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Grade 12
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Recommended: Physics 11 (75%) or departmental approval.
This course covers the mechanics portion of a calculus-based physics course. Topics include kinematics, projectile motion, Newton’s laws, equilibrium, momentum and impulse, conservation of momentum, uniform circular motion, rotational kinematics, moment of inertia, torque, rotational statics and dynamics, angular momentum and angular impulse, conservation of angular momentum, gyroscopic motion, work, linear and rotational kinetic energy, gravitational and elastic potential energy and conservation of energy.
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Languages
AP English Language & Composition
Recommended for students of Advanced English Language Arts 11 with grades of 85% or higher.
This course cultivates the reading and writing skills that students need for college success and for intellectually responsible civic engagement. The course guides students in becoming curious, critical and responsive readers of a variety of texts. They also become flexible, reflective writers of texts addressed to diverse audiences for diverse purposes. Students will read and write in various formal and informal genres including letters, advertisements, political satires, personal narratives, cultural critiques and scientific arguments. Students are expected to take the AP Exam in May.
Recommended for students of Advanced English Language Arts 11 with grades of 85% or higher.
This course cultivates the reading and writing skills that students need for college success and for intellectually responsible civic engagement. The course guides students in becoming curious, critical and responsive readers of a variety of texts. They also become flexible, reflective writers of texts addressed to diverse audiences for diverse purposes. Students will read and write in various formal and informal genres including letters, advertisements, political satires, personal narratives, cultural critiques and scientific arguments. Students are expected to take the AP Exam in May.
AP English Literature & Composition
Recommended for students of Advanced English Language Arts 11 or AP Language & Composition with grades of 85% or higher.
This course is designed to engage students in the careful reading and critical analysis of imaginative literature. Through the close reading of selected texts, from Chaucer to Toni Morrison, students should deepen their understanding of the ways writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure for their readers. Students are expected to take the AP Exam in May.
Recommended for students of Advanced English Language Arts 11 or AP Language & Composition with grades of 85% or higher.
This course is designed to engage students in the careful reading and critical analysis of imaginative literature. Through the close reading of selected texts, from Chaucer to Toni Morrison, students should deepen their understanding of the ways writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure for their readers. Students are expected to take the AP Exam in May.
Advanced English Literature
Recommended for students with 85% or higher in their Grade 11 English course.
This is an advanced course for Grade 12 students who are working above grade level. The course examines in depth the four literary genres: the short story, the novel, drama and poetry. A thematic approach is employed, and students are required to examine works from a variety of both contemporary and early writers. Expectations for student work approach college/university guidelines.
Recommended for students with 85% or higher in their Grade 11 English course.
This is an advanced course for Grade 12 students who are working above grade level. The course examines in depth the four literary genres: the short story, the novel, drama and poetry. A thematic approach is employed, and students are required to examine works from a variety of both contemporary and early writers. Expectations for student work approach college/university guidelines.
English Literature
This is the regular course for Grade 12 students who are working at their grade level or better. The course examines in some depth the four literary genres: the short story, the novel, drama and poetry. A thematic approach is employed, and students are required to examine works from a variety of both contemporary and early writers, with an emphasis on independent study.
This is the regular course for Grade 12 students who are working at their grade level or better. The course examines in some depth the four literary genres: the short story, the novel, drama and poetry. A thematic approach is employed, and students are required to examine works from a variety of both contemporary and early writers, with an emphasis on independent study.
Mathematics
AP Calculus (AB)
Prerequisite: Grade 11 Precalculus (80%) OR Math Science Option (90%) or department approval.
AP Calculus (AB) is a comprehensive survey of the basic concepts of calculus. The material covered is equivalent to a normal two-term college or university calculus class. Successful completion of the course allows students to obtain credit from many institutions of higher learning. Topics include: analysis of graphs, limits of functions, continuity, derivatives, applications of derivatives, Riemann sums, definite integrals, applications of definite integrals, the fundamental theorem of calculus, techniques of anti-differentiation, applications of anti-differentiation and numerical approximations to definite integrals.
Prerequisite: Grade 11 Precalculus (80%) OR Math Science Option (90%) or department approval.
AP Calculus (AB) is a comprehensive survey of the basic concepts of calculus. The material covered is equivalent to a normal two-term college or university calculus class. Successful completion of the course allows students to obtain credit from many institutions of higher learning. Topics include: analysis of graphs, limits of functions, continuity, derivatives, applications of derivatives, Riemann sums, definite integrals, applications of definite integrals, the fundamental theorem of calculus, techniques of anti-differentiation, applications of anti-differentiation and numerical approximations to definite integrals.
Calculus
Pre-requisite: Math 11 Science Option (75%), Pre-Calculus, or departmental approval.
This course is an introductory calculus course, basic to all science-oriented students. Topics include: functions (including trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic) and their graphs, derivatives, applications of derivatives, qualitative analysis of curves, the fundamental theorem of calculus, anti-derivatives, definite and indefinite integrals and their applications.
Pre-requisite: Math 11 Science Option (75%), Pre-Calculus, or departmental approval.
This course is an introductory calculus course, basic to all science-oriented students. Topics include: functions (including trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic) and their graphs, derivatives, applications of derivatives, qualitative analysis of curves, the fundamental theorem of calculus, anti-derivatives, definite and indefinite integrals and their applications.
Advanced Functions
Pre-requisite: Math 11 CST (Recommended 75%+)
This class is for students who are not yet ready for calculus but wish to study sciences or business in the future. Course content includes: systems of inequalities, optimization, using functions to develop mathematical models, the absolute value function, the quadratic function, the square root function, the rational function, all trigonometric functions, sinusoidal functions, trigonometric identities and equations, circles, ellipses, parabolas and hyperbolas, exponential and logarithmic functions and vectors.
Pre-requisite: Math 11 CST (Recommended 75%+)
This class is for students who are not yet ready for calculus but wish to study sciences or business in the future. Course content includes: systems of inequalities, optimization, using functions to develop mathematical models, the absolute value function, the quadratic function, the square root function, the rational function, all trigonometric functions, sinusoidal functions, trigonometric identities and equations, circles, ellipses, parabolas and hyperbolas, exponential and logarithmic functions and vectors.
Linear Algebra
Prerequisite: Math 11 Science Option (80%) or departmental approval.
This course is intended for capable math students. Content includes: linear systems and matrices, determinants, vectors in 2-space and 3-space, 3D analytic geometry, vector spaces, linear independence and complex numbers.
Prerequisite: Math 11 Science Option (80%) or departmental approval.
This course is intended for capable math students. Content includes: linear systems and matrices, determinants, vectors in 2-space and 3-space, 3D analytic geometry, vector spaces, linear independence and complex numbers.
AP Statistics
Recommended: Math 11 Science Option or departmental approval.
This course is intended primarily for students preparing for the social sciences and focuses on the accurate usage of descriptive statistics, probability analysis as well as the collection, analysis and presentation of statistical results. The pace of this class is accelerated in order to prepare students for the AP Statistics exam in May.
Statistics
This course is intended primarily for students preparing for the social sciences and focuses on the accurate usage of descriptive statistics, probability analysis as well as the collection, analysis and presentation of statistical results. (This course is not available to students of AP Calculus.)
Recommended: Math 11 Science Option or departmental approval.
This course is intended primarily for students preparing for the social sciences and focuses on the accurate usage of descriptive statistics, probability analysis as well as the collection, analysis and presentation of statistical results. The pace of this class is accelerated in order to prepare students for the AP Statistics exam in May.
Statistics
This course is intended primarily for students preparing for the social sciences and focuses on the accurate usage of descriptive statistics, probability analysis as well as the collection, analysis and presentation of statistical results. (This course is not available to students of AP Calculus.)
Humanities
AP Economics (Microeconomics)
The purpose of this course is to provide students with a thorough understanding of the principles of economics. The microeconomics component introduces students to the principles of economics that apply to the function of individual decision-makers, both consumers and producers, within larger economic systems. It places primary emphasis on the nature and function of product markets. It also examines factor markets and the role of government in promoting greater efficiency and equity in the economy.
The purpose of this course is to provide students with a thorough understanding of the principles of economics. The microeconomics component introduces students to the principles of economics that apply to the function of individual decision-makers, both consumers and producers, within larger economic systems. It places primary emphasis on the nature and function of product markets. It also examines factor markets and the role of government in promoting greater efficiency and equity in the economy.
AP Human Geography
This introductory course focuses on the patterns and processes of human activities and their relationships with the Earth’s surface and our physical world. It analyzes the natural world, the implications that link people and places and the constantly changing face of environments and landscapes within which human life is situated. Students learn to utilize a variety of information sources and read and discuss knowledgeably in the field of geography. Students will be prepared to analyze and discuss a variety of geographic topics from the past, the present and the future. Students also learn to conduct research and convey their viewpoints through major written assignments, oral presentations and debates.
This introductory course focuses on the patterns and processes of human activities and their relationships with the Earth’s surface and our physical world. It analyzes the natural world, the implications that link people and places and the constantly changing face of environments and landscapes within which human life is situated. Students learn to utilize a variety of information sources and read and discuss knowledgeably in the field of geography. Students will be prepared to analyze and discuss a variety of geographic topics from the past, the present and the future. Students also learn to conduct research and convey their viewpoints through major written assignments, oral presentations and debates.
AP Comparative Politics
Comparative Politics is an introductory course to government, political ideology and political systems. A focus on current international issues is central to the course. The course introduces students to various themes in history and political science and engages them in critical analysis and problem solving for historical and global political issues. Six countries form the core of the AP Comparative Government and Politics course: China, United Kingdom, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia and Iran. The last adds a political system from a very important region of the world and one that is subject to distinctive political and cultural dynamics. Students engage in seminar discussion on various readings and historical/political topics and will ultimately better understand the world in which they live.
Comparative Politics is an introductory course to government, political ideology and political systems. A focus on current international issues is central to the course. The course introduces students to various themes in history and political science and engages them in critical analysis and problem solving for historical and global political issues. Six countries form the core of the AP Comparative Government and Politics course: China, United Kingdom, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia and Iran. The last adds a political system from a very important region of the world and one that is subject to distinctive political and cultural dynamics. Students engage in seminar discussion on various readings and historical/political topics and will ultimately better understand the world in which they live.
Psychology
This course is a survey of the various disciplines in the field of psychology. Students examine different schools of thought proposed by the world’s most prominent psychologists, past and present. Content includes the history and methods of psychology, biology, states of consciousness, sensation and perception, learning, memory, human development and social psychology. Students carry out research, presentations and group discussions to better understand these core concepts.
This course is a survey of the various disciplines in the field of psychology. Students examine different schools of thought proposed by the world’s most prominent psychologists, past and present. Content includes the history and methods of psychology, biology, states of consciousness, sensation and perception, learning, memory, human development and social psychology. Students carry out research, presentations and group discussions to better understand these core concepts.
Philosophy (not yet confirmed for 2024)
This is an introductory-level course offering an overview of the Western philosophic tradition and its main fields, namely: ontology (theory of being); epistemology (theory of knowledge); axiology (theory of value), including ethics (theory of right behaviour) and aesthetics (theory of beauty or art); and logic (theory of correct inference). Students learn critical-thinking skills and techniques used in researching and investigating topics in philosophy. Students learn the main ideas expressed by the major philosophers of the Western tradition, how to develop and explain their own philosophical ideas and how to apply those ideas to contemporary social issues and personal experiences. This course gives students many opportunities to analyze, explore, reflect upon and actively do philosophy.
This is an introductory-level course offering an overview of the Western philosophic tradition and its main fields, namely: ontology (theory of being); epistemology (theory of knowledge); axiology (theory of value), including ethics (theory of right behaviour) and aesthetics (theory of beauty or art); and logic (theory of correct inference). Students learn critical-thinking skills and techniques used in researching and investigating topics in philosophy. Students learn the main ideas expressed by the major philosophers of the Western tradition, how to develop and explain their own philosophical ideas and how to apply those ideas to contemporary social issues and personal experiences. This course gives students many opportunities to analyze, explore, reflect upon and actively do philosophy.
AP European History (not yet confirmed for 2024)
This course studies the cultural, economic, political and social developments that have shaped Europe from c. 1450 to the present. Students will analyze texts, visual sources and other historical evidence and write essays expressing historical arguments. The course is taught at the first-year university level.
This course studies the cultural, economic, political and social developments that have shaped Europe from c. 1450 to the present. Students will analyze texts, visual sources and other historical evidence and write essays expressing historical arguments. The course is taught at the first-year university level.
AP Studio Art
AP students at the studio level produce a portfolio of artworks acceptable as a document for further study in an artistic field and exhibition in and out of school. Students study in depth the different elements of the AP requirements and are required to produce diverse, intensive and high-quality pieces of art. They also develop a sense of excellence in art, an in-depth commitment to a particular artistic concern and a variety of experiences in the formal, technical and expressive means available to the artist. A variety of methodologies in the course are employed, including studio work, introductory lectures, critiques, presentations, photography and digital media. Students are expected to successfully develop a personal visual language through meaningful and self-directed art.
Science
AP Biology
This course is designed to help students appreciate the natural world, encouraging the use of primary sources with personal investigation. Topics include: chemistry of life, cytology, cellular energetics, cell communication, the cell cycle, heredity, gene expression, natural selection as well as ecology.
This course is designed to help students appreciate the natural world, encouraging the use of primary sources with personal investigation. Topics include: chemistry of life, cytology, cellular energetics, cell communication, the cell cycle, heredity, gene expression, natural selection as well as ecology.
AP Chemistry
Prerequisite: Advanced Chemistry 11 (85%) or departmental approval.
AP Chemistry expands on topics covered in Advanced Chemistry 11. Topics include quantum mechanics, atomic theory, VSEPR (valence shell electron pair repulsion) theory, redox reactions and electrochemistry, thermochemistry, application of calculus to chemical kinetics, solutions and acid-base equilibria. Problem-solving techniques, completing laboratory procedures and writing laboratory reports are emphasized throughout the course. Students are expected to take the AP exam in May.
Prerequisite: Advanced Chemistry 11 (85%) or departmental approval.
AP Chemistry expands on topics covered in Advanced Chemistry 11. Topics include quantum mechanics, atomic theory, VSEPR (valence shell electron pair repulsion) theory, redox reactions and electrochemistry, thermochemistry, application of calculus to chemical kinetics, solutions and acid-base equilibria. Problem-solving techniques, completing laboratory procedures and writing laboratory reports are emphasized throughout the course. Students are expected to take the AP exam in May.
Chemistry
Recommended: Chemistry 11 (75%) or departmental approval.
This course incorporates both theoretical and experimental exploration of the concepts of general chemistry, developing understanding of topics such as atomic theory, valence shell electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) theory, organic chemistry, electrochemistry, equilibrium as well as acids and bases. The chemistry program at Stanstead College prepares students for first-year university chemistry.
Recommended: Chemistry 11 (75%) or departmental approval.
This course incorporates both theoretical and experimental exploration of the concepts of general chemistry, developing understanding of topics such as atomic theory, valence shell electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) theory, organic chemistry, electrochemistry, equilibrium as well as acids and bases. The chemistry program at Stanstead College prepares students for first-year university chemistry.
AP Physics
Prerequisite: Advanced Physics 11 (85%) or departmental approval.
This course covers the mechanics portion of a calculus-based physics course (Mechanics C). Topics include kinematics, projectile motion, equilibrium, momentum and impulse, conservation of momentum, centre of mass, uniform circular motion, rotational kinematics, moment of inertia, torque, rotational statics and dynamics, angular momentum and angular impulse, conservation of angular momentum, gyroscopic motion, work, linear and rotational kinetic energy, gravitational and elastic potential energy, conservation of energy, simple harmonic motion, oscillations, Newton’s law of gravity, circular and general orbits and the special theory of relativity. Students are expected to take the AP Physics C (Mechanics) exam, which is written in May.
Physics Prerequisite: Advanced Physics 11 (85%) or departmental approval.
This course covers the mechanics portion of a calculus-based physics course (Mechanics C). Topics include kinematics, projectile motion, equilibrium, momentum and impulse, conservation of momentum, centre of mass, uniform circular motion, rotational kinematics, moment of inertia, torque, rotational statics and dynamics, angular momentum and angular impulse, conservation of angular momentum, gyroscopic motion, work, linear and rotational kinetic energy, gravitational and elastic potential energy, conservation of energy, simple harmonic motion, oscillations, Newton’s law of gravity, circular and general orbits and the special theory of relativity. Students are expected to take the AP Physics C (Mechanics) exam, which is written in May.
Recommended: Physics 11 (75%) or departmental approval.
This course covers the mechanics portion of a calculus-based physics course. Topics include kinematics, projectile motion, Newton’s laws, equilibrium, momentum and impulse, conservation of momentum, uniform circular motion, rotational kinematics, moment of inertia, torque, rotational statics and dynamics, angular momentum and angular impulse, conservation of angular momentum, gyroscopic motion, work, linear and rotational kinetic energy, gravitational and elastic potential energy and conservation of energy.
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