Why take courses in Canadian and World Studies?

• Skills taught in these courses are manifestly transferable to the worlds of post-secondary education or employment.

• These courses teach you how to think, not what to think

• They are fun

Courses

• Geography of Canada
• Canadian History
• Civics
• Physical Geography
• Travel and Tourism
• Canadian Law
• World Religions
• Ancient Civilizations
• Modern Western Civilization
• World Issues

Critical Areas of Learning in History and Geography

• Skills: Using Geographical and Historical enquiry methods to facilitate interpretation and analysis of material.
• Communication: Collecting and transmitting information precisely and effectively through a variety of media.
• Technological Competency: Developing and advancing the capacity for using 21 st Century technologies of all kinds in the classroom.
• Global Perspective: Understanding that our place on this planet, past, present and future is intrinsically linked to the environment through a variety of human systems.
• Ethical Dimension: Defining the moral capacity to evaluate human actions in order to promote responsible stewardship of the planet and its inhabitants.