Prerequisite Courses - Checkpoint
M10F is a compulsory grade 9 course, designed to cover a number of different forms of mathematics, which will allow students to better understand the math that they encounter in everyday life. Also, mastery of the content of this course will prepare students to enter the mathematics stream of their choice.
Eight units are covered including: Number Sense & Rational Numbers, Powers & Exponents, Polynomials, Linear Relations, Similarity, Circle Geometry, Symmetry, and Statistics & Probability.
SPECIAL NOTE: It is during the M10F (Grade 9) course that each student will begin to make decisions as to which mathematics pathway – Essentials or Introduction to Applied/Pre-Calculus – he/she will continue with for the remainder of high school. It is highly recommended that students achieve a mark of 70% or greater before enrolling in the Introduction to Applied & Precalculus course in Grade 10.
PREREQUISITE - none, but must be at a minimum grade 9 standing.
Ojibwe 11G is a highly recommended First Nations language credit elective. Students are not required to be fluent speakers as the course is intended for beginning speakers. Based on thematic units aligned with the seasons, students should be prepared to interact, converse, and utilize video / audio to capture their evidence of language acquisition in their assignments. PREREQUISITE - none, but must be at a minimum grade 9 standing.
SC20F is a required course which prepares the student for further study in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. The course is broken down into four Units. (1) Chemistry in Action - prepares the student for the essentials needed to continue study in the science of Chemistry. Naming of compounds, balancing and classifying reactions are the main topics. (2) Dynamics of Ecosystems – Prepares the student for the science of Biology. The unit deals with the chemical and biological cycles in nature. (3) In Motion – Prepares the student for the science of Physics. This unit focuses on the calculation of motion; specifically displacement, velocity, acceleration and forces experienced in types of motion. and (4) Weather Dynamics – A unit that focuses on climate and creation of severe weather phenomenon.
PREREQUISITE - Science 10F.
HC30F is a required credit whose curriculum supports citizenship as a core concept and engages students in historical inquiry. Guided by Essential Questions, students focus on the history of Canada from pre-contact times to the present. Through this process students think historically and acquire Enduring Understandings related to the following five themes in Canadian history:
(1) First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples, (2) French-English Duality, (3) Identity, Diversity, and Citizenship, (4) Governance and Economics, and (5) Canada and the World.
PREREQUISITE - Geographic Issues of the 21st Century 20F (GI20F).
In GI40S, students conduct inquiry into the social, political, environmental, and economic impact of contemporary and emerging global issues. Through their inquiry, focus is placed on questions with respect to the quality of life locally, nationally and globally. This course is based on the principles of active democratic citizenship, ecological literacy, critical media literacy, and ethical decision-making, and consolidates learning across the disciplines to empower students as agents of change for a sustainable and equitable future. As a mandatory component of the course, students plan and implement a community-based action-research project.
PREREQUISITE - History of Canada 30F.
MPC40S is a continuation of MPC30S. Topics include: Circular Functions, Transformations, Trigonometric Identities, Exponents and Logarithms, Permutations, Combinations, and Binomial Theorem, Conics, Probability, and Geometric Sequences. NOTE: A mark of at least 65% in Pre-Calculus 30S is recommended to do Pre-Calculus 40S. Students who experience difficulty in mathematics would benefit from having this course in the first semester. If you are scheduled in second semester, make an appointment with your Student Services during the last week of August and every attempt will be made to switch it to first semester as this course is very demanding and fast paced. PREREQUISITE - Grade 11 Precalculus Math 30S, recommended 65% minimum.
In S10F, students develop an awareness of the interrelationship of science, technology, environment, art, mathematics (STEAM) and society through the processes of scientific inquiry, technological problem solving, and decision making. Skills and attitudes are developed within student learning outcomes. There is a component of scientific measurement incorporated in all clusters.
Units of study include: Reproduction, Atoms and Elements, Nature of Electricity, and Exploring the Universe.
PREREQUISITE - none, but must be at a minimum grade 9 standing.
E20F is designed to increase students’ knowledge of reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing, and representing. This course helps students become more skillful language users in a variety of task and assignments that emphasize purpose and audience. Students expand their knowledge of literary concepts as they continue to build their skills and knowledge of informal and formal essays.
Students study news and magazine articles, short stories, film, poetry, novels, plays, and complete projects throughout the semester, as they juxtapose personal views/reactions with larger perceptions and truths within the world. Grade 10 places importance on the proper use of grammar, punctuation, spelling, and vocabulary in all assignments.
PREREQUISITE - ELA 10F.
PC25S and DP25S are half-credit courses offered in succession (9 weeks each). In PC25S and DP35S, students plan and develop their skills in creating documents for personal and business communications. Students will plan and produce various print documents, conforming to recognized standards and make business letters, labels and envelopes, meeting agendas, meeting minutes, research papers in a prescribed style, résumés, and cover letters. Students will participate in multi-user document editing and reviewing and use language and tone appropriate to the communication, while incorporating elements of good design when creating their documents.
PREREQUISITE - none, but recommended for a minimum grade 10 standing.
ME30S is intended for students whose post-secondary planning includes everything, except a focus on mathematics and/or science-related fields. Essential Mathematics emphasizes consumer applications, problem-solving, decision making, as well as number sense and number use. Students are expected to work both individually and in small groups on mathematical concepts and skills encountered in a technological society.
Topics include: Problem Analysis, Analysis of Games and Numbers, Interest and Credit, Managing Money, Relations and Patterns, 3-D Geometry, Design Modeling, and Statistics. NOTE: Essential Mathematics is accepted by MOST faculties at University, and Post-Secondary Institutions. Check with a counselor to ensure that Essential Mathematics is a viable option for your chosen career path.
PREREQUISITE - Essential Math 20S.
CT40S examines Indigenous realities within contemporary and historic Canadian and global settings. The objective is to provide both students with knowledge of Indigenous cultures and traditions, and to encourage First Nation, Métis, and Inuit students to take pride in the accomplishment of their peoples. This knowledge will enable students to participate meaningfully as citizens of their cultural community, of contemporary Canadian society, and as active and engaged global citizens. Non-Indigenous students will become knowledgeable of the worldviews, histories, cultures, and accomplishments of First Nation, Métis, and Inuit peoples, and thus be able to engage in an informed and empathetic manned debates concerning issues at local, national, and global levels.
PREREQUISITE - none, but recommended for minimum grade 12 standing - mature content topics.
CCW 10F is designed to help students gain a greater understanding of the society in which they live. They will explore the historical and current issues of citizenship and identity. Through the various topics and activities, students will have the opportunity to develop skills for active democratic citizenship.
CLUSTERS OF STUDIES INCLUDE:
• Diversity and Pluralism in Canada
• Canada in the Global Context
• Democracy and Governance in Canada
• Canada: Opportunities and Challenge
SPECIFIC TOPICS WILL INCLUDE:
Canadian Identity, Canada’s Cultural Diversity, Indigenous Perspectives, Regional Diversity, You and Your Government, The Role of the Citizen in Democracy and You and the Law.
PREREQUISITE - none, but recommended for minimum grade 9 standing.
ICT115F and ICT215F are half-credit courses, offered in succession (9 weeks each). These courses reinforce and extend the knowledge, attitudes, and skills acquired by students in the Early and Middle Years in the areas of Information, Communication, and Technology (ICT). The courses will further prepare students to use ICT to learn and demonstrate their learning in all Senior Years courses.
PREREQUISITE: none, but recommended for minimum grade 9 standing.
LW20S is designed to help students uncover and develop their passions and desires. It will also help them discover what motivates and energizes them. They will take the first step in planning their future and acquiring the tools and skills needed in order to enter college, university, or the workplace. Based on the economy of the twenty-first century, Canadians are recognizing that career development is a lifelong process and that they need to develop a new set of career-building skills. In addition, the boundary between work and life is blurred and people need to create balance in their lives and need to know how to do so.
PREREQUISITE: none, but recommended for minimum grade 10 standing.
MPC30S is highly theoretical and students who take this course should be skilled in algebraic computation.
Topics include: Algebra and Number, Relations and Functions, and Trigonometry. NOTE: A mark of at least 65% in Pre-Calculus 30S is recommended to remain in the Pre-Calculus stream at the 40S level.
PREREQUISITE - Grade 10 Intro to Applied & Precalculus Math 20S - recommended mark of 70%.
Although there are no compulsory courses in Science
in grade 12, students are encouraged to pursue courses in
Chemistry, Biology, and/or Physics. B40S is intended to give students a closer look at the study of genetics and biodiversity and is composed of the following five units: Understanding Biological Inheritance, Mechanisms of Inheritance, Evolutionary Theory and Biodiversity, Organizing Biodiversity, and Conservation of Biodiversity.
NOTE: After you graduate, you may wish to go to university, college, or become an apprentice, etc. Some programs that you may want to take have prerequisites. If you have not taken these particular credits in high school, they will not let you into the program. This means that some of the science courses that are chosen, or not, in grade 11 or 12 may have an affect on whether or not a student can take the program that they want after they graduate.
PREREQUISITE - Science 20F.
Students may require two grade 12 English credits as prerequisites of entry to some post-secondary institutions. The ETF40S course may be used as the second grade 12 English credit. Students enrolling into ETF40S should have a credit in ECOMF40S and have already written the provincial exam. In ETF40S, students will focus on practical applications of reading, writing and research skills, specifically targeted to students considering post-secondary education. The class readings will be diverse and come from varied sources. The writing assignments will challenge students to write various practical styles and formats.
NOTE: All grade 12 students must take or have taken an ELA Provincial Standards Test (Exam). If this is your first ELA 40S course, there is a requirement to write the provincial standards test, worth 30% of the final grade. If students have previous credit in another ELA courses at the 40S level, such as Comprehensive Focus, students do not need to write again unless they wish to rewrite. In this case, an equivalent course based final exam will be substituted that does not have to follow the provincial standards. PREREQUISITE - credit attained in any of ELA 30S courses; Comprehensive Focus, Literary Focus, or Transactional Focus) and ECOMF 40S.
E10F provides students with a variety of experiences to explore and enhance their written and oral expression, critical reading levels, vocabulary and grammar development as well as an introductory study of literature that focuses on a more personal reader-response approach to activities. Students engage communication modes and literature in a variety of genres and mediums (short stories, poetry, drama, novels, news articles, speeches, etc. and consider proper use of grammar, punctuation, spelling, and vocabulary in all assignments.
PREREQUISITE - none, but recommended for minimum grade 9 standing.
MAPC 20S is the Grade 10 curriculum available to students planning to pursue post-secondary studies in mathematics and science. This curriculum is particularly directed to students planning to enter science or the high-tech world of work. Topics include: Algebraic Reasoning and Manipulation, Measurement, Relations & Functions, and Data Management and Analysis.
NOTE: Students entering this course will require a proficiency in polynomials, exponents, algebraic manipulation and linear equations and relations from the Grade 9 program. Students taking this course should enjoy Math and be willing to practice new topics outside of class time. Algebra skills, numeracy, and reading and writing skills are important to the kinds of thinking and representing that are required in this course.
PREREQUISITE - Math 10F, recommended ~70% min.
Although there are no compulsory courses in Science
in grade 11 (or 12), students are encouraged to
pursue senior science courses in Chemistry, Biology
and/or Physics. B30S is an optional science course, intended as a first step for continuing study in Grade 12 Biology. The course is for students considering either entering an area of post-secondary study that require a science prerequisite or other Grade 12 level course. Students will study the human body divided into 8 units that discuss homeostasis, major systems of the body and aging. Students will explore technologies related to human health and medicine. Students will also gain an understanding of wellness and healthy living.
PREREQUISITE - Grade 10 Science 20F.
Although there are no compulsory courses in Science
in grade 12, students are encouraged to pursue courses in Chemistry, Biology, and/or Physics. C40S is an optional science course that is required or recommended for many science related programs at the post-secondary level like medicine, nursing, pharmacy, genetics, health sciences, etc. The C40S course is divided into six units: Reactions in Aqueous Solutions, Atomic Structure, Chemical Kinetics, Chemical Equilibrium, Acids and Bases, and Electrochemistry. These units form the basis of the student’s continued study that builds on their knowledge from earlier grades in science and chemistry. Throughout the course, students will gain an understanding of observation and inference in this experimental science.
PREREQUISITE - Science 20F.
PREREQUISITE - Grade 10 Phys. Ed. 20F.
Note there are shortened contact times in classes designated with supported, blended delivery. In this period, classes are scheduled from 10:30 - 11:05 am daily.
PREREQUISITE - Grade 11 Phys. Ed. 30F.
Note there are shortened live classes in supported, blended instructed classes which are scheduled in this period from 11:10 - 11:45 am daily.
