socially just manner, and become responsible agents of change. This course will provide students the opportunity to define frameworks of social justice; examine their own self-identity and how they relate to others; examine a variety of social justice issues that affect Canadian and global societies, and how those issues affect individuals and groups including their attempt to build a more socially just society; and the processes and approaches that individuals can use to promote social justice.
This course is framed by the following Big Ideas: social justice issues are interconnected; individual worldviews shape and inform our understanding of social justice issues; the causes of social injustice are complex and have lasting impacts on society; social justice initiatives can transform individuals and systems. Curricular competencies developed at this level will build on the competencies introduced in previous years and help prepare students for post-secondary studies in the humanities. Assessment may include: student project work, debates, presentations, interactive group assignments, case analyses, class discussion, and unit tests.
AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
Prerequisite
Course Credit Course Duration Delivery Method
Social Studies 10 and permission of the Department Head
4 credits Full year
Classroom-based, using various modes of teaching and learning, including Harkness discussions
In this Advanced Placement course students will be challenged to learn about the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of the Earth’ s surface. Students learn to employ spatial concepts and landscape analysis to examine socio-economic organization and its environmental consequences. They also learn about the methods and tools geographers use in their research and applications. The course is organized into seven broad topics: the nature and perspective of geography; population and migration; cultural patterns and processes; political organization of space; agriculture, food production and rural land use; industrialization and economic development; and cities and urban land use. AP Human Geography offers students the opportunity to be well-informed about the human geography of the world today and to tackle challenging university-level material. Curricular competencies developed at this level will build on the competencies introduced in previous years and help prepare students for post-secondary studies in the humanities. Assessment may include: student project work, debates, presentations, AP-style essays, and other formal assessments.
AP MICROECONOMICS
Prerequisite
Course Credit Course Duration Delivery Method
Social Studies 10 and permission of the Department Head
4 credits Full year
Classroom-based, using various modes of teaching and learning, including Harkness discussions
In this Advanced Placement course students will be challenged to learn about economic choices and decision making processes experienced by individuals and firms. Students learn to employ economic concepts and marginal analysis to examine and solve problems in a variety of scenarios. They also learn about the methods, tools, and communication methods used by economists. The course is organized into six broad topics: basic economic concepts; supply and demand; production, cost, and the perfect competition model; imperfect competition; factor markets; market failures and the role of government. AP Microeconomics offers students the opportunity to be well-informed about the economic decisions made by individuals in the world around them, and to tackle challenging university-level material. Curricular competencies
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