Course Catalogue 2019 11584 Lyon Rd. Delta BC V4E 2K4 604 591 6166 seaquam.ca SEAQUAM TABLE OF CONTENTS Courses for 2019/2020 ............................................................................................................................... 3 Graduation Program ................................................................................................................................... 8 Business Education ..................................................................................................................................... 9 Career Programs ............................................................................................................................................... 11 English Language Arts ..................................................................................................................................... 15 Explorations ....................................................................................................................................................... 18 Home Economics ............................................................................................................................................. 20 Cafeteria Training ............................................................................................................................................. 21 IB Diploma Program ....................................................................................................................................... 22 Languages .......................................................................................................................................................... 25 Mathematics ...................................................................................................................................................... 27 Physical and Health Education ........................................................................................................................ 30 Science ................................................................................................................................................................. 32 Social Studies ..................................................................................................................................................... 34 ADST Technology Education ....................................................................................................................... 37 Visual Arts – Fine Art ...................................................................................................................................... 41 Visual Arts – Media Arts ................................................................................................................................ 43 Performing Arts – Drama .............................................................................................................................. 44 Performing Arts – Music ................................................................................................................................ 46 Student Services ................................................................................................................................................ 47 Delta School District – Academy Programs ............................................................................................... 48 Seaquam Secondary School 2019-20 Page 2 GRADE 8 English 8 STUDENT SUPPORT Social Studies 8 (COUNSELLOR REFERRAL NEEDED) Learning Support 8 (also known as Academic Strategies for Math 8 Independent Learning 8) Math 8: Challenge Math 8: Core Grad Quest 8 Science 8 ELL Language Development 8 ELL Strategies for Learning 8 (formerly ELL Strategies 8) Physical and Health Education 8 CHOICE PROGRAMS French 8 (BY APPLICATION ONLY) Baseball Academy (Sands Sec.) ELECTIVES Basketball Academy (Richmond Oval) Explorations 8 Dance Academy (Delta Sec.) Music 8: Concert Band Film: Acting Academy (Delta Manor Educ. Centre) Music 8: Choir Film: Production Academy (Delta Manor Educ. Centre) Musical Theatre 8 (X Block) Golf Academy (Seaquam Sec.) Golf Academy (Beach Grove Golf Course) Delta Wild Hockey Team (South Delta Sec.) Lacrosse Academy (Delta Sec.) Performance Academy with Vancouver Opera (DMEC) Soccer Academy (Sands Sec.) Soccer Academy (South Delta Sec.) Softball Academy – Girls (Seaquam Sec.) Visual Effects Academy (Delta Manor Educ. Centre) Farm Roots School – (Boundary Beach) BAA Courses – Board Authority Authorized Courses These are courses that have been approved or are pending approval by the Delta School Board. These are not Ministry of Education courses. The only difference between BAA courses and Ministry courses is that BAA courses cannot be used to meet the requirements for graduation: ie cannot be used as the Fine Arts or Applied Skills requirement, or the Math requirement, or the Science requirement or the Language Arts requirement or the 4 Grade 12 courses, or the Social Studies requirement. Each BAA courses does count for 4 credits though towards the total credit for graduation. Seaquam Secondary School 2019-20 Page 3 GRADE 9 English 9 STUDENT SUPPORT Social Studies 9 (COUNSELLOR REFERRAL NEEDED) Learning Support 9 (also known as Academic Strategies for Humanities 9 (2 blocks – Socials and English 9) Independent Learning 9) Math 9 Grad Quest 9 Math 9: Challenge Math 9: Core ELL Language Development 9 ELL Strategies for Learning 9 (formerly ELL Strategies 9) Science 9 Physical and Health Education 9 CHOICE PROGRAMS Physical and Health Education 9: Womens Volleyball (BY APPLICATION ONLY) Physical and Health Education 9: Basketball Co-Ed Baseball Academy (Sands Sec.) (am X Block) Basketball Academy (Richmond Oval) Dance Academy (Delta Sec.) French 9 Film: Acting Academy (Delta Manor Educ. Centre) French 9: Challenge Film: Production Academy (Delta Manor Educ. Centre) Japanese 9 Golf Academy (Seaquam Sec.) Golf Academy (Beach Grove Golf Course) ADST Delta Wild Hockey Team (South Delta Sec.) Entrepreneurship and Marketing 9 Lacrosse Academy (Delta Sec.) Graphics 9 Performance Academy with Vancouver Opera (DMEC) Culinary Arts 9 Soccer Academy (Sands Sec.) Foods Studies 9 Soccer Academy (South Delta Sec.) Textiles 9 Softball Academy – Girls (Seaquam Sec.) Food Studies/Textiles 9 Visual Effects Academy (Delta Manor Educ. Centre) Computer Technology 9: Digital Literacy Farm Roots School – (Boundary Beach) Computer Technology 9: Coding Tech. Ed. 9: Drafting & Design Tech. Ed. 9: Intro Engineering Tech. Ed. 9: Jewelry Art Metal Tech. Ed. 9: Metalwork Tech. Ed. 9: Woodwork Robotics 9: Challenge (X Block) Drafting for Robotics 9 Challenge ARTS EDUCATION Drama 9 Drama 9: Theater Production Drama 9: Musical Theatre (X Block) Film and Video 9 Music 9: Concert Band Music 9: Jazz Band (am X block) Music 9: Choir PhotoArt 9 Seaquam Secondary School 2019-20 Page 4 GRADE 10 Literary Studies 10 & New Media 10 FINE ARTS Literary Studies 10 & Creative Writing 10 Drama 10 Literary Studies 10 & Composition 10 Theater Production 10 Composition 10 & Spoken Language 10 (ELL Theater Company 10: Musical Theatre (X Block) students only) Instrumental Music 10: Jazz Band (am X block) Social Studies 10 Instrumental Music 10: Wind Ensemble Foundations of Math & Pre-Calc. 10 Music 10: Choir Foundations of Math & Pre-Calc. 10: Challenge Studio Arts 2-D 10 (Drawing and Painting) Workplace Math 10 Photography 10 Art Studio 10 Science 10 Yearbook Production 10 Science 10: Challenge Physical and Health Education 10 STUDENT SUPPORT Physical and Health Education 10: Basketball Co-Ed (COUNSELLOR REFERRAL NEEDED) (am X Block) Learning Support 10 (also known as Academic Strategies for Physical and Health Education 10: Womens Independent Learning 10) Volleyball Physical and Health Education 10: Leadership Grad Quest 10 French 10 ELL Language Development 10 French 10: Challenge ELL Strategies for Learning 10 (formerly ELL Strategies 10) Japanese 10 Career Life Education (formerly Planning 10) CHOICE PROGRAMS Career Life Education (formerly Planning 10) (BY APPLICATION ONLY) online Baseball Academy (Sands Sec.) Basketball Academy (Richmond Oval) ADST Dance Academy (Delta Sec.) Food Studies 10 Film: Acting Academy (Delta Manor Educ. Centre) Graphics 10 Film: Production Academy (Delta Manor Educ. Centre) Culinary Arts 10 Golf Academy (Seaquam Sec.) Textiles 10 Golf Academy (Beach Grove Golf Course) Computer Technology 10: Digital Literacy Delta Wild Hockey Team (South Delta Sec.) Computer Technology 10: Coding Lacrosse Academy (Delta Sec.) Technology Explorations 10 (formerly Basic Performance Academy with Vancouver Opera (DMEC) Engineering) Soccer Academy (Sands Sec.) Drafting 10 Soccer Academy (South Delta Sec.) Jewelry Art Metal 10 Softball Academy – Girls (Seaquam Sec.) Mechanics 10 Visual Effects Academy (Delta Manor Educ. Centre) Metalwork 10 Farm Roots School – (Boundary Beach) Woodwork 10 Robotics 10: Challenge (X Block) (must be taken with Drafting for Robotics) Drafting for Robotics 10: Challenge Seaquam Secondary School 2019-20 Page 5 GRADE 11 Literary Studies 11 ARTS EDUCATION Composition 11 Choral Music 11 New Media 11 Instrumental Music 11: Jazz Band (am X block) Composition 11 (ELL students only) Instrumental Music 11: Wind Ensemble Explorations in Social Studies 11 Theater Company: Music Theatre 11 (X Block) Psychology 11 (BAA) Drama 11 (formerly Theatre Performance 11: Acting) Theatre Production 11 Pre-Calculus 11 Pre-Calculus 11: Challenge Art Studio 11 Foundations of