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Canadian and World Studies

Geography

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 STUDIESworld
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