Canadian and World Studies

Course Selection Options

For Grades 11 & 12

Grade 11 Course Offerings

Physical Geography – CGF3M1

Natural Disasters: Why do they happen?

Earthquakes: Shake, Rattle, & Roll!

Volcanoes: The Heat Within the Earth-Blowing your top!

Landslides & Mudslides: Why is the Earth on the Run?

Tornadoes & Hurricanes: Up! Up! & Away!

Interested in finding out more?

Take Physical Geography CGF 3M1

Grade 11 Course OfferingsTravel & Tourism – CGG 3M1

Have you ever wanted to explore frontier regions like Siberia or the Yukon?

Have you ever wanted to experience the culture of Thailand or the Carribean?

Interested in finding out? Take Travel & Tourism – CGG 3M1

Do you dream of traveling through historical Peru?

What about Japan, Kenya, or Egypt?

Now you can go "Around the World in 90 Days"

Interested in learning more?

Take Travel & Tourism – CGG 3M1

Grade 11 Course Offerings

American History - CHA3U1Have you ever wondered why Americans see themselves as the Leaders and Protectors of the Free World?

How did the US become such a major global Superpower & is that “superpower” status in decline?

Who are the people and personalities that have shaped American identity?

Is Globalization the same as Americanization?

Interested in finding out? Take American History CHA 3M1

Grade 11 Course OfferingsWorld History to the 16th Century - CHW3M1

Did human beings really evolve from apes?

Why is Africa considered the Cradle of Civilization?

How did the Egyptians build the Pyramids at Giza?

Why were Athens and Sparta arch-rivals?

How could an Empire like Rome rise to such greatness and then collapse?

Interested in finding out? Take World History to the 16th Century-

CHW 3M1

Grade 11 Course Offerings

Parenting – HPC3O1A two week old fetus is already the size of a pinhead.

Do you know why you have green, blue or brown eyes?

A child is a girl if she has XX chromosomes and a boy if he has XY chromosomes.

Consuming alcohol, tobacco or taking an X-ray while pregnant can cause birth defects.

The average cost of raising a child from

1-18 years of age is $175, 000.

Interested in finding out more?

Take Parenting – HPC 3O1

Grade 12 Course Offerings

Nicole is a 15 year old girl.

Her family struggles to put food on the table and the water they drink isn't safe.

World Issues – CGW4U1

The air she breathes is toxic and her government is doing little to help.

Nicole is pressured and abused BECAUSE she is a girl and . . .

Nicole is Canadian.

Interested in finding out more?

Take World Issues CGW 4U1

Grade 12 Course OfferingsCanadian & World Politics –CPW 4U1

Why is Canada’s Prime Minister more powerful than the President of the United States?

Why are Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin, Chairman Mao, the Ayatollah Khomeini and Hossni Mubarak some of history’s most notorious totalitarian rulers?

Will Palestinians & Israelis ever attain peace in the Middle East?

Why was America attacked on Sept. 11th?

Is Canada a World leader on the global stage or are we merely a puppet of the United States?

Interested in finding out? Take Canadian & World Politics CPW4U1

Canadian History – CHI4U1Did you know there are over 600 First Nations groups in Canada, that speak over 50 different languages? Take Canadian History, Identity and Culture to learn about the fascinating world of Canada’s Aboriginal People.

Did you know that slavery existed in Canada, well into the 19th century?

Grade 12 Course Offerings

What does being “Canadian” mean to you? Is there a distinct Canadian culture that goes beyond hockey, Tim Horton’s and saying “Eh”? Did you know that the Americans attempted to take over Canada in 1812 but failed?

Did you know that Sir John. A. Macdonald was an alcoholic and that William Lyon Mackenzie King would “speak” to his dead dog for spiritual guidance? Take CHI4U and learn about some of Canada’s wacky Prime Ministers.

Interested in finding out? Take Canadian History – CHI 4U1

Grade 12 Course OfferingsWorld History – CHY4U1How did the Western World come to be recognized as the “civilized & civilizing” part of the world?

Who were the Medici and how did their power & influence transform Florence into the centre of Renaissance art, architecture and culture?

Is the Mona Lisa painting really a self portrait of DaVinci himself?

Why do revolutions happen & do they transform societies for better or worse?

Was the Fall of the Soviet Union inevitable and does its fall suggest that Democracy & Capitalism will always champion over Communism & the Command Economy?

Interested in finding out? Take World History– CHY 4U1

Grade 12 Course OfferingsIndividuals & Families – HHS4M1Did you know three in five marriages end in divorce?

More than 60% of people in Canada living under the poverty line are women & children

Did you know the average number of children per family in North America is less than 1.

Interested in finding out more?Take Individuals & Families – HHS 4M1

Grade 12 Course OfferingsClassical Civilizations – LVV4U1

What is Mythology???.....Random, illogical stories or the basis of Modern Western society?

Ever wonder how the Ancient Greeks moved from die hard beliefs of Zeus, Apollo and the Olympian Gods to developing sound, logical Philosophical thought?

Who were the first writers of Ancient Greek and Roman history? What impact did these writers like Homer and Virgil have on the development of powerful societies such as Sparta, Athens and Rome?

Who was the first Homer?

Interested in finding out?

Take Classical CivilizationLVV 4U1