Departments
Canadian and World Studies, Social Science and Humanities
At Loretto College School, Canadian and World Studies program encompasses a variety of subjects: geography, history, and law.
In studying these subjects, students learn how people interact with and within their social and physical environments today, and how they did so in the past.
Students’ learning in the various courses in this discipline will contribute significantly to their understanding of Canada’s heritage and its physical, social, cultural, governmental, legal, and economic structures and relationships.
It will also help them to perceive Canada in a global context and to understand its place and role in the world community.
The Social Sciences and the Humanities subject areas are concerned with how students view themselves, their families, their communities, and society as they seek to find meaning in the world around them.
Through practical experiences, discussions, debates, research, and study and reflection, Social Science and Humanities courses help students to become self -motivated problem- solvers, equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully face their changing world.
Courses
Students will be able to learn about the following subjects in each grade:
Canadian and World Studies
Grade 9: Geography Canada
Grade 10: Canadian History in the Twentieth Century
Grade 10: Civics
Grade 11: Understanding Canadian Law - University / College
Grade 11: Travel and Tourism - A Regional Geographic Perspective
Grade 12: Canadian and International Law
Grade 12: World Issues - A Geographic
Grade 12: World History - The West and the World
Social Sciences and Humanities
Grade 10: Individual and Family Living
Grade 11: Parenting
Grade 11: Introduction to Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology
Grade 12: Individuals and Families in a Diverse Society
Grade 12: Social Justice and Equity - From Theory to Practice
Grade 12: Philosophy