SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL Course Selection 2021-2022
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SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL Course Selection 2021-2022 Dear Students & Parents, Welcome to Shawnigan! The following document will help you plan course selections for the 2021- 2022 school year. We ask that you use the Couse Selection Summary chart to circle your choices, and then forward them to the Academic Office ([email protected]) for entry into ShawNet, our data management system. Please do this within two weeks of recieving this documentation. Please make sure an up to date final report card has been sent to Admissions by the end of June to ensure proper placement in courses, as we will need to see last year’s progress when ensuring that your child is properly placed in courses. To get full course descriptions of the BC curriculum that Shawnigan delivers, please see the curriculum documents on the curriculum.gov.bc.ca website. For descriptions of our AP courses, please visit the apstudent.collegeboard.org website. This year we have also produced a Course Description Booklet which Admissions will forward to you. How the process will work: • In the next two weeks, please select courses and forward these using the Course Offerings chart to Academics. For students entering grade 9 or 10, please complete the Fine Art rankings on the reverse of the form. If Instrumental music is chose, please indicate the instrument played. • For all grades, the attached information should answer most questions. • For some grades, there are prescribed courses that all students take, while in others, there are many choices including Honours (denoted with a *) and AP level classes. • It is important that you and your child have the correct information when choosing classes. While changes to courses are possible at a later date, the timetable is staffed and built based on student requests. We ask that course selection be completed with the intent of staying with the courses chosen. November 1st will be the final date for course changes, and December 1st will be the final date for seniors to drop a course. • You will notice that there is no Social Studies 11 course listed. With the Ministry of Education removing SS11 as a required course, and instead indicating that a grade 11 OR grade 12 course is required for graduation, we will only be teaching grade 12 and AP level courses in Social Studies, with guidelines for which courses are available to grade 11 and/or grade 12 students. • If your child is entering grade 11 or 12, the Guidance Office is available to help with course selection and post-secondary questions - please contact [email protected] with your questions. Please take time to read the following very carefully and the Academic Office if you have any questions. Warm regards, Wendy A. Milne Assistant Head — Academics 1 SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL Course Selection 2021-2022 GRADE 8 Grade eight students at Shawnigan Lake School take eight full-year courses, one from each of the following departments. English: English 8 Mathematics: Mathematics 8 Science: Science 8 Social Studies: Social Studies 8 Physical Education: Physical Education 8 Language: Students will take either French 8 or FRAL 8 (Immersion), depending on their language proficiency and department approval. If currently in French Immersion, then FRAL 8 should be chosen. Fine Art: Students take part in a number of different Fine Arts during the year in order to provide exposure to both visual and performing arts. Career Education: Career Education 8 In some cases, students will be pre-registered for a Learning Centre or English Language Centre support block, which replaces a course offering (determined by the Academic Office). Students at all grade levels may take a course out of grade as long as they meet the pre-requisite requirements and have departmental approval. 2 SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL Course Selection 2021-2022 GRADE 9 Grade nine students at Shawnigan Lake School take eight full-year courses, one from each of the following departments. English: English 9 Mathematics: Mathematics 9 Science: Science 9 Social Studies: Social Studies 9 Physical Education: Physical Education 9 Language: Students will take either French 9, FRAL 9 (Immersion), Beginner French 9 or Spanish Entry 9 depending on their language proficiency and department approval. Fine Art: Students take part in 3 different Fine Arts during the year and will rank their choices. Students will be placed in one visual art, one performance art, and then a third from either category. Visual Art Choices: Art 9; Woodwork 9; Graphic Arts 9; Film/Media Arts 9 Performance Art Choices: Instrumental Arts 9 - beginner or experience but not both; Vocal Arts 9; Music Technology 9; Drama 9; Dance 9 Career Education: Career Education 9 In some cases, students will be pre-registered for a Learning Centre or English Language Centre support block, which replaces a course offering (determined by the Academic Office). Courses at all levels are only offered if there is sufficient enrollment. Students at all grade levels may take a course out of grade as long as they meet the pre-requisite requirements and have departmental approval. 3 SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL Course Selection 2021-2022 GRADE 10 Grade ten students at Shawnigan Lake School take ten courses in total over the year, one from each of the following departments, except for English & Fine Art, where 2 half-year courses are taken. In some departments, courses are also offered at the Honours level (denoted with *). These are available by departmental approval and largely based on the student’s achievement in the pre-requisite course and the number of students enrolled. English: Students will be enrolled into Composition 10 and must also choose one of: Creative Writing 10, Literary Studies 10, New Media 10, Spoken Language 10. Mathematics: Foundations of Mathematics and Pre-calculus 10 or Foundations of Mathematics and Pre-calculus 10* Science: Science 10 or Science 10* Social Studies: Social Studies 10 or Sciences Humaines 101 (for those pursuing their Double Dogwood) Language: They must also choose one of: Beginner French, Beginner Spanish, French 10, French 10*, FRAL 10 (Immersion), Spanish 10 (Year 2), Beginner Mandarin 10. Final placement will be in consultation with the department based on proficiency. Career Education: Career Life Education or Éducation au choix de carrière et de vie1 (for those pursuing their Double Dogwood) Physical Education: Physical Education 10 Fine Art: All students must take 2 half-year Fine Arts, but are asked to rank their top 4 choices. Choices: (must rank 4, two will be assigned) Art Studio 10 Contemporary Music 10 - Music Technology Contemporary Music 10 - Vocal Arts Dance Choreography 10 Drama 10 Instrumental Music 10 - Beginner Instrumental Music 10 - Experienced Media Arts 10 Studio Arts 2D 10 (Graphic Arts) Woodwork 10 4 SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL Course Selection 2021-2022 If a student wishes to take an eleventh course within their timetable, this will be granted on an individual basis through an application process. Student applications will be assessed based on attitude, ambition and their achievement in the pre-requisite course. An interview process may also be put in place for some course choices. Alternate course options that could be chosen at the time of course selection include: Entrepreneurship & Marketing 10 A second language course (French 10, Spanish 10, Mandarin 10) A senior science course (listed on pages 7-9) A senior social studies course (listed on pages 7-9) Students who are granted the opportunity to take an eleventh course will take PE10 and CLE concurrently, and must meet all requirements of both courses. In some cases, students will be pre-registered for a Learning Centre or English Language Centre support block, which replaces a course offering (determined by the Academic Office). Courses at all levels are only offered if there is sufficient enrollment. Students at all grade levels may take a course out of grade as long as they meet the pre-requisite requirements and have departmental approval. All students approved to take a Science 11 as their seventh course in their grade 10 year will be asked to take the Honours or AP version of the Science 11 course. 1At Shawnigan Lake School, we are encouraging students with a French Immersion background to pursue their Double Dogwood Graduation Certification from the Province of British Columbia. To attain bilingual certification on a graduation certificate, students must take French Immersion from grades 8 through 12, and three other courses that are taught in French in grades 10, 11 and 12. The running of these courses is dependent on subscription. Any student wishing to pursue this avenue of study should discuss their courses with the Guidance Office and the Languages Department to ensure they are meeting the course requirements. Students who pursue their Double Dogwood will write two Ministry of Education Literacy Assessments in grade 12, one in English and one in French. 5 SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL Course Selection 2021-2022 GRADE 11 Grade eleven students at Shawnigan Lake School take seven or eight full-year courses (at least one from each of the following departments) with the remaining blocks filled with electives (see page 7-9). In some departments, courses are also offered at the Honours level (denoted with a * or the AP designation). These are available by departmental approval and are largely based on student achievement in the pre-requisite course and the number of students enrolled. Students at all grade levels may take a course out of grade as long as they meet the pre-requisite requirements and have departmental approval. Due to School and Ministry requirements, all students need a senior Fine Art and a Language course prior to graduation. The Fine Art credit can be attained in the curricular program in grade 11 or 12.