Senior High Program

Art

  • Art Technologies 1201
  • Art and Design 2200
  • Art and Design 3200

    • Art Technologies 1201

    This course explores the issues surrounding the technologies of art making. It examines relationships among human perception, technology, and the creative process. Students make choices about technologies in their projects which affect the final products. These decisions are influenced by the message they wish to communicate, the appearance they wish the art work to have, and the appropriateness of the technology.

    Technology is broadly defined to include everything from charcoal sticks, to the printing press, the camera, and the computer. Students will learn how perception works and how physiology, culture, and technology influence our perception. In turn they apply this understanding to the art making process.

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    Art and Design 2200

    This studio course offers students the opportunity to develop personal imagery in a variety of media. Three studio units of the following eight will be explored in the year: Drawing, Sculpture, Photography, Fibre Arts, Painting, Printmaking, Graphic Design, Pottery.

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    Art and Design 3200

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    Computer Education

  • Microcomputer Systems 1100
  • Computer Applications 2100
  • Keyboarding/Word Processing 1101
  • Advanced Word Processing/Desktop Publishing 2101

    • Microcomputer Systems 1100

    This is an introductory course and requires MS-DOS microcomputers. The course focuses on microcomputer systems, MS-DOS and disk management, and the computer as a tool.

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    Teacher Reference (one copy per school)

    Class Sets (10 copies per school)

    Student/Teacher Reference (three copies per school)

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    The following computer software packages are authorized for use in Microcomputer Systems 1100:

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    Computer Applications 2100

    Prerequisite: Microcomputer Systems 1100

    This course focuses on three major computer applications: spreadsheets, databases, and presentation graphics. Students are expected to do an integrated project using all or some of the applications. Projects should be linked to a number of subject areas in the curriculum.

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    Teacher Reference (one copy per school)

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    The following computer software packages are authorized for use in Computer Applications 2100:

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    Keyboarding/Word Processing 1101

    This is an introductory course which focuses on keyboarding using a microcomputer keyboard and an introduction to word processing.

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    Teacher Reference (one copy per school)

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    The following software packages are authorized for Keyboarding/Word Processing 1101:

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    Advanced Word Processing/Desktop Publishing 2101

    Prerequisite: Keyboarding/Word Processing 1101

    This course focuses on twelve activities related to various subject areas in the curriculum as well as demonstrating the use of the application in the world of work. The activities include the following: simple business letter, announcement/advertisement, title page, form, resumé, form letter, labels/envelopes, research paper, mathematics assignment, science laboratory report, newsletter, and brochure.

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    The following computer software package is authorized for use in Advanced Word Processing/Desktop Publishing 2101:

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    Co-operative Education

    Co-operative Education 1100

    This course is an introduction to Co-operative Education for students following either a subject-based or career-exploratory program. This course is designed to facilitate the students' adjustment to an unfamiliar learning environment.

    Co-operative Education 1100 requires that students experience a minimum of twenty hours of pre-employment preparation prior to their work placement in the community. The additional hours of this course will consist of integration sessions aimed at integrating the students' experience at the work site with the pre-employment module.

    This course must be done concurrently with either Co-operative Education 1122, 2220 or 3220, which must be developed locally.

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    The following learning resources are authorized for Co-operative Education 1100:

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    Student Resources (subject-based), one of the following:

    Student Resources (career exploratory), one of the following:

    Note: These student resources must be purchased from the publisher and submit paid invoices to the Learning Resources Distribution Centre for 40% reimbursement.

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    Core French

  • French 2100
  • French 2101
  • French 3200
  • French 3201

    • These courses are intended for students who are learning French as a second language. They are not appropriate for students who have received their earlier education in a French milieu. Schools offering French 3201 should offer French 2100 and 2101 in the first year of high school.

    French 2100

    This course is intended to develop students' ability to acquire information and communicate their needs, desires, and ideas in French. Topics treated include family, home, friends, leisure activities, and daily schedule.

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    French 2101

    This course is intended to further develop students' ability to acquire information and communicate their needs, desires, and ideas in French. Topics treated include family, home, leisure, school, friends, holidays, and travel.

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    French 3200

    This course continues the development of language proficiency in French by having students use the language in meaningful contexts to make sense of events, tasks, and activities. Topics explored include family relationships, school, career options, part-time work, media, travel, individual responsibilities, stress, social concerns. This course includes a fifteen minute oral proficiency interview as part of the student assessment. The main purpose of French 3200 is to provide the necessary language base to enable students to study French 3201.

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    French 3201

    The course is structured around the study of content that reflects francophone culture. French is the language of instruction and the language in which students discuss, read, and write about content.

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    Economic Education

    Business Enterprise 1100

    This course is an introduction to current business enterprise procedures, practices, and careers. It is intended to serve personal development, special interests, and career goals. It gives a foundation for other courses such as business mathematics, economics, and enterprise education. The specific units of study include: Entrepreneurs and the Business World, Role of Small Business in the Economy, Communications, Finance Marketing, and Human Resources.

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    Consumer Studies 1202

    This course is an introduction to consumer affairs.

    Topics: needs versus wants, organizational features of Canadian business, effective consumer purchasing, management of personal resources, consumer protection, corporate citizenship.

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    Canadian Economy 2103

    This course is an introductory study of the Canadian economy.

    Topics: forms of economic organization, business and government, the market, money and banking, resources, production and growth, international trade, unemployment, inflation and stabilization policies, income and consumption, current economic problems.

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    Global Economics 3103

    This economics course is intended for students who wish to pursue a further study of economics from the global perspective.

    Topics: The individual within the global economy, technology and the global market place, global competitiveness, international trade, trans-national corporations, monetary issues, and sustainable living.

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    Enterprise 3205

    Enterprise 3205 is a course designed mainly for students who wish to pursue an in-depth study of Enterprise Education by enabling them to formulate ideas, translate those ideas into action, and follow them through to a venture. The specific units of study include:

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    English Language

  • Reading 1200
  • Language 1101
  • Language 2101
  • Language 3101
  • Basic English 1102
  • Vocational English 2102
  • Business English 3102
  • Advanced Writing 3103

    • Reading 1200

    Reading 1200 is an optional language course designed for students entering senior high school who have not developed the reading strategies that enable them to decode, interact with, retain, interpret, or reconstruct print. The course aims to improve students' ability to make meaning from print materials and to respond to print through written, oral and visual expression. While the course centres around reading experiences, it shares the understanding that the language arts processes are interrelated. Thus, speaking, listening, writing, viewing and other ways of representing are involved in the teaching and learning activities of this course. Specific curriculum outcomes and suggestions for teaching and learning are organized around three main reading functions: reading to learn, reading to function in society, and reading to satisfy personal interests.

    Note: Reading 1200 must be taken either prior to or concurrent with Basic English 1102. Students cannot obtain credit for Reading 1200 if they have successfully completed Basic English 1102.

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    Language 1101

    The main focus in this course is on argumentation and persuasion through debates and panel discussions; students will learn to argue convincingly and persuasively. Sensitivity to audience response and critical listening will also be emphasized.

    Topics: argumentation and persuasion in editorials, essays, dialogues and letters to the editor; the role of the audience; the role of the reader and the role of the writer; truth versus propaganda; language strategies for argumentation and persuasion; logic and fact compilation; narration, description, and exposition as they relate to argumentation; the language of advertising.

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    Language 2101

    The main focus will be on the research paper. Oral presentation of the research paper will be emphasized.

    Topics: choosing a topic, defining a topic, finding and recording source, condensing material, organizing and sorting material, writing the paper, footnotes and bibliography.

    Students will be expected to prepare a variety of research papers, including papers that are purely literary, papers in other subject areas, papers on topics chosen by the students, and papers on the community.

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    Language 3101

    This course acquaints students with the techniques of effective prose and develops and refines writing styles.

    Topics: the writer's purpose and the intended audience; structural principles, such as topic sentences, transitional sentences, organizing and concluding sentences, and a variety of effective prose devices; features of individual sentences, such as length, structure, type, punctuation, logic; elements of effective diction, such as definition, connotation, and figures of speech.

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    Basic English 1102

    This course is designed for students who have experienced difficulty with language courses at the junior high level.

    Topics: speaking/listening; critical thinking; reading; writing narrative, descriptive, expository, and argumentative paragraphs; techniques of sound paragraph construction; making notes; learning and study skills.

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    Two programs are recommended from which teachers can choose one:

    Program A - with Reading For Life as the student text, focuses on a problem-solving approach as a general strategy for reading. It presents reading as a holistic process. Reading is central to the text; but the text also promotes the particularly close connection between reading and writing, and indeed between reading and all other language arts. Reading is also connected with other subjects in the curriculum.

    Program B - with Fast Forward as the student text, consists of core units that integrate content and skills around a theme, topic, or issue. It consists also of resource units that focus individually on the skills of writing, reading, viewing, oral language, group work, independent study, language study, and learning.

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    Vocational English 2102

    This course develops language and communication skills. It focuses on issues relevant to work.

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    Business English 3102

    This course deals with the conventions of written language and effective writing principles as they apply to meetings and interviews, the techniques of good speaking, advertising, and the aims and purpose of public relations in business.

    Topics: special vocabulary; spelling; varieties of sentences; principles of paragraph construction; organizing ideas in essays, letters, reports, memoranda, and other business formats; summaries and précis of memoranda.

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    Advanced Writing 3103

    This course offers students an opportunity to improve and refine writing skills and to develop a personal style. It provides students with a survey of forms, themes, and ideas to spark writing.

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    English Literature

  • Canadian Literature 2204
  • Folk Literature 3203
  • Literary Heritage 2201
  • Literary Heritage 3202
  • Theatre Arts 2200
  • Thematic Literature 1200
  • Thematic Literature 3201

    • Canadian Literature 2204

    The course explores Canadian literature using a regional approach. Poems, stories, essays, plays, and novels about Atlantic Canada, Québec, Ontario, the Prairies, the West Coast, and the North are studied, with a special focus on the Atlantic region.

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    Three of the following novels:

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    Folk Literature 3203

    This course teaches an appreciation of traditional orally composed and orally transmitted literature. It contributes to an understanding of literary history, oral and written literary techniques, and local, regional, national, and international cultural traditions. The four major categories of folk literature - folk tales, folk song, folk drama, folk say - are studied.

    Topics: The folk tale, legend and personal experience, narrative, traditional songs, the folk ballad, rhymes and singing-ring games, riddles, proverbs, folk metaphor, true folk drama, and the monologue and the recitation.

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    Literary Heritage 2201

    This course approaches poetry, the novel, the play, the short story, and the essay from an historical and chronological perspective. The characteristics qualities of these genres are given specific attention. Particular emphasis is on Canadian, British, and American works.

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    Drama

    Poetry

    Prose

    Non-Fiction

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    Literary Heritage 3202

    This course covers significant works and writers of our literary heritage through the study of literary modes (tragic, comic, romantic, fantastic, and contemplative).

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    Two of the following novels:

    Two of the following plays:

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    Theatre Arts 2200

    The course focuses on the development of students' personal resources, communications and group skills, and leads to the acquisition of basic performance skills supported by the necessary stagecraft.

    The general goals and purposes are to have students develop their personal resources necessary for dramatic activities; to have students develop their communication skills and group dynamic skills, and, to have students involved in the creation and appreciation of dramatic art forms.

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    Thematic Literature 1200

    The course explores human experience through the study of poetry, the novel, the essay, the short story, and the play.

    Topics: experiences in search of meaning; experiences with the super-natural, the fantastic, and the unknown; experiences with nature; experiences with death, religious, and God; experiences in war; experiences with animals; humorous experiences.

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    Two of the following novels:

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    Thematic Literature 3201

    The course explores human experience through the study of poetry, the novel, the essay, the short story, the play, and nonfiction.

    Topics: relationships, faith and belief, conflict, survival, freedom and equality, dealing with today, facing tomorrow.

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    Drama

    Poetry and Prose

    One of the following novels:

    One of the following works of nonfiction:

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    Family Studies

  • Foods 1100
  • Clothing 1101
  • Family Living 2200
  • Nutrition 3100
  • Textiles 3101

    • Foods 1100

    This is a laboratory course. The focus is on Canada's Food Guide; nutrition and its relation to good health; the storage, preparation, and serving of foods; Newfoundland's culinary heritage.

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    Clothing 1101

    Topics: basic textiles, wardrobe planning, fabric and pattern selection. A sewing project is the main focus of this course.

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    Family Living 2200

    Topics: the family in society; the adolescent - a member of the family; dating, courtship, engagement, and marriage; child development; parenting. Emphasis is on child development and parenting.

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    Nutrition 3100

    This course examines trends in nutrition, lifestyles, and food habits; global food issues and career opportunities.

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    Textiles 3101

    Emphasis is on textiles, fibres, yarns, fabrication methods, and finishes and on the application of this knowledge in consumer decision making.

    Topics: technology of textiles, sociological and aesthetic aspects of clothing, career opportunities.

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    Guidance

  • Peer Counselling 2101
  • Career Education 3101

    • Peer Counselling 2101

    This course focuses on counselling skills, teen issues, and networking.

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    Career Education 3101

    This course focuses on self-awareness and helps relate students' interests and abilities to potential careers.

    The course emphasizes four chief areas: self-awareness, knowledge of the world of work, decision making, and job search techniques.

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    Technology and Industrial Education

  • Design Technology 1109
  • Design Technology 2109
  • Communications Technology 2104
  • Communications Technology 3104
  • Computer Technology 3200
  • Woodworking 1107
  • Woodworking 2107
  • Power Mechanics 2103
  • Home Maintenance 3108

    • Technology Education is based on six General Curriculum Outcomes. The outcomes are concerned with the nature of technology, technological problem solving, technological impact, technological literacy, lifelong learning, and technological communications. Content for the program is based on the five technological areas of communications, control, production, energy and power, and biotechnology. The Program is described in detail in the document A Curriculum Framework for Technology Education: Living in a Technological Society.

    Design Technology 1109

    This course deals with the basic design process common to the various technologies and to other technology education courses being developed. The purpose of the course is to provide an introduction to the technical design process and to technology education. Students learn about modern technology and the creative design process through application of information, knowledge, and method in a practical setting. Outcomes include personal development, career orientation, and the importance of technology to society.

    Topics: drawing interpretation, freehand sketching, the design process, design methods and production using computer hardware and software, and career information.

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    Design Technology 2109

    Prerequisite: Design Technology 1109

    This course provides for application of design knowledge acquired by the student in Design Technology 1109 to the technical design process as used in small residential design construction methods. Students develop ability to solve residential construction and design problems, to illustrate and communicate design solutions to others, and to create detailed building plans and diagrams. Concepts of modern technology with its associated benefits and disadvantages are cultivated contributing to personal growth, career exploration, and lifelong learning. This is a practical course involving the latest tools and processes which will offer a challenge to all students.

    Topics: evolution of residential design, the design process, computers in design, building plans and diagrams, interior layout, building codes, technical illustration, residences of the future, and career information.

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    Communications Technology 2104

    This is an introductory course in communications technology. There are seven units as follows: Introduction to Communications Systems, Electronics of Communications Systems, Communications Networks, Audio Systems Technology, Basic Graphic Communication, Animation Technology, and Marine Communications Technology.

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    Communications Technology 3104

    Prerequisite: Communications Technology 2104

    This is a more advanced course in communications technology. Students enrolled in the course design and implement solutions to communications in technical graphics production, analog and digital video, multimedia, and automated (computer mediated) production simulation systems. Transportation based problems are explored as industrial applications of communications systems.

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    Computer Technology 3200

    Prerequisite: Microcomputer System 1100 or equivalent.

    This course is intended for students who will pursue careers in science and technology upon graduation. There are four core units: Architecture, Programming, Interfacing, and Careers. Students must also elect to study two of the following Application Explorations:

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    Woodworking 1107

    This is a general woodworking course dealing with common tools, materials, and methods used in the manufacture of wood products.

    Topics: shop orientation, safety, wood technology, project planning, hand processes, machine processes, power hand tools.

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    Woodworking 2107

    This course provides students with a knowledge of the building construction industry and experience with the tools and processes used in working with building materials.

    Topics: careers, safety, the woodworking industry, house plans and designs, tool operation, framing and sheathing, insulation, finishes, plumbing, heating, electrical systems.

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    Power Mechanics 2103

    This course provides students with knowledge of energy-powered machines found in the home and in industry and with some of the skills necessary for maintaining and repairing such machines.

    Topics: power, energy, and work; sources and forms of power and energy; mechanical and hydraulic principles; small engines; basic automotive maintenance.

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    Home Maintenance 3108

    This course provides students with a knowledge of home structures and systems and the skills necessary for performing home maintenance tasks.

    Topics: acquiring home repair information, safety, tools and materials, house structure, the plumbing system, and the electricity system.

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    Mathematics

  • Mathematics 1300
  • Mathematics 2200
  • Mathematics 3200
  • Advanced Mathematics
  • Practical Mathematics

    • Mathematics 1300

    This is the first course in the Mathematics 1300/2200/3200 Program. Mathematics 1300 is designed to accommodate the majority of students coming from the Intermediate Mathematics Program. Generally, students who are deemed to have at least average ability in mathematics should experience satisfactory attainment in this course. Students who successfully completed the Mathematics 1300/2200/3200 Program should have a successful transition into post-secondary mathematics. Success in Mathematics 1300 is unlikely if a student has not successfully completed Grade 9 mathematics.

    Topics: Linear sentences in two variables, deductive geometry, polynomials and factoring, 3-D geometry, the real number system, systems of linear sentences.

    Note: Credit may NOT be obtained for Mathematics 1300 if a student has obtained credit for Advanced Mathematics 1201.

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    Mathematics 2200

    This is the second course in the Mathematics 1300/2200/3200 Program. This course covers the same topics as Advanced Mathematics 2201, the main difference being the depth of treatment.

    Prerequisite: Advanced Mathematics 1201 or Mathematics 1300.

    Topics: Similarity, right triangle trigonometry, functions, quadratic equations, rational expressions, and plane geometry: the circle.

    Note: Credit may NOT be obtained for Mathematics 2200 AFTER obtaining credit for Advanced Mathematics 2201.

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    Mathematics 3200

    This is the third course in the Mathematics 1300/2200/3200 Program. This course covers many of the topics covered in Advanced Mathematics 3201, the main difference being the depth of treatment.

    Prerequisite: Advanced Mathematics 2201 or Mathematics 2200

    Topics: Conic sections, exponential and logarithmic functions, polynomial functions, discrete mathematics, and trigonometry

    Note: Credit may NOT be obtained for Mathematics 3200 AFTER obtaining credit for Advanced Mathematics 3201.

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    Advanced Mathematics

  • Advanced Mathematics 1201
  • Advanced Mathematics 2201
  • Statistics 3104
  • Calculus Readiness 3105

    • Courses in this category are designed for students who demonstrate an aptitude for mathematics. Students planning to study mathematics-related subjects at a university or institute should be encouraged to enrol in courses from this category.

    Advanced Mathematics 1201

    Students who have experienced a high level of success in Grade 9 mathematics are encouraged to enrol in the Advanced Mathematics Program.

    Algebra. Real number system, polynomials and factoring, systems of linear sentences.

    Geometry. Euclidean geometry, perpendicularity, parallelism, and congruence using deductive reasoning; plane coordinate geometry and the straight line.

    Note: Credit may NOT be obtained for Mathematics 1300 if a student has obtained credit for Advanced Mathematics 1201.

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    Advanced Mathematics 2201

    Prerequisite: Advanced Mathematics 1201 or Mathematics 1300

    In special circumstances students who have successfully completed Mathematics 1300 may be permitted to register for Advanced Mathematics 2201 provided that they demonstrate considerable aptitude for mathematics.

    Algebra. Rational expression, quadratic equations and inequalities, the complex number system, linear and quadratic functions.

    Geometry. Euclidean geometry, similarity and the circle.

    Trigonometry. Right triangle trigonometry.

    Note: Credit may NOT be obtained for Mathematics 2200 if a student has obtained credit for Advanced Mathematics 2201.

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    Advanced Mathematics 3201

    Prerequisite: Advanced Mathematics 2201, Mathematics 2200.

    In special circumstances, students who have successfully completed Mathematics 2200 may be permitted to register for Advanced Mathematics 3201 provided that they demonstrate considerable aptitude for mathematics.

    Algebra. Conic sections, polynomials, logarithmic and exponential functions.

    Trigonometry. Circle trigonometry, trigonometric formulas and equations.

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    Statistics 3104

    This is an introductory course in statistics. Past performance in mathematics courses is not a factor in determining eligibility for this course.

    Core Units: collecting and organizing data, analyzing data, the normal distribution, probability, interpreting data.

    Elective Topics. One of the following:

    Statistical Investigations. One of the following:

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    Calculus Readiness 3105

    This course is an extension of the courses in the Advanced Mathematics Program. Students planning to enter a calculus course in their first year of university should be encouraged to enrol in this course. It may be done concurrently with Advanced Mathematics 3201.

    Topics: Inequalities, functions, sequences and series, introduction to limits and derivatives.

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    Practical Mathematics

  • Consumer Mathematics 1202
  • Vocational Mathematics 2202
  • Business Mathematics 3202

    • The courses in this category are designed to emphasize the practical an social aspects of mathematics. These courses deal with the computational aspects of mathematics and the mathematics of everyday living.

    Students planning to attend a university or a school of technology are advised to register for either academic or advanced mathematics courses. This program is designed for students who have had extreme difficulty with mathematics at the Grade 9 level.

    Consumer Mathematics 1202

    Core Topics: income and budgeting, banking, services, purchasing goods and services, transportation and housing.

    One topic must be chosen from each of the following elective categories:

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    Vocational Mathematics 2202

    Topics: applied algebra - equations; formulas; ratio; rate and proportion; applied geometry - solid geometry; plane geometry; measurement and technical drawings; right triangle trigonometry and descriptive statistics.

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    Business Mathematics 3202

    Topics: personnel selection, wholesale purchasing, inventory control, retail sales, marketing, operating expenses, productivity, accounting expenses, accounting records, financing a business, and data processing.

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    Music

  • Experiencing Music 2200
  • Applied Music 2206/3206
  • Ensemble Performance 1105/2105/3105

    The Senior high music program is designed to serve a wide, general student population of differing abilities, skill levels, and interests. The three course areas provide for individual skill development through study of an instrument or voice; group and individual skill development through participation in larger performing ensembles such as choir, band, or orchestra; and the development of musical understandings through a general music course which involves a variety of musical activities and a broad range of topics.

    • The music curriculum involves two organizers:

    1. Curricular Settings, and
    2. Individual/Ensemble Experiences

    The program utilizes three strands:

    1. Elements of Music
    2. Styles of Music
    3. Skill Development

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    Experiencing Music 2200

    This course is designed to assist students in responding emotionally and intelligently to a wide range of music representative of many styles and cultures. Students experience music in as many ways as possible through each of the modes of musical activity, e.g., performing, creating, and listening. Students investigate the use of technology in music production and the relationships between various styles of music, music and culture, and between music and other art forms. This course is a practical study of music in which active involvement with various aspects of music is encouraged.

    Students experience and understand music through three content areas: Contexts of music - historical, technological, cultural, social, affective, human, economic, religious, political; Elements of music- melody, rhythm, harmony, form, timbre, texture, text, acoustic/science of sound, expressive devices; Styles of music - world music, jazz, rock, folk, art music, musical theatre, country and western, alternative/avant-garde.

    Experiencing Music 2200 is available to all students at any level regardless of previous musical experience.

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    Theory/Ear Training

    CD-ROMs. CD-ROMs for Experiencing Music should be ordered by schools. The following CD-ROMs are approved for a $200 reimbursement. Available for Windows and Mac unless specified.

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    Applied Music 2206/3206

    These courses offer students the opportunity to develop musical skills, understandings and competencies as instrumentalists and/or vocalists through individual and small group experiences. Applied Music may be offered as separate classes in the following applied areas: Voice, Piano/Keyboard, Guitar, Strings, Winds (Brass/ Woodwinds), Percussion. Students will develop musicianship, literacy skills, and musical and theoretical understandings through the performing medium of their choice. This comprehensive approach will allow students to integrate the practical, theoretical, and conceptual aspects of music.

    Students acquire generic performing skills related to all applied areas - phrasing, articulation, intonation, tone quality, expressive devices, interpretation, style; specific performing skills unique to the individual applied area; theoretical concepts - elements of music (rhythm/meter, melody, harmony, form), musical literacy, and appropriate symbols and terms.

    These courses are available for beginning students as well as those with prior experience.

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    Ensemble Performance 1105/2105/3105

    These courses provide the opportunity for students to perform in a group context, e.g., choir, band, or orchestra and are divided into three levels in which musical concepts are revisited as technical skills are refined. The three levels meet together at the same time and are progressive for the individual student through the introduction of new and varied repertoire each year. Students learn about music by making music.

    Students acquire performance and musicianship skills, rehearsal and performance behavior, conducting gesture and other forms of nonverbal communication, production of sound, and appreciation of music as an art form through ensemble performance.

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    Physical Education

  • Physical Education 1100
  • Physical Education 2100
  • Physical Education 3100

    • Physical Education 1100

    This course focuses on the meaning and importance of physical fitness and its contribution to health. Students participate in a variety of sports and recreational activities that make strong contributions to personal fitness; they also learn to assess their physical fitness requirements and to plan personal fitness programs that are both beneficial and enjoyable.

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    Physical Education 2100

    Prerequisite: Physical Education 1100

    This course introduces students to a variety of recreational activities that may be enjoyed throughout adult life. Students continue to develop some of the skills acquired in previous courses.

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    Physical Education 3100

    Prerequisite: Physical Education 1100

    This course introduces students to a variety of recreational activities that may be enjoyed throughout adult life. Students continue to develop some of the skills acquired in previous courses.

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    Religious Education (Integrated)

  • Dimensions of Religion 1100
  • Ethical Choices 2107
  • Old Testament 2109
  • Ethical Choices 3107
  • New Testament 3109

    • At the senior high school level five one-credit courses are available: Dimensions of Religion 1100 deals with contemporary moral and ethical issues which are of relevance to young people. Two new courses: Ethical Choices 2107 and Ethical Choices 3107 also deal with ethical issues particularly as these are influenced by insights from world religions. Students who have done Dimensions of Religion will not normally do the Ethical Choices courses since there is some overlap in topics. However, since the issues are explored from different perspectives, such a restriction will not be applied at least for a transition period of two or three years. The biblical studies courses are provided as an alternative to or in addition to the courses in ethics.

    Dimensions of Religion 1100

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    Old Testament 2109

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    New Testament 3109

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    Religious Education (Pentecostal)

  • Christian Ethics 1101
  • Christican Evidennce 2101
  • World Religions 3101
  • Gospels 3105

    • The Senior High Program is designed to equip students with the skills to define and develop a Christian world view. The student is exposed to a broad range of social and theological issues and asked to apply biblical truths to resolve the tension that exists between these issues and the teachings of the Bible. The practical issues, either current for the student or anticipated in later adulthood, underscores the continued need for interpretive skills developed through indepth, systematic Bible study. Some of the theological issues require careful investigation of selected world religions and their impact on world events.

    The curricula designed to accomplish these goals within the Senior High Program is diverse. Methodology and evaluation guidelines are contained in course outlines and teacher guides.

    Christian Ethics 1101

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    Christian Evidence 2101

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    World Religions 3101

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    Gospels 3105

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    Religious Education (Roman Catholic)

  • Christology 1108
  • Morality 2108
  • Church Today 3108
  • World Religions 2104

    • Christology 1108

    A treatment of the historical Jesus, which leads to a discussion of His message, death and resurrection, and finally the Church's unfolding theological understanding of His role as the "Christ" and as Lord, and how this relates today to the journey of faith that is the life of the growing Christian.

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    Morality 2108

    This course focuses on character and sharping a moral vision. Through the use of story, studies are confronted with a variety of moral issues and given the tools of decision making and conscience formation to asses these issues. The ultimate goal for the student is growth in the moral living.

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    Church Today 3108

    The first section of this course analyzes the images of Church while focusing on the local parish. Students will study the Church in terms of their experiences, their life, their world. The second section of the course includes the learning of the skill to critically analyze the issues that face them in their local communities, in their country, as well as the world. The emphasis in this part of the course is not on specific issues but on developing the skills to see how it is that they, as Christians, are called to respond to the Gospel message.

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    World Religions 2104

    Note: This is an optional course. It may NOT be offered in place of any of the three required courses.

    This course begins with an analysis of what religion is, continues with a survey of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and religions of the Far East, and concludes with a study of why some people do not believe in God.

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    Science

  • General Science 1200
  • Physical Science 2205
  • Environmental Science 3205
  • Science-Technology-Society 2206
  • Biology 2201
  • Biology 3201
  • Chemistry 2202
  • Chemistry 3202
  • Geology 3203
  • Physics 2204
  • Physics 3204

    • General Science 1200

    This course deals with life science, earth science, and the physical sciences, with an introductory and interwoven STS theme.

    Topics: science-technology-society, geology, household chemistry, human anatomy and physiology, and the science, technology, and social issues surrounding automobile safety.

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    Physical Science 2205

    Topics: measurement, matter, energy, atomic structure, force and motion, electricity and magnetism, waves, environmental issues.

    A science project is an important component of this course.

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    Environmental Science 3205

    The course begins with an examination of the nature of environment science, during which ecological concepts and theories are presented. Students then examine, through a case study approach, issues that are specifically relevant to the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The course concludes by addressing issues of a more global nature which are having or will have an impact on the quality of life on this planet.

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    Science-Technology-Society 2206

    This course begins with an introduction to science and technology in a social context. The course continues with students examining the interrelationships of science-technology-society in the following areas: Health, Natural Resources, and Advanced Technologies. Students develop critical-thinking skills necessary for decision-making and value formation.

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    Biology 2201

    This is an introductory course which is intended to introduce students to some basic biological principles and to lay the foundation for further studies in the discipline.

    Topics: human biology, food-getting/nutrient use, bioenergetics, and homeostasis.

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    Biology 3201

    Topics: Ecology, population, genetics, and evolution

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    Chemistry 2202

    This is an introductory chemistry course which is common to all four Atlantic Provinces.

    Topics: introduction to chemistry, matter as solutions and gages, quantitative relationships in chemical changes, and chemical bonding in matter.

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    Chemistry 3202

    Topics: organic chemistry, thermochemical changes, equilibrium, acids and bases in chemical changes, electrochemical changes (optional).

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    Geology 3203

    This course provides and introduction to geology, with major emphasis on laboratory activities.

    Topics: the rock cycle, earth's biography, plate tectonics.

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    Physics 2204

    This course provides an introduction to the study of physics. Core topics include Introduction, Mechanical Energy, Wave Energy, and Light. Students are expected to study ONE of the following electives: Energy Considerations in House Design and Construction, the Physics of Music; the Physics of Photography, and Laser Physics.

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    Physics 3204

    Topics: vector kinematics, dynamics, electrostatics, current electricity, magnetism, electromagnetism, and electromagnetic induction. Students are expected to study ONE of the following electives: Nuclear Physics, Oceanography, Electronics, and Astronomy.

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    Social Studies

  • Cultural Herigage 1200
  • Canadian Issues 1201
  • Canadian Geography 1202
  • Canadian Democracy 2102
  • Canadian Economy 2103
  • Canadian Law 2104
  • World History 3201
  • World Geogrpahy 3202
  • Global Economics 3103
  • Global Issues 3205

    • Cultural Heritage 1200

    This course is about Newfoundland and Labrador culture and its evolution.

    Topics: Newfoundland and Labrador today, the natural environment, ancestry of Newfoundlanders, the English and the Irish, the development of a Newfoundland identity, political values, social institutions and values, economic institutions and values, changes in the twentieth century.

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    Canadian Issues 1201

    This course is an indepth examination of certain national concerns.

    Topics: cultural social issues: multiculturalism, human rights, racism, aging; political legal processes: labour and management, Canadian economy concerns. Regional economic development and disparity, entrepreneurship, employment and unemployment. Canadian global concerns: Canada and peace, Canada and international trade, international relations, Canadian interest groups.

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    Canadian Geography 1202

    This course is an introductory geography course designed to fulfill the two-credit Canadian Studies requirement.

    Topics: the natural environment, natural resources, the new economy and connections.

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    Canadian Democracy 2102

    This course focuses on democratic ideology and its application in Canada.

    Topics: the meaning of democracy, the setting for Canadian democratic government, organizing political activity in Canada, the structure and operation of government in Canada, federal-provincial relations, the future of democracy in Canada.

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    Canadian Economy 2103

    This course is an introductory study of the Canadian economy.

    Topics: forms of economic organization, business and government, the market, money and banking, resources, production and growth, international trade, unemployment, inflation and stabilization policies, income and consumption, current economic problems.

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    Canadian Law 2104

    This course is an introduction to Canadian law.

    Topics: the origin and nature of our legal and judicial systems; the moral underpinnings of these systems; the rights, freedoms, and responsibilities of Canadian citizens; civic law; criminal law; personal property; contracts; consumer and business law; family law; our legal system in action; problems of the legal process.

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    World History 3201

    This course focuses on the twentieth century.

    Topics: nationalism, industrialism, democracy, and socialism in the nineteenth century; imperialism and the national rivalries; World War I and II; the impact of science and technology; conflicting ideologies; and future prospects.

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    World Geography 3202

    This course focuses on world patterns of social, political, and economic behaviour.

    Topics: the impact of the physical environment on people and culture; land forms and spatial relationships; climate and nature resources and their effect on people; resources (fish, minerals, forests, water, oil); how transportation and communication have shrunk the world and affected trade, industry, migration, ideas, and customs.

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    Global Economics 3103

    This economics course is intended for students who wish to pursue a further study of economics from the global perspective.

    Topics: The individual within the global economy, technology and the global market place, global competitiveness, international trade, trans-national corporations, monetary issues, and sustainable living.

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    Global Issues 3205

    This course examines significant contemporary issues of a global perspective.

    Topics: human rights, peace and security, national and international development, the environment

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