Canadian and World Studies

The Canadian and World Studies department includes the following subjects:

Geography of Canada - compulsory in grade 9
Canadian History - compulsory in grade 10
Civics - half credit compulsory in grade 10
Physical Geography
Travel and Tourism
Canadian Law
Ancient Civilizations
Modern Western Civilization
World Issues
Canadian History in grade 12
International Law

Aims of the department:

to foster an appreciation of how past and present individuals and events have shaped our global and Canadian societies
to provide students with opportunities to analyse local, national, and global issues, and relate these issues to their daily lives
to teach problem solving and critical thinking skills
to develop research and literacy skills in our students using a variety of methods including the latest technology
to understand that our place on this planet, past, present and future is intrinsically linked to the environment through a variety of human systems.
to develop the moral capacity to evaluate human actions in order to promote responsible stewardship of the planet and its inhabitants.

Links

Useful websites for students:

Parks Canada - http://www.pc.gc.ca/index_e.asp

Atlas of Canada - http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/index.html

Stats Canada - http://www.statcan.ca/start.html

Canadian War Museum - http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/chrono/1931crisis_e.html

Virtual Museum - http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/English/index_flash.html

Ancient History (BBC) - http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/

Government of Canada - http://www.canada.gc.ca/home.html

Citing Sources: http://www.library.cornell.edu/newhelp/res_strategy/
citing/mla.html#mla

How to produce a bibliography: http://www.sandiaprep.org/library/bib/bib.html

Staff

CANADIAN AND WORLD STUDIES
Tina Romyn (Program Leader)

GEOGRAPHY
Ryan Minor
Pat Howe

HISTORY
Pat Costantino
Brad Martin
Justin Montgomery

SOCIAL SCIENCES/LAW STUDIES
Michelle Fazzari
Justin Montgomery

INDIGENOUS STUDIES
Patrick Howe