Senior Social Sciences Inquiry
A complete grade 12 blended-subject course design. Students combine English with 1 of 5 Social Science courses. Learning Outcomes are met through entirely student-designed projects.
Designing a Utopia
In the context of a blended grade 11 English-History course, students must apply observations from dystopian litterature and the 20th Century to design a'perfect' society.
'Wild' Pottery Lab
During an Outdoor Education trip to a nearby natural clay deposit, students dig, process, and then pit-fire their own 'wild' ceramic vessels. A post-trip research report discusses evidence-based anthropological insights from the activity.
Mapping 'Into the Wild'
In a blended grade 9 English-Socials course, students connect with Jon Krakauer's investigation of Chris McCandless's fate by mapping his journey in Google My Maps with socio-cultural annotations.
Historical Stock Market Simulation
Students in a blended grade 10 English-Socials course research North American socio-economics of the 1920s to compete in a fictional stock market simulation of the period. Extends the BC Social Studies 10 curriculum by introducing investment and corporate finance.
Treaty of Versaille Negotiation Game
Incorporating elements of debate and bartering, students in a grade 9 blended English-Socials course must negotiate a version of the WWI-ending treaty as the signing nations. Opposing point incentives ensure historically-accurate conflict.
Raspberry Pi IoT Device
As a final project in Programming 12, students are given a RPI and a number of sensors to turn into a useful tool for the school; e.g. a weather station, an attendance bot, a physics lab apparatus, etc.