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ATTENTION: PLEASE READ BEFORE CONTINUING While the information contained in this document was correct as the time of printing (December 2012), some course codes and/or descriptions have since changed due to the ongoing Ministry review of curriculum. There are revised course descriptions and codes within the following curriculum policy documents. Please refer to the appendices below to view the changes while using the Secondary School Course Guide for 2013-2014. • Appendix A: Canadian and World Studies, Gr. 9-12 • Appendix B: Classical Studies and International Languages, Gr. 9-12 • Appendix C: First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies (formerly Native Studies), Gr. 9-12 • Appendix D: French as a Second Language, Gr. 9-12 (Core, Immersion & Extended) • Appendix E: Social Sciences and Humanities, Gr. 9-12 The documents above are examples of major changes; however, there may also be smaller, school-specific changes to consider. Please check with your guidance counsellor if you have any questions or concerns. There will be an online version of the course guide available at the end of January which will include all revisions. Once the online version of the course guide is available, please refer to it for the most up-to-date information. Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Secondary School Courses for 2013-2014 Public Education: Doing it W.E.L.L. Well-being • Engagement • Leadership • Learning Message from The Director This Secondary School Course Guide is designed to help you choose your courses and create your pathway to success. All our secondary schools are welcoming learning communities where principals, vice-principals, teachers, and administrative and support staff encourage students to achieve. Educating for success — inspiring learning and building citizenship is the mission of the Ottawa- Carleton District School Board. We are committed to offering a wide variety of courses in a safe and inclusive environment. In fact, our school district offers the largest number of program choices in Ottawa and we have dedicated and caring staff to help you reach your goals. Please take a few minutes to read the information in the front of this book. Graduation requirements to obtain your Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) are set by the Ontario Ministry of Education for all students from grades 9 to 12. A program pathway consists of the combination of courses that make up a student’s educational program and the supports provided by the program. It is designed to allow students to explore a Jennifer Adams particular destination and to be successful in their transition to the workplace, apprenticeship, college Director of Education and or university. The various types of courses include: academic, applied, locally developed compulsory Secretary of the Board courses and open courses in grades 9 and 10, and open, workplace, college, university/college and university courses in grades 11 and 12. We are continuing to develop new and innovative programming with new e-learning courses aimed at providing learning opportunities to meet the needs of all students. Selecting your courses will guide your future choices. Ask your parents and/or your secondary school Guidance Counsellor for assis- tance. Guidance Counsellors are teachers and are available to help you at every secondary school. Your challenge is to find the career that fits your strengths and individual talents. Take the time to choose your courses carefully as you prepare for your future. New this year: Check out the online version of the secondary course calendar at www.ocdsb.ca! It is now searchable by school, course code, grade, compulsory code, and description. Public Education: Doing it W.E.L.L. Well-being • Engagement Leadership • Learning Jennifer Adams Director of Education and Secretary of the Board Download the OCDSB iPhone app! Current Board of Trustees will be in place December 1, 2010 – November 30, 2014. OTTAWA-CARLETON DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Secondary School Courses for 2013-2014 Public Education: Doing it W.E.L.L. Well-being • Engagement • Leadership • Learning Table of Contents How to Use This Document 3 Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School 132 Graduation Requirements for Secondary School 4 South Carleton High School 137 Education Planner 6 West Carleton Secondary School 141 Course Code Chart 7 Woodroffe High School 145 Understanding Courses and Codes 8 Course Prerequisite Charts Grade 9, 10, 11, 12 General Information 9 The Arts 151 Pathways to Success 12 Business Studies 152 Languages and Student Exchange Programs 13 Canadian and World Studies 153 Support for English Language Learners 14 Classical Studies and International Languages 156 Special Education Programs and Services 15 Computer Studies 157 District Programs 17 English 158 Specialist High Skills Major and Focus Programs 19 ESL and ELD 159 eLearning 24 French as a Second Language 160 Summer Programs for Grade 8 Students 26 Guidance and Career Education 161 School Course Listings Health and Physical Education 162 Adult High School 27 Mathematics 163 A.Y. Jackson Secondary School 31 Native Studies 164 Bell High School 35 Science 165 Brookfield High School 39 Social Sciences and Humanities 166 Cairine Wilson Secondary School 44 Technological Education 167 Canterbury High School 48 Course Descriptions Grade 9, 10, 11, 12 Colonel By Secondary School 53 The Arts 170 Continuing Education 58 Business Studies 175 Earl of March Secondary School 64 Canadian and World Studies 177 Glebe Collegiate Institute 69 Classical Studies and International Languages 182 Gloucester High School 74 Computer Studies 184 Hillcrest High School 79 Cooperative Education 185 John McCrae Secondary School 84 English 189 Lisgar Collegiate Institute 88 ESL and ELD 192 Longfields–Davidson Heights Secondary School 92 French as a Second Language 194 Merivale High School 97 Guidance and Career Education 196 Nepean High School 101 Health and Physical Education 197 Osgoode Township High School 106 Interdisciplinary Studies 198 Ottawa Technical Secondary School 110 Mathematics 199 Rideau High School 114 Native Studies 202 Ridgemont High School 119 Science 203 Sir Guy Carleton Secondary School 124 Social Sciences and Humanities 207 Sir Robert Borden High School 127 Technological Education 210 2 OTTAWA-CARLETON DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD How to Use This Document Secondary School Courses 2013–2014 The Course Selection Process This resource is produced to encourage parents/guardians and The final decision on course selection for students under 18 years of students to keep themselves informed about secondary education age rests with parents/guardians. Therefore, keeping in touch with in Ontario and the programs in their schools. Parents/guardians are the school’s guidance counsellors is of great importance. Parents/ encouraged to talk with their student to help him/her make appro- guardians should consider the student’s achievement for the past priate educational plans. This resource is divided into the following several years, in conjunction with the advice of the school, as aids in three sections. choosing a program within reasonable reach. Section 1: Course Calendar Information Course Option Sheet Provides basic factual information which relates to education across Program selection for September will be made in February. Option the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. sheets are an important vehicle for the educational planning process and are required each year. It is the responsibility of all students and Section 2: School Information and Course their parents/guardians to complete course selections by the pre- Offerings – Secondary Schools scribed date. Subsequent modifications to a student’s program will a. School Information Sheets: Provides a brief overview of each be made for sound educational reasons only. Please note that where individual secondary school. enrolment is insufficient a course may be withdrawn or cancelled. b. School Course Offerings Charts: Provides information regard- ing school courses. These charts indicate by grade, subject Interpreting Course Codes area, and course code the courses the school plans to offer The first three characters indicate the course title. to its school community in the upcoming school year. The fourth character indicates the grade level. The fifth character indicates the course type. Section 3: Course Descriptions The sixth character, if present, indicates program or credit Provides descriptions for grade 9 to 12 courses in each major subject differentiation. area. The major subject areas are listed alphabetically. The sixth character in brackets indicates that multiple courses are offered. The Arts Business Studies ENG3U(G) means that that school offers both ENG3U and ENG3UG. Canadian and World Studies Classical and International Languages Example 1: CGC1P Computer Studies CGC = Geography of Canada Cooperative Education 1 = Grade Nine English P = Applied English as a Second Language French as a Second Language Example 2: SCH3UE Guidance and Career Education SCH = Chemistry Health and Physical Education 3 = Grade Eleven Mathematics U = University Native Studies E = Enriched Science Social Sciences and the Humanities Note: See pages 7 and 8 for further details. Technological Education Planning Guide Accessibility for Ontarians with On page 6 of this book there is a course selection planning guide to assist students and their parents/guardians with the course selec- Disabilities Act tion process. Students are encouraged to use this guide