Courses

Jesus and Christianity  

• Jesus' roots and Judaism
• life & teaching of Jesus

The Study of Religion

• Hinduism
• Buddhism
• Christianity
• Islam
• Judaism
• Native spirituality
• religious prejudice
• mind-control groups
• cults & cult manipulation
• sustainability (optional)

Christian Themes

• basic life issues & spirituality
• the Christian life
• church history
• basic Christian beliefs
• morality

The Individual in Society

• Christian perspectives
• social issues
• sexuality
• justice issues
• personal morality

Theoretical Basis of Knowledge

• “How do we know?”
• reflection on diverse ways of knowing & areas of knowledge
• perception, reason, language & emotion
• mathematics, natural sciences, human sciences, history, the arts & ethics
• belief, certainty, culture, evidence, explanation, interpretation, intuition, technology, truth, values & biases

Introductory Programming

• introduction to computing and number systems
• programming concepts: variables and branching, arrays and looping, functions and random numbers
• HTML and CSS
• scripting and dynamic HTML

Intermediate Programming

• review of programming concepts
• drawing with canvases
• introduction to networking
• object-oriented programming
• recursion and sorting
• external files and visualization

• language studies through short stories, novels, myths, poetry, non-fiction and Shakespearean drama
• analytical, oral & written skills

• the individual & society
• Shakespeare’s Macbeth
• formal writing skills
• creative writing

• literature & the human experience
• poems, stories, essays

• formal and informal oral and written communications

• Canadian literature
• novels, poems & plays
• independent drama productions

• American, British & world literature
• novels, poems, plays
• Shakespeare’s Hamlet

• fiction, poetry, drama
• oral presentations
• formal written essay

• world literature in translation (3 works)
• novels & plays

• specialized genre study (4 major works)

• text in depth (3 works)
• prose and poetry
• Shakespeare's Hamlet

• introduction to film history
• basic techniques of video filming, audio recording and digital editing
• introduction to film theory (genres, styles and directing
• production skills workshops and collaborative film production

• continued development of camera, audio & editing skills
• introduction to production management & design
• screenplay writing
• advanced production skills workshops and collaborative film production

• film set protocols
• Canadian film history, modern Canadian films, Indigenous film culture
• independent study of a film director or genre
• advanced production skills workshop and collaborative film production

• flim history and international film studies
• textual analyis of film - study of technique, directing styles, production design and cinematography
• independent study of film history and/or theory
• production skills in cinematography, directing, sound design, editing, writing and a finished film

• improvisation
• fundamentals of performance
• collaborative theatre making
• theatre genre study

• working with scripts
• theatre production
• collective creation
• theatre history

• intermediate / advanced study of theatre production
• performance skills
• theatre studies

• basic design
• drawing
• historical overview
• critique

• drawing
• painting
• Canadian art history
• sculpture

• problem solving
• generating visual ideas
• relating ideas to traditions

• portfolio development
• numerous media
• individual & group critique

• research & studio work
• fundamentals of design
• aesthetic & technical problems
• portfolio development
• improvisation
• fundamentals of performance
• collaborative theatre making
• theatre genre study

• listening skills
• performance
• note literacy skills
• introduction to handbells
• exploration of styles

• music history (western & world music)
• development of listening techniques through the study, analysis and examination, comparing & contrasting of musical cultures
• creating music through composition, arranging & improvising
• performance

Taken over two semesters:

• voice development
• ear training
• sight reading
• basic theory
• explore styles from jazz to classical
• handbells
• tour and perform
• AVE auditioned performance vocal ensemble

• ensemble band experience
• instrumental technique
• music appreciation
• individual & group performance

Entre Amis 3

• listening, speaking, reading & writing

Entre Amis 3

• development of written skills

• speaking, listening & writing skills        
• develop specific idiogrammatic vocabulary

Voyages 2

• grammar structures
• read & discuss supplemental literature

Voyages 2

• advanced grammatical structures
• read & discuss supplemental literature

• French 30 credit
• French and French-Canadian short stories, essays & novels
• film analysis & critique

• introduction to German language and culture
• listening & speaking

• development of language skills
• reading & writing

• introduction to more complex structures
• communication through conversation & writing

• introduction to German literature
• writing
• focus on current events, particularly those in Europe

• German 30 credit
• continuation of language skill development
• emphasis on conversation & reading

Our Latin Heritage

• introduction to Latin
• grammar & syntax
• vocabulary

Our Latin Heritage

• vocabulary
• grammar & syntax
• reading & comprehension
• Latin-English connections

Our Latin Heritage

• study of classical writers

Our Latin Heritage

• numbers and operations with integers and rational numbers
• linear relations
• ratios, proportions and percents
• solving equations and inequalities
• polynomials
• geometrical figures
• square roots
• Pythagorean theorem
• surface area
• circle geometry
• similarity & transformations
• probability & statistics

• metric & imperial measurement
• trigonometry
• factors & multipliers
• irrational numbers
• exponents
• polynomial expressions
• linear relations & functions
• systems of linear equations
• combined math

• Year-long class (two semesters)
• Two curriculums are covered: Workplace & Apprenticeship 10 and Foundations & Pre-Calculus 10)
• Two credits are awarded if the year-long course is completed
• Small class size, slower-paced for better understanding

 

• Math Foundations 10
• Pre-Calculus 10
• Math Foundations 20
• Pre-Calculus 20

• Sequence and Series
  • Arithmetic sequences and series, geometric sequences and series, infinite geometric series
• Trigonometry
  • Angles in standard position, the Sine law, the Cosine law
• Quadratic Functions and Equations
  • Solving quadratic equations, properties of quadratics, graphing and analysing quadratic functions
• Radical Expressions and Equations
  • Simplification radical expressions, solving radical expressions
• Absolute Value and Reciprocal 
  • Absolute value functions, solving absolute value equations, graphing of reciprocals of functions
• Systems of Equations and Linear and Quadratic Inequalities
  • Graphing Inequalities, solving systems graphically and algebraically
• Rational Expressions and Equations
  • Simplifying rational expressions (+,-,x,/) solving equations involving rationals

• Measurement
  • Rates, scale diagrams, proportional reasoning, surface area, volume
• Geometry
  • Properties of angles & triangles, Cosine law and Sine law
• Logical Reasoning
  • Inductive and deductive reasoning, spatial reasoning
• Statistics
  • Normal distribution, standard deviation, Z-scores, interpret statistical data
• Relations and Functions
  • Systems of linear inequalities in 2 variables, quadratic functions

• polynomials and polynomial functions
• radical and rational functions
• trig functions and their graphs
• trig indentities and trig equations
• exponential and logarithmic functions
• functions and graphs
• permutations and combinations

• set theory and its applications
• combinations
• probability and odds
• inductive and deductive reasoning
• mathematics for financial decision making
• representation and analysis of data using functions
• data collection and analysis research and presentation

• differentiation
• integration
• applications
• inductive reasoning
• deductive reasoning
• mathematical induction

• accelerated core components of Foundation of Mathematics 30 & Pre-Calculus 30

• Calculus 30
• additional vectors

• fitness goals and assessments
• active living
• nutrition
• conflict resolution in sports and athletics
• human anatomy and physiology
• tactics and strategies
• core strength
• physical literacy - i.e.: volleyball, pickleball, badminton, frisbee, basketball, gymnastics,  yoga
• weight training principles and fitness

• Introduction to health and decision making
• The four areas of health
• Health determinants and health promotion
• Addictions; drugs, tobacco, alcohol
• Nutrition, healthy eating, food ethics
• Research paper writing and MLA Formatting
• Sexual health and healthy relationships
• Mental health awareness

• wellness wheel
• fitness goals and assessment
• stress management, self awareness
• female health - cancers, reproductive disorders (females only)
• mental health awareness
• wellness action plan
• individual fitness plans
• physical literacy (i.e.: volleyball, badminton, frisbee, basketball, yoga, flag football)
• create a game
• nutrition

• co-ed
• coaching and mentoring
• psychology of sport
• nutrition and performance
• first aid and CPR
• active living (i.e.: bowling, self-defence, boxing, curling, frisbee, golf, badminton, soccer, tennis, YMCA visits, group games, rock climbing)

 

• co-ed
• business of sport
• nutrition of sport
• active living activites (i.e.: bowling, self-defence, boxing, curling, gofl, soccer, disc golf, yoga, tennis)

• Life Science: Reproduction and Human Development
• Physical Science: Atoms and Elements
• Physical Science: Characteristics of Electricity
• Earth and Space Science: Exploring our Universe

• investigate career paths related to various branches of science
• climate and ecosystem dynamics
• chemical reactions
• force and motion in our world

• Examine local and global environmental issues from a systems perspective using methods such as field trips, laboratory work and database research.
• Investigate technologies and processes used for mitigating and managing resource use, waste generation and pollution associated with a growing human population
• Identify mechanisms that drive aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and investigate human influences on these ecosystem mechanisms.
• Consider anthropogenic driven changes to atmospheric composition and resulting changes to ecosystem and human health.
• Create and carry out a plan to explore one or more topics of personal interest relevant to Environmental Science 20

 

• combines chemistry and physics
• heating and cooling
• foundations of chemistry
• mole and quantitative analysis of molecules and chemical reactions
• characteristics and properties of waves
• study of enterprise and public and private science as it occurs in agriculture, industry, and universities to help better understand various physical science related career paths
• student inquiry will guide independent investigations of physical science phenomena
• properties & structure of matter
• atomic structure
• nomenclature
• chemical equations
• stoichiometry
• condensed phases of matter
• gas laws
• arrangement of electrons
• periodic table

   

• examines the health science field from holistic and analytical perspectives to provide a basis for making sound personal health choices
• philosophies that guide health care and consider ethical decision with those contexts
• basic anatomy and physiology of the human body and various body systems
• the role of metabolism and nutrition
• diagnostic tools and procedures and how they are used to perform treatments
• investigation of health science careers and post-secondary programs available in Saskatchewan

• genetic continuity
• evolutionary theory
• life processes regulation & homeostasis
• organisms & their environment 
• independent study

Credit awarded for Health Science 20 and Biology 30. Over four semesters, units of study include:

• molecular biology
• cell biology
• genetics
• ecology
• evolution and biodiversity
• human health and physiology
• plant biology

• molecular shape, energy changes & reaction rates
• effect of temperature & concentration
• equilibrium, acids & bases & introduction to oxidation

Over two semesters:

• transition elements
• lab work
• investigate cis-transisomers
• synthesis of aspirin
• qualitative analysis
• chromatography
• “Group IV” project

• kinetics and dynamics
• mechanical energy
• electricity
• atomic physics
• nuclear physics

• Prerequisite: Environmental Science 20
• foundations of environmental systems and societies
• ecosystems and ecology
• biodiversity and conservation
• water and aquatic food production systems and societies
• soil systems and terrestrial food production systems and societies
• atmospheric systems and societies
• climate change and energy production
• human systems and resource use 
• practical scheme of work including  practical activities and individual investigation  

Roots of Society

• prehistory
• ancient history
• early European history
• influences on Saskatchewan's roots

Social Organizations of Early Modern Europe

• Renaissance, Reformation & revolutions
• political & economic organizations
• ideologies
• international relations
• causes of World War I

20th-Century World History

• World War I and II
• rise of authoritarian states
• the Cold War and decolonization

History of Canada

• the colonial period
• forming the nation
• national policy, railways & western expansion
• Canada & world affairs
• Canadian-American relations
• French Canadian nationalism & the "Quebec question"

20th-Century World History Over two semesters:

• causes, practices & effects of war
• nationalism, decolonization & the end of empires
• rise of single-party states
• East-West relations since 1945
• economic change & social development

The Americas Over two semesters:

• the colonial period
• independence movements
• 19th-century development
• 20th-century issues