Grade 9
Exploring Canadian 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 on 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.
| Course Code | CGC1W |
|---|---|
| Courses Type | De-streamed |
| Prerequistie | None |
| Credit Value | 1.0 |
Building the Entrepreneurial Mindset
In this course, students will learn what makes an entrepreneur thrive and the skills required to succeed in today’s business environment. Students will begin to develop their entrepreneurial mindset and learn why it’s important to take initiative, adapt to change, find creative solutions, and understand the financial considerations of entrepreneurship. This hands-on course will use business software and applications to help students plan and develop their entrepreneurial ideas and learn how to present them to a target audience. Throughout the course, students will enhance their communication skills and develop and refine their project management skills, including goal setting, time management, and networking.
| Course Code | BEM1O |
|---|---|
| Courses Type | Open |
| Prerequistie | None |
| Credit Value | 1.0 |
English
This course enables students to continue to develop and consolidate the foundational knowledge and skills that they need for reading, writing, and oral and visual communication. Throughout the course, students will continue to enhance their media literacy and critical literacy skills, and to develop and apply transferable skills, including digital literacy. Students will also make connections to their lived experiences and to society and increase their understanding of the importance of language and literacy across the curriculum.
| Course Code | ENL1W |
|---|---|
| Courses Type | De-streamed |
| Prerequistie | None |
| Credit Value | 1.0 |
Mathematics
This course enables students to consolidate, and continue to develop, an understanding of mathematical concepts related to number sense and operations, algebra, measurement, geometry, data, probability, and financial literacy. Students will use mathematical processes, mathematical modelling, and coding to make sense of the mathematics they are learning and to apply their understanding to culturally responsive and relevant real-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.
| Course Code | MTH1W |
|---|---|
| Courses Type | De-streamed |
| Prerequistie | None |
| Credit Value | 1.0 |
Science
This course enables students to develop their understanding of concepts related to biology, chemistry, physics, and Earth and space science, and to relate science to technology, society, and the environment. Throughout the course, students will develop and refine their STEM skills as they use scientific research, scientific experimentation, and engineering design processes to investigate concepts and apply their knowledge in situations that are relevant to their lives and communities. Students will continue to develop transferable skills as they become scientifically literate global citizens.
| Course Code | SNC1W |
|---|---|
| Courses Type | De-streamed |
| Prerequistie | None |
| Credit Value | 1.0 |
Exploring Communications Technology
This exploratory course introduces students to concepts and skills in communications technology, which encompasses television/video and movie production, radio and audio production, print and graphic communications, photography, and interactive new media and animation. Students will develop an awareness of related environmental and societal issues, and will begin to explore secondary and postsecondary pathways leading to careers in the field.
| Course Code | TGJ1O |
|---|---|
| Courses Type | Open |
| Prerequistie | None |
| Credit Value | 1.0 |