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Windsor Secondary Course Programming 2019-2020 Grade 11-12

Welcome At Windsor, we acknowledge and honour the history and culture of the Coast Salish people, upon whose traditional territory the North Vancouver School District resides. We express our gratitude to the Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish Nation and we value the opportunity to learn, live and share educational experiences on this traditional territory.

Windsor aspires to be a Windsor Vision vibrant learning environment where individuals respect and encourage each other to develop the competencies to thrive in a rapidly changing world.

“We strive to Windsor Mission foster engaged, critical thinkers and compassionate educated citizens”

Key Contact People: Current Grade 10 q Ms. Roberts: Vice-Principal q Ms. Desjardins: Counsellor (Gr 10 A–G and Choices) q Mr. Martin: Counsellor (Gr. 12 & 10 H - Z) Current Grade 11 q Ms. Best: Vice Principal q Ms. Maquignaz : Counsellor (Gr. 8 and 11)

What you need to consider… q Grad requirements q Post secondary plans q Academic and elective options

Course Programming Information

Graduation Requirements BC Ministry of Education Graduation Requirements

To Graduate … Total number of grade 10, 11, and 12 credits needed to graduate: 80 credits (4 credits = 1 course)

Graduation Program Requirements English Program French Immersion Program Required Courses Required Courses (52 credits) (64 credits) – 3 years of French Elective Courses Elective Courses (28 credits) (16 credits) *minimum 12 credits at grade 12 level *minimum 12 credits at grade 12 level *4 credits must be Arts or ADST gr 10-12 *4 credits must be Arts or ADST gr 10-12 Total = 80 credits Total = 80 credits

Grad Program Requirements Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 English 10 * English 11* English Studies 12 Francais Langue 10 Francais Langue 11 (Etudes du cinema Francais Langue 12 et literature francophones) Math 10 Math 11 Career Life Connections 12 (DL) Social Studies 10 Social Studies 11 Science Humaines 10 Histoire 12 Science 10 any Science 11 Science Naturelles 10 PHE 10 Career Life Ed 10 Carrieres 10 Plus ONE Arts Education or Applied Design, Skills & Technologies course (grade 10, 11, OR 12) = French immersion requirements, adding to 13 courses gr 8-12

Changes to English 10-12 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 English Studies12 (4) Creative Writing (2) and Creative Writing (4) Literary Studies (2) -Mandatory- or or Spoken Language 12 (4) Composition (2) and Literary Literary Studies (4) Studies (2) -Elective-

Career Life Connections 12 q COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS 30 hours of work or community service - paid or unpaid q q PERSONAL INTEGRATED PLAN FOR POST- GRADUATION Career, education, finances, health & well-being q q CAPSTONE PROJECT Presentation in May q * Information for graduation will be dispersed in CLC 12

Provincial Graduation Assessments Graduation Assessments have changed to align with our new curriculum q Focus is on the demonstration and application of Literacy & Numeracy q In order to graduate students will write: q Numeracy Assessment – grade 10 – started 2017/18 q Literacy Assessment – grade 10 – starting in 2019/20 q Literary Assessment – grade 12 – starting in 2020/21 q Literary Assessment – for French Immersion students q q an additional assessment to the 3 above ( start date TBD)

Provincial Graduation Assessments Assessments will be: Marked on 4 point proficiency scale q q Emerging / Developing / Proficient / Extending Reported separately on transcript q Assessments will NOT be: Blended with any school course mark q Used by the Post Secondary schools at this point q Used as a pass/ fail q Assessment Results: www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams

Course Programming Post-Secondary Information

Admission Requirements

Post-Secondary Institute Updates q Major changes have taken place in the last 2 years at UBC and SFU, and may continue to change q Please check individual Post-Secondary Institute websites for the most current information q In general for fall 2020: q UBC considers ALL grade 11 and 12 courses, dropping the lowest mark for each grade q SFU considers minimum of 5 ‘academic’ grade 12 courses plus relevant grade 11 courses

Not sure where to start? For the province of BC www.educationplanner.bc.ca For the rest of Canada, UK & USA www.schoolfinder.com

Thinking of BC Schools? Minimum Course Requirements

Example: UBC Arts vs. UBC Sciences Requirement Faculty of Arts Faculty of Sciences English • English Studies 12 • English Studies 12 • Final grade of 70% in English 11 OR • Final grade of 70% in English 11 OR English Studies 12 English Studies 12 Language • Language 11 (French or Spanish) • Language 11 (French or Spanish) • Language 12 (or take at UBC) Math • Pre-calculus 11 OR • Pre-Calculus 12 (min 67%) • Foundations 12 • Calculus 12 (recommended) Sciences • Any science 11 OR 12 (including Earth • Physics 11 Sciences 11) • Chemistry 11 • ONE Science 12 (Physics, Chemistry, or Biology) Approved • 3 additional approved grade 12 • 1 additional approved grade 12 course courses Courses

Example: UBC Sciences vs. SFU Sciences UBC SFU Requirement Faculty of Science Faculty of Science English • English Studies 12 • English Studies 12 (min 70% blended • Final grade of 70% in English 11 OR mark) English Studies 12 (including provincial exam) Language • Language 11 • Language 11 • (Intro Spanish 11 accepted) Math • Pre-Calculus 11 • Pre-Calculus 11 (min 60%) • Pre-Calculus 12 (min 67%) • Pre-Calculus 12 + + • Calculus 12 (recommended) • Calculus 12 (recommended) Sciences • Physics 11 • Physics 11 • Chemistry 11 • Chemistry 11 • ONE Science 12 (Physics, Chemistry, or Two of the following: Biology) • Calculus 12, Biology 12, Chemistry 12, Physics 12 Approved • 1 additional approved grade 12 course *1 additional approved grade 12 course Courses

Capilano University Arts and Sciences Certificate, Diploma, and (University Transfer) Bachelor Programs n High school graduation required n High school graduation required n Requirements vary by Faculty n English 12 + 2 approved academic Business and Professional n grade 12 courses Studies Global and Community n No second language requirement n Studies n Any Math 11 (may need to upgrade Education, Health and Human n Development at Cap) Fine and Applied Arts n n Direct Transfer to UBC 2 nd or 3 rd yr

Capilano University Arts & Sciences Program University Transfer Program & Bachelor of Arts Admission = English 12 + 2 “ approved courses ” listed below: n Spoken Language 12 n Economics 12 n Accounting 12 n Physics 12 n Financial Accounting 12 n Anatomy/Physiology 12 n French 12 & Spanish 12 n Chemistry 12 n Physical Geography 12 n Calculus 12 n Law Studies 12 n 20 th Cent. World History 12 n Math 12 (any) n Comparative Cultures 12 *More options available at www.capilanou.ca n Social Justice 12

Admission Requirements Broad-based admission trend… Some program applications might require: q q Supplemental applications q Portfolios q Interviews/Auditions q Evidence of Accomplishments: q leadership q school & community service Demonstrate reflective and engaged learning! q

S.A.T (www.collegeboard.com) q American Institutions q Canadian Universities with NCAA athletics (eg. SFU football) q Minimum score 820 on SAT to qualify for NCAA eligibility (www.elegibilitycenter.org) q Recommended: write SAT prior to November of grade 12

Be Aware that… There are other gateways to get a degree granted from UBC/SFU that have agreements for direct transfer: q Capilano University q Corpus Christi College (on UBC campus) q Vancouver Community College q Langara College q Douglas College

BCIT Programs n Applied and Natural Sciences n Business and Media n Computing and Information Technology n Engineering n Health Sciences n Trades, Apprenticeship and Technician n Pre-requisites vary depending on the program n Pre-testing for English & Math for some programs n Many programs are first come, first served & have waitlists - apply early, even in grade 11!

Course Options at Windsor

English Program Required Courses Grade 11 Grade 12 English 11 English Studies 12 (Literary Studies or Creative Writing) any Math 11 Career Life Connections 12 (DL) Social Studies 11 any Science 11 * ONE Arts Education or Applied Design, Skills & Technology course (grade 10, 11, OR 12)

French Immersion Required Courses Grade 11 Grade 12 English 11 (Literary Studies or English Studies 12 Creative Writing) Français Langue 11 (Etudes du Français Langue 12 cinema et literature francophones) Math 11 Career Life Connections Histoire 12 any Science 11 Plus ONE Arts Education or Applied Design, Skills & Technology course (grade 10, 11, OR 12)