English Language Arts

English Language Arts (ELA) is more than reading and writing. ELA involves:

• Communicating effectively in various places for many different audiences and reasons
• Selecting appropriate forms, structures and technology for a variety of contexts
• Understanding, appreciating and creating a broad range of texts (including multi-media, visual, oral, and print)

Social Studies

In Social Studies students explore big questions related to citizenship and Identity. Students explore who they are in relation to others in their local, national and global communities.

At each grade level, students explore topics related to: Time, Continuity and Change; Power, Authority and Decision-Making; The Land: Places and People; Global connections; Economics and resources; and Culture and Community.

Learners inquire into issues and consider them from multiple perspectives. Teachers design learning opportunities so that students develop an appreciation of the communities in which they live today, and an awareness of how our past informs our decisions for the future.