Local Options
No more than two of these courses can count towards the 18 credits required for graduation
Adv Computer Science 120 - prerequisite: Computer Science 120
Advanced CS120 is an opportunity to pursue a topic of you choice in the area of computer science. You will work independently and complete a variety of projects in the language of your choice. You can make a game, work with robotics, create circuits, work in 3 dimensions.
Need more information? Email Mr. Perrin.
Contemporary Film Directors 120
This course serves to give students an understanding of ten contemporary film directors and serve as a more complex, analytical film course. Students will learn how to evaluate directorial style and then will view films by various pre-selected directors. Students will need to critically evaluate these works in written responses and in-class discussions. This course serves to give students an in-depth examination of cinema as an art form and to give them a foundational understanding of current and significant directors. This course gives students an opportunity to expand their knowledge in cinematic communication and understanding. To be successful you just need to enjoy critiquing, analyzing and discussing movies.
Need more information? Email Mr. Biggs.
Gender, Media & Culture 120
This course is meant to look at the academic study of gender historically and within our society today. The course investigates how societal norms of gender and sexuality impact the world around us and create inequalities and unequal access to opportunities. This course will look at familiarizing students with key terms and issues, gender scripts and roles, the sexualization of girls and women, violence against women, division of labor and wage gaps, how gender intersects with race, social class, identity, ethnicity, age and sexuality. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be better prepared to enter a degree program such as Women’s Studies, and/or will be able to apply critical tools learned to their personal, academic and occupational lives.
Need more information? Email Ms. Lagace.
Genre Studies in Film 110
This course serves to give students an understanding of a specific genre in film and introduces the understanding and critiquing of cinema. Students will learn how the selected genre has evolved overtime and how it has been influenced from different perspectives. We will watch approximately 15 films. This course gives students an opportunity to expand their knowledge in cinematic communication. To be successful you just need to enjoy watching, learning about and discussing movies.
Need more information? Email Mr. Biggs.
Sports Theory 110
Sport Theory 110 is essentially a course about the Sociology of Sport. Students will understand historical contexts which created and shaped the growth of sport, social and cultural dimensions of sport, relationship between sports and social institutions, core concepts theories and methodologies, course materials through collaborative learning with peers, sociological perspectives on contemporary sporting practices. This course has 3 big research based projects as well as a Final Presentation.
Need more information? Email Mr. Elliot.
Transition to Post-Secondary 120
Students will learn about practical skills like managing debt, filing their taxes, good and bad credit, budgeting, and living on their own. They will also learn about time and stress management, how to find an apartment, and buying a car. The goal is that students will be able to graduate with a sense of knowing that they can survive on their own and face the challenges and situations that life will present them.
Transportation & Exploration 110
This is a business course that relates to imports and exports.