Welcome to Canadian and World Studies at Earl of March.
The CWS courses provide students the best opportunity to learn a variety of transferable skills including how to:
- Research
- Develop an argument
- Spot fake news
- Analyse sources
The CWS department at Earl has some of the most engaging, innovative, entertaining teachers in the board. These are not your traditional copy-notes-all-day-long lessons. The department uses real world examples, role playing simulations, field trips and hands-on experiences to allow students to explore the content in many different ways.
There are several senior elective options that can help prepare students for their post-secondary options whether that is in the Humanities or in the Science and Engineering fields.
These include three History options:
- Ancient Civilizations covers every king, ruler, major architecture and war for a 10,000 year period.
- American History covers everything in the USA from pre-revolutionary war to Reagan.
- World History fills the gap between Ancient Civ. and the Grade 10 course covering the Renaissance, French Revolution, Industrial Revolution, Russian Revolution and much more.
ADDITIONAL PLACEMENT: Both American History and World History can be taken as AP credits allowing students to earn a university credit by completing an additional exam.
Non-History electives include:
- Natural Disasters: hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanos and more.
- Politics covers democracies, authoritarian states, and everything in between.
- Economics covers globalization and the economy, a mix of business and politics.
- World Issues covers current events and situations building an understanding of the world.
- Law has a grade 11 and 12 option that perfect for future lawyers, or those interested in legal dramas.
These courses all provide students interested in pursuing the humanities a real leg up when entering university. Former students regularly comment on how much better prepared they are at university than their classmates from different schools.
Course Codes
| Grade 9 | Grade 10 | Grade 11 | Grade 12 |
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| Geography of Canada (Compulsory) CGC1W CGC1WF |
Canadian History (Compulsory) CHC2D CHC2DF |
Natural Disasters CGF3M |
World Issues CGW4U |
| Civics and Careers (Compulsory) CHV2O CHV2OF |
American History CHA3U CHA3UR |
World History CHY4U |
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| Ancient Civilizations CHW3M |
Economics CIA4U |
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| Canadian Law CLU3M |
Canadian & International Law CLN4U |
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| Politics CPW4U |