 11
This course will employ theatre games and creative activities to sharpen sense awareness, encourage the imagination and develop speech, movement and improvisational skills. By the end of the course, students should be able to sustain concentration through exercises in storytelling, improvisation and scene work.
Management Innovation 12
This course introduces students to the organizational and management skills necessary to function efficiently in a business environment. Management styles and issues related to the global economy are studied, and students are encouraged to apply problem-solving skills to situations.
Marketing 12
This course prepares students for the world of retailing. Most of the growth in the future job market is occurring in the small business field. This course will provide students with many of the skills needed to work for themselves or for someone else in a retail-service business. This project-oriented course covers topics on the nature of marketing, sales promotion, (including print and broadcast media), visual merchandising, product policy (including packaging and labeling), market research, sales presentations, market segmentation, establishing store policies and procedures, printing goods and inventory.
Physical Education 10, 11 & 12
The goal of these courses is to promote a positive attitude toward active living in the pursuit of lifelong health and well-being. Students will be expected to fully and safely participate in and develop appropriate skills to the best of their abilities in the following planned activities: warm-up and cool-down activities, jogging, softball, soccer, basketball, volleyball, orienteering, walking, hiking, badminton, floor hockey, touch football, touch rugby, swimming, bowling, games, relay running, racquet sports, disc golf, camping, canoeing, horseback riding and table tennis.
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Sociology 12
Sociology enables us to better understand ourselves and the social forces influencing our lives. The way we think, behave, feel and our sense of identity, are socially produced. Through the study of sociology we may:
- increase our understanding of ourselves and our society by applying concepts that describe and explain our social environment and how they influence our lives.
- open our minds, and find inspiration to question common assumptions which may encourage us to consider alternatives.
- discover that society is constantly changing, being of diverse historical and contemporary processes.
- and with the knowledge and abilities to study societies from a critical and informed position, be better prepared for the future.
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Studio Arts 12: Drawing and Painting
Art Foundation 12 is a comprehensive course designed to facilitate a broad range of experiences in visual arts. Students will be engaged in creating and responding to a variety of images. Art Foundation courses are designed to provide a balanced program of study in both traditional and contemporary art forms, such as drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, design and digital imaging. Art Foundation courses provide opportunities for students to develop their technical skills in relation to perceiving, responding to, creating and communicating about a wide variety of types of images.