Aditya Mittal
SOCIALS
COURSES OFFERED
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Grade 8
Humanities 8: This course is a combination of English and Social Studies at the grade 8 level. It is a linear course and is required to be completed for students to receive a high school diploma. The role of contacts, conflicts, and environment are analyzed to determine significant cultural, social, and political changes during the 7th century to the 1750s. These ideas are further developed through an examination of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Students also learn about history in the context of politics, current events, and government policies through countless exciting presentations, assignments, literary analyses. The mandatory prerequisite to this course is grade 7.
Grade 9
Social Studies 9: This course builds upon the foundation previously laid by Humanities 8. It is a semester-long course and is required to be completed for students to receive a high school diploma. This course will cover major issues in civilization from the 17th - 19th centuries focusing on Pre-Confederation Canada and the political, social, economic, and technological revolutions. The continuing effects of imperialism and colonialism on indigenous peoples will be shown together with global demographic shifts. Students will explore all this through countless exciting presentations and assignments. Its prerequisite is Humanities 8 or Humanities 8 Incentive.
Grade 10
Social Studies 10: This course supports and meaningfully supplements students in their understanding of societal concepts through different perspectives and questioning. Course content will include the development and function of political institutions, economic ideologies, identity and autonomy, conflicts and discriminatory policies as well as Canada’s economic development and its role in the global economy. Students will cover events during and following the first World War, up until the Nuremberg trials of WW2. Students will explore all this through countless exciting presentations and assignments. This is a one semester course that gives grade 10 SS credits for graduation. Its prerequisite is any full credit Social Studies 9 course.
Grade 11
Explorations in Social Studies 11: This course supports and meaningfully supplements students in their understanding of societal concepts through different perspectives and questioning. Students will cover social, cultural, or technological innovations and developments in the 20th century, colonialism and contemporary issues for indigenous people around the world, natural resource use and local, regional, national, or global development, rights of individuals in Canada, comparative cultures and religions, and issues within modern media. Students will explore all this through countless exciting presentations and assignments. This is a one semester course that gives grade 11 SS credits for graduation. Its prerequisite is any full credit Social Studies 10 course.
Grade 12
20th Century World History 12: This course supports and meaningfully supplements students in their understanding of societal concepts through different perspectives and questioning. Students will cover the rise of authoritarianism, civil wars and independence movements, human rights movements, religious, ethnic, and cultural conflict, global conflicts, including WW1, WW2, and the Cold War, migration of people and immigration, international cooperation, social and cultural developments. Students will explore all this through countless exciting presentations and assignments. This is a one semester course that gives grade 12 SS credits for graduation. Its prerequisite is any full credit Social Studies 11 course.
Law 12: This course mainly aims to introduce the Canadian legal system to students that wish to pursue law in higher studies. Students will explore how law promotes citizens to participate in society through their legal rights and responsibilities. Students will also consider how law can initiate social change and preserve existing norms. Topics discussed include the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, human rights codes, as well as criminal and civil law systems, explored through essays and mock trials. Studets must have completed a full-credit Socials 11 course in order to be eligible to take this course. It is completely optional and not a required course by universities and the Ministry of Education; however, it is recommended for students that wish to pursue a career in the field of law, such as a prosecutor, judge, or attorney.
BC First Peoples 12: BC First Peoples 12 builds on and extends students’ previous experiences and learnings in past courses. This course focuses on the diversity, depth, and experiences of British Columbia’s First Peoples. This course will examine how BC First Peoples have worked to resist and challenge Canada’s ongoing colonial practices and to renew their communities. Students will explore the traditions, worldviews, and cultures of BC First Peoples, and understand how colonialism disrupted these economic, social, and political systems. This course meets the new graduation requirement to have 4 credits in an Indigenous Focused course, and the Social Studies 11 or Grade 12 elective requirement for the Graduation program for all students graduating in B.C. after September 2023.
Psychology 12: Psych 12 builds upon students’ previous learning experiences in English courses. Students will have the opportunity to learn about the history of the field of psychology, psychological deviance, intelligence, group psychology, stress, personality, and psychological disorders. This course is designed to give students an overview of some of the major topics in Psychology and will hopefully spark a lifelong interest in the complexity of the human mind. This course provides a powerful way for students to think deeply about their own convictions and behaviors while empowering them with the skills necessary to live thoughtfully and purposefully. This course is optional and not a required course by universities and the Ministry of Education.
Incentive
Incentive Socials Courses: Incentive courses in the Social Studies context follow the same curriculum as regular courses, but challenge students with tighter deadlines, harder marking, larger tasks, and much more. Incentive courses are always ahead of regular ones — if a regular student is expected to write a 1000 word essay, Incentive students will write a 9000 word report. This rigorous program prepares students for post secondary and naturally shapes them into leaders. Incentive students go on to become dominant scholars and represent the best of Palmer. Incentive Socials courses are offered from grade 8 to 11. Taking Incentive courses does require you to apply for and be accepted into the highly exclusive program.
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