GARIBALDI 2020-2021

COURSE SELECTION

GRADE 12

GRADUATION PROGRAM FINAL YEAR!

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY

▪ ENSURE COURSE SELECTION

▪ MEETS GRAD REQUIREMENTS

▪ POST SECONDARY ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

▪ SPEAK TO YOUR PARENTS

▪ CHOOSE BASED ON INTERESTS – DON’T DEFAULT TO WHAT YOUR FRIENDS ARE TAKING!

▪ CHECK YOUR OPTIONS:

▪ HTTP://WWW.EDUCATIONPLANNERBC.CA

▪ HTTPS://APP.MYBLUEPRINT.CA/

▪ COURSE SELECTION LINK

GRADE 12

• CAREER LIFE CONNECTIONS (CLC 12) WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY SELECTED

• CHOOSE ENGLISH 12 OPTION:

• ENGLISH STUDIES 12

• FIRST PEOPLES 12

• IB ENGLISH 12 (PRE-REQ IB 11)

• CHOOSE 6 ELECTIVE COURSES

• YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE ADST OR ART COURSE IN GR 10, 11 OR 12

• INCLUDE 2 ALTERNATE (BACK-UP) ELECTIVES!!!

ENGLISH 12 (REQUIRED) OPTIONS...

• ENGLISH STUDIES12

• UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE PROGRAMS

• ENGLISH FIRST PEOPLES12

• UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE PROGRAMS

• IB ENGLISH 12 (PRE-REQ – IB 11)

• UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE PROGRAMS

ENGLISH 12 ELECTIVES...

• CREATIVE WRITING12

• SOME UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE PROGRAMS

• LITERARY STUDIES12

• SOME UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE PROGRAMS

MATH 12 OPTIONS...

• FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS 12

• NON-STEM UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS (DIRECT FROM HIGH SCHOOL), COLLEGE (ALL)

• PRE-CALCULAS 12• STEM UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS (DIRECT FROM HIGH SCHOOL), COLLEGE (ALL)

• IB MATH 12 (PRE-REQ – IB 11)

• STEM UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS (DIRECT FROM HIGH SCHOOL), COLLEGE (ALL)

• CALCULUS 12• SOME UNIVERSITIES WILL USE AS AN ACCEPTED COURSE

SCIENCE 12 OPTIONS...• ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY 12 (AND IB)

• STUDY OF LIVING THINGS (LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION, EVOLUTION, TAXONOMY, CELL STRUCTURE VS FUNCTION, COMPARATIVE ANATOMY...)

• CHEMISTRY 12 (AND IB)

• STUDY OF MATTER (ORGANIC/INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL PROCESSES, REACTIONS, STOICHIOMETRIC CALCULATIONS, GREEN CHEMISTRY...)

• PHYSICS 12

• STUDY OF INTERACTIONS BETWEEN MATTER AND ENERGY (MOTION, THERMALDYNAMICS, WAVES, SIMPLE MACHINES, POWER AND EFFICIENCY...)

• ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 12

• STUDY OF INTERACTIONS BETWEEN HUMAN SOCIETIES AND POLICIES AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTS. AS WELL AS CLASSROOM LEARNING, THIS COURSE WILL BE HEAVILY PROJECT DRIVEN

SUPPORTED BY THE TEACHER. STUDENTS TAKING THIS COURSE SHOULD BE WILLING TO COMPLETE ACTION-BASED PROJECTS IN THE SCHOOL AND IN THE COMMUNITY.

• NOT CONSIDERED FOR STEM PROGRAMS DIRECT TO UNIVERSITY

SOCIAL STUDIES 12 OPTIONS...

APPROVED COURSES FOR MOST UNIVERSITIES

• BC FIRST (NATIONS)PEOPLES 12

• COMPARATIVE CULTURES 12

• ECONOMIC THEORY 12

• IB ECONOMICS 12 (PRE-REQ 11)

• HUMAN GEOGRAPHY 12

• PHILOSOPHY 12

• IB PHILOSOPHY 12 (PRE-REQ 11)

• LAW STUDIES 12

• WORLD HISTORY 12

• POLITICAL STUDIES 12

• IB HISTORY 12 (PRE-REQ IB 11)

NOT APPROVED COURSES FOR SOME

UNIVERSITIES:

• CRIMINOLOGY 12

• PSYCHOLOGY 12

• SOCIOLOGY 12

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

- ACTIVE LIVING – PHYS. ED 12

- ACTIVE LIVING – YOGA 12

- ATHLETIC LEADERSHIP 12

- SOFTBALL ACADEMY 12 (2 COURSES)

- SUPERFIT 12

- OUTDOOR EDUCATION 12

TECHNOLOGY

EDUCATION

AUTO 12

METALWORK 12

WOODWORK 12

SKILLS EXPLORATION 12

ROBOTICS 12

HOME

ECONOMICS

CULINARY ARTS 12

TEXTILES ARTS & CRAFTS 12

TEXTILES & SEWING 12

VISUAL AND

PERFORMING ARTS

ART STUDIO 12

DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY

12 (Beg, Inter, Advanced)

ACTING 12DRAMA, FILM &

TV

STUDIO DRAWING & PAINTING 12

IB ART 12

MUSIC JAZZ BAND 12 (OUT OF TT)

VOCAL JAZZ 12 (OUT OF TT)

CONCERT BAND 12 (IB

BAND)GUITAR 12 CHOIR 12

MUSIC COMPOSITION

& PRODUCTION

12 (NEW COURSE)

MODERN

LANGUAGES

FRENCH 12 JAPANESE 12INTRO

JAPANESE 11

IB FRENCH 12 (PRE-REQ IB 11)

LANGUAGE CHALLENGE

(SEE MR. COWIE)

BUSINESS

EDUCATION

Digital coding 12

Digital media 12

Entrepreneurship 12

Marketing 12

Yearbook 12

EXTERNAL CREDITS

▪ COURSES THAT ARE TAKEN OUTSIDE

OF SCHOOL

▪ MUSIC

▪ SPORTS

▪ DANCE

▪ DRIVER TRAINING

▪ CADETS

▪ WORK EXPERIENCE 12

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 42

PARTNERSHIPS & ACADEMIES

2019-20

PARTNERSHIPS AND ACADEMIES

▪ HAIRDRESSING (SRT)

▪ AUTO FOUNDATIONS (WSS)

▪ ELECTRICAL (GSS)

▪ METAL FABRICATION (SRT)

▪ CARPENTRY (SRT)

▪ CARPENTRY (GSS)

▪ CULINARY (SRT)

▪ PIPING TRADES: PLUMBING(GSS)

▪ LANDSCAPING/HORTICULTURE(KPU)

▪ MASONRY (PMSS)

▪ SOCCER (WSS)

▪ HOCKEY (PMSS & SRT)

▪ DIGITAL ARTS (MRSS)

▪ INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTS

(GSS)

▪ EQUESTRIAN (THSS)

▪ SOFTBALL (GSS)

APPLICATION REQUIRED – FOR ALL

THESE PROGRAMS

Trades & Academies Information sessionSee Mrs. Domitruk (TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY) to Register online -https://apprenticeship.sd42.ca/20202021trades-information-session/

https://apprenticeship.sd42.ca/

. Feb 20 - 6:30pm – 8:30pm - ThursdayThomas Haney Secondary23000 – 116th Ave. Maple Ridge

Post-secondary Partnerships – Information on:Electrician – BCIT -GSSAutomotive Service Technician – BCIT - WSSMetal Fabrication – Kwantlen Polytechnic University -SRTCarpentry – Kwantlen Polytechnic University –SRTCarpentry – Kwantlen Polytechnic University - GSSCulinary Arts/Cooking – Vancouver Community College- SRTHairstyling – Vancouver Community College –SRTPlumbing – Kwantlen Polytechnic University – GSSMasonry – Kwantlen Polytechnic University - PMSS

INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTSTHEATRE ACADEMY – OFFERS EDUCATION /EXPERIENCE PARALLEL TO THE FILM INDUSTRY

▪ ACTORS – 3 COURSE PROGRAM & RECEIVE A CAREER EXPERIENCE

CERTIFICATE

▪ FULL CREDIT COURSES(4 CREDIT COURSE X 3 COURSES) OR WORK EXPERIENCE-

30HOURS

▪ COURSE CREDIT OFFERED IN: CARPENTRY, MARKETING, ART,

PROP MAKING, SET DESIGN, DANCE/CHOREOGRAPHY,

DIGITAL ART, LIGHTING FOR THEATRE/FILM, STAGE

MANAGEMENT, SOUND ENGINEERING AND DESIGN. ▪ ALL OF THESE COURSES ARE COMPLETED BY DECEMBER 15. (ALL THE WORK IS

COMPLETED OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS, EXCEPT CARPENTRY, TO ALLOW YOUR SCHOOL

DAY TO BE UNAFFECTED WHILE BUILDING AN ENHANCED RESUME FOR COLLEGE &

UNIVERSITY.

▪ OUR SCHOOL IS APPLYING FOR: MATILDA – AUDITION TIMES WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY

END OF MAY! ANY QUESTIONS: SEE MRS. LACROIX OR MS. MILLER DURING FLEX OR

BY EMAIL AT: CLACROIX@SD42.CA OR SHARMILA_MILLER@SD42.CA

GRADE 12 REQUIREMENTS

IB / REGULAR STREAM / TRADES

MUST TAKE in all programs:

English OR First Peoples 12

CLC (Career Life Connections 12) - (Grad Trans)

AS WELL AS:

Minimum of 3 other grade 12 level courses

3 other electives from any grade

POST SECONDARY

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS???

▪ ENGLISH 12

▪ WHICH MATH11 OR 12?

▪ FOUNDATIONS/ PRE-CALCULUS / WORKPLACE/CALCULUS

▪ WHICH SCIENCE 11 OR 12?

▪ SECOND LANGUAGE?

▪ HOW MANY “APPROVED” GRADE 12 COURSES??? (CHECK EACH PSI AS THEY VARY)

▪ OTHER REQUIREMENTS???

THANK YOUCHECK OUT THE COURSE PLANNING GUIDE

HTTPS://SECONDARY.SD42.CA/GSS/STUDENTS/COURSE-SELECTION-2019-2020/

MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS BY FEBRUARY 14TH! WE WILL COME TO YOUR ENGLISH CLASS HAND IN FORM TO ENGLISH TEACHER ASAP!!