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Canadian and World Studies
CGC1W – Exploring Canadian Geography – Grade 9
This course builds on learning in Grades 7 and 8 in geography. Students will explore relationships within and
between Canada’s natural and human systems and how they interconnect with other parts of the world. Students
will also examine environmental and economic issues, and their impact related to topics such as natural resources
and industries, careers, land use and responsible development, and sustainability. In addition, students will
understand the connections that diverse communities and individuals have with the physical environment and
each other throughout Canada, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit perspectives. Students will apply
geographic thinking, use the geographic inquiry process, and use geospatial technologies throughout their
investigations.SKU: CGC1W -
Canadian and World Studies
CHV2O – Civics and Citzenship – Grade 10
This course explores rights and responsibilities associated with being an active citizen in a democratic society. Students will explore issues of civic importance and the influence of social media, while developing their understanding of the role of civic engagement and of political processes in the local, national, and/or global community. Students will apply the concepts of political thinking and the political inquiry process to investigate, and express informed opinions about, a range of political issues and developments that are both of significance in today’s world and of personal interest to them. This course also includes learning on digital literacy and critical- thinking skills, the mechanisms of government, Indigenous governance systems and structures, the historical foundations of the rights and freedoms we enjoy in Canada, ways in which government policy affects individuals’ lives and the economy, and ways for students to serve their communities.
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Canadian and World Studies
CIA4U – Social Science – Grade 12
This course examines current Canadian and international economic issues, developments, policies, and practices from diverse perspectives. Students will explore the decisions that individuals and institutions, including governments, make in response to economic issues such as globalization, trade agreements, economic inequalities, regulation, and public spending. Students will apply the concepts of economic thinking and the economic inquiry process, as well as economic models and theories, to investigate, and develop informed opinions about, economic trade-offs, growth, and sustainability and related economic issues.
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Canadian and World Studies
CIE3M – The Individual and the Economy – Grade 11
This course explores issues and challenges facing the Canadian economy as well as the implications of various responses to them. Students will explore the economic role of firms, workers, and government as well as their own role as individual consumers and contributors, and how all of these roles contribute to stability and change in the Canadian economy. Students will apply the concepts of economic thinking and the economic inquiry process, including economic models, to investigate the impact of economic issues and decisions at the individual, regional, and national level.
SKU: CIE3M
