This course targets all areas of language competency—reading, writing, speaking, and listening—through an acquisition-based approach that emphasizes natural language development rather than isolated grammar drills and vocabulary lists. Language acquisition is fostered through storytelling and engaging classroom discussions. Students will have opportunities to share about their daily lives at school and home, as well as…
English Studies 12 builds upon and extends students’ previous learning experiences in English courses. It is designed for all students and provides them with opportunities to refine their ability to communicate effectively in a variety of contexts, to think critically and creatively about the uses of language, and to explore texts and literature from diverse…
This course presents students with the challenge of researching, defining, producing, assessing, refining and reflecting a body of work in the fields of art and/or design. This course is studio-based, with time spent in active, self-guided studio work during both the academic (morning) class time and an art afternoon commitment (beyond regular Brentwood Arts requirements)….
This course is offered to students in Grades 10, 11, and 12. Art Foundation is a course designed for beginners in Grades 10, 11, and 12. Students are encouraged to develop ideas and creative/critical thinking while working on assignments that address the visual language of Art and Design. You may be introduced to painting, graphic…
Calculus deals with three big ideas: Change: we can explore rates of change or the accumulated change in a variety of contexts including real-world applications and abstract scenarios. Limits: we can examine the idea of an instantaneous rate of change and other concepts by using the idea of a limit. Functions: we can analyze the…
The main ideas covered in this course include: Measurement of motion depends on our frame of reference. Forces can cause linear and circular motion. Forces and energy interactions occur within fields. Momentum is conserved within a closed and isolated system. This course builds on ideas and skills developed in Physics 11, and topics covered in…
The course explores at the connection between language and culture while providing the opportunity to improve all language skills in a very interactive way. Student develop their skills in reading and listening comprehension, and in writing and oral communication. Students learn through reading stories and authentic materials that include all the grammatical structures and vocabulary…
The main units of the course include: Reaction Kinetics, Dynamic Equilibrium, Solubility, Acids & Bases, and Electrochemistry. If there was one course in all of the senior high school curricula that teach a student concepts and knowledge they cannot easily get anywhere else, including from textbooks, it would be Chemistry 12. This course demands a…