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- Teacher: System Administrator
- Teacher: Michael Friday
- Teacher: Azaria Sabrie
- Teacher: Azaria Sabrie
This course enables students to consolidate, and continue to develop, an understanding of mathematical concepts related to number sense andoperations, algebra, measurement, geometry, data, probability, and financial literacy. Students will use mathematical processes, mathematicalmodelling, and coding to make sense of the mathematics they are learning and to apply their understanding to culturally responsive and relevantreal-world situations. Students will continue to enhance their mathematical reasoning skills, including proportional reasoning, spatial reasoning,and algebraic reasoning, as they solve problems and communicate their thinking.
- Teacher: Michael Friday
This course examines interrelationships within and between Canada’s natural and human systems and how these systems interconnect with those in other parts of the world. Students will explore environmental, economic, and social geographic issues relating to topics such as transportation options, energy choices, and urban development. Students will apply the concepts of geographic thinking and the geographic inquiry process, including spatial technologies, to investigate various geographic issues and to develop possible approaches for making Canada a more sustainable place in which to live.
Prerequisite: None
- Teacher: System Administrator
- Teacher: Michael Friday
- Teacher: System Administrator
This course examines interrelationships within and between Canada’s natural and human systems and how these systems interconnect with those in other parts of the world. Students will explore environmental, economic, and social geographic issues relating to topics such as transportation options, energy choices, and urban development. Students will apply the concepts of geographic thinking and the geographic inquiry process, including spatial technologies, to investigate various geographic issues and to develop possible approaches for making Canada a more sustainable place in which to live.
Prerequisite: None
This course enables students to broaden their understanding of relationships and extend their problem-solving and algebraic skills through investigation, the effective use of technology, and abstract reasoning. Students will explore quadratic relations and their applications; solve and apply linear systems; verify properties of geometric figures using analytic geometry; and investigate the trigonometry of right and acute triangles. Students will reason mathematically and communicate their thinking as they solve multi-step problems.
Prerequisite: Grade 9 Mathematics, Academic or Mathematics Transfer.
- Teacher: System Administrator
- Teacher: System Administrator
- Teacher: Warda Barre
- Teacher: Michael Friday
This course focuses on introducing social, economic, and political developments and events and their impact on the lives of different communities and indigenous peoples in Canada. Students will gain knowledge about political changes and government policies in relation to indigenous peoples. They will also learn how to analyze and interpret historical events based on existing evidence.
Prerequisite: None
- Teacher: Warda Barre
- Teacher: Aisha Ilyad
- Teacher: Azaria Sabrie
This course emphasizes the development of literacy, communication, and critical and creative thinking skills necessary for success in academic and daily life. You will study the content, form, and style of a variety of informational and graphic texts, as well as literary texts from Canada and other countries, and create written and media texts in a variety of forms for practical and academic purposes. An important focus will be on using language with precision and clarity. The course is intended to prepare you for the compulsory Grade 12 college preparation course. In this course you will analyze video and audio clips featuring current affairs, provoking public service announcements and more.
- Teacher: System Administrator
will explore kinematics, with an emphasis on linear motion; different kinds of forces; energy transformations; the properties of mechanical waves and sound; and electricity and magnetism. They will enhance their scientific investigation skills as they test laws of physics. In addition, they will analyze the interrelationships between physics and technology, and consider the impact of technological applications of physics on society and the environment.
Prerequisite: Science, Grade 10, Academic
Prerequisite: Science, Grade 10, Academic
- Teacher: System Administrator
- Teacher: Michael Friday
This course introduces the mathematical concept of the function by extending students’ experiences with linear and quadratic relations. Students will investigate properties of discrete and continuous functions, including trigonometric and exponential functions; represent functions numerically, algebraically, and graphically; solve problems involving applications of functions; investigate inverse functions; and develop facility in determining equivalent algebraic expressions. Students will reason mathematically and communicate their thinking as they solve multi-step problems.
Prerequisite: Principles of Mathematics, Grade 10, Academic
- Teacher: Michael Friday
- Teacher: Warda Barre
- Teacher: Azaria Sabrie
This course introduces students to computer science. Students will design software independently and as part of a team, using industry-standard programming tools and applying the software development life-cycle model. They will also write and use subprograms within computer programs. Students will develop creative solutions for various types of problems as their understanding of the computing environment grows. They will also explore environmental and ergonomic issues, emerging research in computer science, and global career trends in computer-related fields.
Prerequisite: None
- Teacher: Michael Friday
This course furthers students’ understanding of the processes that occur in biological systems. Students will study theory and conduct investigations in the areas of biodiversity; evolution; genetic processes; the structure and function of animals; and the anatomy, growth, and function of plants. The course focuses on the theoretical aspects of the topics under study, and helps students refine skills related to scientific investigation.
Prerequisite: Science, Grade 10, Academic
- Teacher: Warda Barre
This course traces the history of Canada, with a focus on the evolution of our national identity
and culture, as well as the identity and culture of various groups that make up Canada. Students
will explore various developments and events, both national and international, from precontact
to the present, and will examine various communities in Canada and how they have contributed
to identity and heritage in Canada. Students will investigate the development of culture and
identity, including national identity, in Canada and how and why they have changed throughout
the country’s history. They will extend their ability to apply the concepts of historical thinking
and the historical inquiry process, including the interpretation and analysis of evidence, as they
investigate the people, events, and forces that have shaped Canada.
- Teacher: System Administrator
- Teacher: Azaria Sabrie
This course enables students to deepen their understanding of physics concepts and theories. Students will continue their exploration of energy transformations and the forces that affect motion, and will investigate electrical, gravitational, and magnetic fields and electromagnetic radiation. Students will also explore the wave nature of light, quantum mechanics, and special relativity. They will further develop their scientific investigation skills, learning, for example, how to analyze, qualitatively and quantitatively, data related to a variety of physics concepts and principles. Students will also consider the impact of technological applications of physics on society and the environment.
Prerequisite: Physics, Grade 11, University Preparation
Prerequisite: Physics, Grade 11, University Preparation
- Teacher: Azaria Sabrie
This course provides an overview of the importance of international business and trade in the global economy and explores the factors that influence success in international markets. Students will learn about the techniques and strategies associated with marketing, distribution, and managing international business effectively.This course prepares students for postsecondary programs in business, including international business, marketing, and management.
Prerequisite: None
- Teacher: System Administrator
- Teacher: Azaria Sabrie
This course enables students to deepen their understanding of physics concepts and theories. Students will continue their exploration of energy transformations and the forces that affect motion, and will investigate electrical, gravitational, and magnetic fields and electromagnetic radiation. Students will also explore the wave nature of light, quantum mechanics, and special relativity. They will further develop their scientific investigation skills, learning, for example, how to analyze, qualitatively and quantitatively, data related to a variety of physics concepts and principles. Students will also consider the impact of technological applications of physics on society and the environment.
Prerequisite: Physics, Grade 11, University Preparation
Prerequisite: Physics, Grade 11, University Preparation
- Teacher: Azaria Sabrie
This course is designed to help students acquire and demonstrate the cross-curricular literacy
skills that are evaluated by the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT). Students who
complete the course successfully will meet the provincial literacy requirement for graduation.
Students will read a variety of informational, narrative, and graphic texts and will produce a
variety of forms of writing, including summaries, information paragraphs, opinion pieces, and
news reports. Students will also maintain and manage a portfolio containing a record of their
reading experiences and samples of their writing.
- Teacher: System Administrator
- Teacher: Azaria Sabrie
- Teacher: System Administrator
- Teacher: Michael Friday
This course emphasizes the consolidation of the literacy, communication, and critical and
creative thinking skills necessary for success in academic and daily life. Students will
analyse a range of challenging literary texts from various periods, countries, and cultures;
interpret and evaluate informational and graphic texts; and create oral, written, and media
texts in a variety of forms. An important focus will be on using academic language coherently
and confidently, selecting the reading strategies best suited to particular texts and particular
purposes for reading, and developing greater control in writing. The course is intended
to prepare students for university, college, or the workplace.
Prerequisite: English, Grade 11, University Preparation
Prerequisite: English, Grade 11, University Preparation
- Teacher: System Administrator
- Teacher: Azaria Sabrie
This course extends students’ experience with functions. Students will investigate the properties of polynomial, rational, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions; develop techniques for combining functions; broaden their understanding of rates of change; and develop facility in applying these concepts and skills. Students will also refine their use of the mathematical processes necessary for success in senior mathematics. This course is intended both for students taking the Calculus and Vectors course as a prerequisite for a university program and for those wishing to consolidate their understanding of mathematics before proceeding to any one of a variety of university programs.
Prerequisite: Functions, Grade 11, University Preparation, or Mathematics for College
Technology, Grade 12, College Preparation
- Teacher: System Administrator
- Teacher: Michael Friday
- Teacher: Kumar Gaurav
- Teacher: System Administrator
- Teacher: Michael Friday
- Teacher: Kumar Gaurav
- Teacher: System Administrator
- Teacher: Michael Friday
This course provides students with the opportunity for in-depth study of the concepts and processes that occur in biological systems. Students will study theory and conduct investigations in the areas of biochemistry, metabolic processes, molecular genetics, homeostasis, and population dynamics. Emphasis will be placed on the achievement of detailed knowledge and the refinement of skills needed for further study in various branches of the life sciences and related fields.
Prerequisite: Biology, Grade 11, University Preparation
- Teacher: Michael Friday