2008 09 Calendar.indd - Algoma District School Board

Sir James Dunn - Specialized Programs
French Immersion Programme - At Sir James Dunn, you can earn a Bilingual Cerficate by successfully compleng 13
French Immersion courses, including 4 credits in Français. The courses offered in the French Immersion programme
include:
Français Sciences Mathemacs Etudes Canadiennes Social Sciences Business
FIF1DF SNC1DF MPM1DF CGC1DF HSP3MF BTT1OF
FIF2DF SNC2DF MPM2DF CHV2OF HHG4MF
SBI3UF MCR3UF GLC2OF
FIF3UF SCH3UF MCF3MF CHC2DF
FIF4UF SPH3UF MCV4UF
SCH4UF MHF4UF
SPH4UF
SBI4UF
Note that with the expectaon of Français, the course descripons are the same as the corresponding courses taught in English.
Advanced Placement (AP)
In 2008-09 Sir James Dunn will offer the French Language Advanced Placement (AP) course as an extension of the
current Core French and French immersion programs. The Advance Placement program is a cooperave effort between
secondary schools and universies that allows high school students to receive credit in university level courses while
sll in high school. It will provide an excellent enrichment opportunity for those students interested in extending their
second language experience. The majority of the curriculum covered in the AP examinaon is currently covered in our
courses. To prepare for the AP designaon students will cover addional material through independent study and/or
teacher led study groups. Students will write an examinaon at the end of the program. Students who successfully
complete the examinaon with a Level 4 or 5 will receive advanced placement and/or credit in the subject at many
Canadian and US universies. For more informaon visit: www.ap.ca or www.collegeboard.com/apstudents.
OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAM
Sir James Dunn is pleased to host the new ADSB (Central) Outdoor Educaon Program. This is an engaging and excing
new iniave. Students will have the opportunity to parcipate in a flexible outdoor educaon program while earning 3-
4 compulsory credits in each of two semesters. The program is designed to provide an alternave educaonal experience
for students who are disengaged from their current school experience. Students will parcipate in program curriculum
that will be integrated with hands-on outdoor acvies.
Students enrolled in this program may earn credits in CGT3 (The Geographer’s Toolkit), PPZ3 (Health for Life), IDC3
(Outdoor Skills) and CGR4 (Environmental Geography). Expectaons for the Health for Life course will be met through
hiking, canoeing, snowshoeing, cross country skiing and drugs/alcohol/mental health educaon. The Geographer’s
Toolkit expectaons will be met though GPS and GIS training, and compass and map reading. The Outdoor Skills
course will focus on weather and climate studies, shelter making, fire starng, outdoor cooking and outdoor safety.
Environmental Geography focuses on the impact of human acvity on the natural environment. In addion, during in
class sessions, students will work towards achieving compulsory credits in English, Mathemacs, History, Geography and/
or Science. The program uses a wide range of sites and resources available in the “Naturally Gied” Sault Ste Marie and
surrounding area as the classroom.
Admission to this program is based on a referral from the student’s home school, credit history and an intake interview
with the student and parent. Student interest and parent/guardian support are important to success in this program.
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