French Immersion

5 credits

The French program aims to develop language skills, that is to say, to help students know how to read and listen (comprehension), and how to write and speak (production). To do this, students will learn to develop these skills in the following different situations:

• Unit on phonetics
• Unit on poetry and culture
• Unit on the literary short story (The Sweater, Poor Little Boy)
• Unit on the theater (The Imaginary Sick)
• Various cinematographic works (Louis Cyr, Amélie, The Rocket, The Great Seduction)

5 credits

Science 10 emphasizes three key concepts of science: energy, matter and change. The four modules studied are:

Module 1: Energy, matter and chemical transformations

Module 2: Energy flow in technological systems

Module 3: The cycle of matter in living systems

Module 4: Energy flow in planetary systems

5 credits

This course allows students to explore multiple perspectives of globalization:

• Related question #1: The links between globalization, identity and culture (Media, Transnational Corporations, Cultural Processes)
• Related Question #2: The impact of historical globalization movements (Age of Discovery, First Nations, Indian Treaties and Reservations, Indian Residential Schools, Imperialism, Slavery)
• Related question #3: The economic and environmental effects of globalization (International Trade, World Economic Organizations, Prosperity vs Sustainability)
• Related question #4: Roles and responsibilities in a globalizing world

5 credits

Mathematics 10 allows students to deepen the knowledge learned in grades 7-9 by focusing primarily on learning through word problems. The course includes a study of measurement, the development of proportional reasoning, algebra and numerical sense, relationships and functions.

Math 10C is a prerequisite for Math 20-1 or 20-2.