Canadian and World Studies

The Canadian and World Studies department includes the following subjects:

• history
  
• geography
  
• law
  
• civics

Aims of the department:

• to foster an appreciation of how past and present individuals and events have shaped our global and Canadian societies
• provide students with opportunities to analyse local, national, and global issues, and relate this issues to their daily lives
• teach problem solving skills
• develop research and literacy skills in our students using traditions methods along with the latest technology
• promote critical thinking skills
• develop writing skills

Field Trips

This department has a long stranding tradition of offering field trips in order to enhance our students’ appreciation of the subject matter. Field trips include:

• grade 9 geography: annual hike along the Bruce Trail
  
• grade 10 history: exploration of the War of 1812 battle sites in Niagara Falls
  
• grade 11 and 12 law: court house tour and trial viewing
  
• grade 11 and 12 geography: tour of the Mammoth Caves in Kentucky
  
• grade 11 and 12 history: Royal Ontario Museum

Links

Useful websites for students:

• Parks Canada - http://www.pc.gc.ca/index_e.asp
  
• Atlas of Canada - http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/index.html
  
• Stats Canada - http://www.statcan.ca/start.html
  
• Canadian War Museum - http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/chrono/1931crisis_e.html
  
• Virtual Museum - http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/English/index_flash.html
  
• Ancient History (BBC) - http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/
  
• Government of Canada - http://www.canada.gc.ca/home.html
  
• Citing Sources: http://www.library.cornell.edu/newhelp/res_strategy/
  citing/mla.html#mla
  
• How to produce a bibliography: http://www.sandiaprep.org/library/bib/bib.html
  

Staff

GEOGRAPHY:
Head - John Kotsch Head
Gary MacDonald

HISTORY:
Head - John Kotsch
Mike Hunter
Ross Baines
Pat Costantino
Maria DiPardo
Doug Mundy
Tom Pierce
Gary MacDonald

SOCIAL SCIENCE:

Tiffany Martin
Joseph Menna