Grade 12 Social Studies Options

In this course students will explore the rise of Nationalism, the rapid development and proliferation of technology, the breakdown of long standing empires and the creation of new economic and political system. Students may complete this course using a variety of resources including textbooks, historical fiction and non-fiction, videos, etc.. This course can also be completed concurrently alongside Composition 11 or 12.

Through text and online resources, students will explore the history and cultures of First Nations people from before the arrival of Europeans to the present. They will examine the historical foundations of contemporary issues and observe how First Nations cultures have adapted to changing world events and environments. He/She will collaborate with his family and teacher to create a study plan, respond to assignments, present his/her thoughts, research a personally relevant topic, and present.

**Meets the Indigenous-Focused Grad requirement for the Dogwood Diploma.

Pathways offers a variety of different Comparative Cultures courses, each focusing on a different aspect or topic. Some will use print based resources and others video lectures series. Students can chose from studying Middle-Eastern cultures and the New Testament (print), Ancient History(print), Ancient History (video), and Daily Life in the Ancient World(video). Additionally other resources or focus areas may be explored in this course. Discuss further options with your teacher.

Pathways offers two Comparative World Religion Courses. In the first video, culturally-based course, Students will explore questions such as: What is religion (worldview)? Why does one religious tradition often differ so markedly from another? What kinds of factors separate the beliefs of one group from another as well as within sub-groups of the larger groups? In the second print, Christian-based course, Students will compare Christianity to five major competing worldviews and learn how to identify, analyze, and compare the tenets of each.

Explore the field of criminology and the study of crime in Canada and how our Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Criminal Code of Canada influence court procedures and decisions in criminal cases. Explore how society responds to a crime, how media portrays the people involved, and how restorative justice has been introduced into the Criminal Code of Canada and it’s effectiveness in the court process. Explore how minorities are treated within the courts and the criminal code.

**This course counts as Grade 12 elective credit.  It does not count as the required Socials Studies credit for the Dogwood Diploma.

In this very challenging, text-rich course, students will explore genocide’s roots in antiquity and its manifestations in modern and contemporary periods; the intimate relationships between genocide, war, imperialism, and social revolution; and the diverse social science perspectives on the phenomenon. Students will examine how legal institutions and mechanisms evolved to confront genocide; how genocides worked their way into collective memory; and the role that gender plays. This course uses a secular text. Students are not expected to agree with all points presented. They are, however, expected to become familiar with common points and to develop their own responses to these difficult topics.

Through a series of video lectures, students will become familiar with Philosophy by exploring the Big Questions of Philosophy. Students will explore the tools philosophy provides for investigating meaning and understanding the world. They will respond to content using a variety of applicable formats and thinking processes. This course uses a secular text that challenges many biblical principles. Interested Christian students should be mature and well-grounded in their faith, strong thinkers, and interested in becoming familiar with alternate worldviews and contesting them biblically.

Student will use a variety of texts to explore the Physical Geography of the world, incorporating data from a variety of resources to better understand our globally connected world. Students will explore how natural processes have impacted the landscape and human settlements. They will analyze how interactions between human activities and the atmosphere affect local and global weather and climate.