Canadian and World Studies

"Our calling is not only to order our own lives by divine principles but also to engage the world. We are to fulfill both the great commission and the cultural commission. We are commanded both to preach the Good News and to bring all things into submission to God’s order, by defending and living out God’s truth in the unique historical and cultural conditions of our age" (Charles Colson).

Canadian and World Studies incorporate both the study of History and Geography. The specific courses offered follow a progression from a focus on Canada in Grade 9 and 10 and move on to a focus on World History, Challenge and Change in Society, and World Issues in the senior grades. We encourage students to actively engage the world in which they live. This engagement must be based on an understanding of current issues and their origins within our Western thought and culture.

In Grade 10 Canadian History, students explore the major events, issues, and individuals that have impacted our nation in the 20th Century. A class trip to Ottawa, in conjunction with the Grade 10 Civics course, includes a visit to Parliament and the War Museum.

The Grade 11 course explores major ancient civilizations tracing the highlights of each civilization and how the legacies of these civilizations have impacted our modern thought and culture. The theme of legacy and influence continues in the Grade 12 Modern History course. The West and the World explores the connections between philosophical and religious ideas and their cultural expressions in Western Culture since 1500. This course also gives students an opportunity to explore how Christians in other times and places have struggled with the issues of faithful and redemptive cultural engagement. A trip to the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto usually accompanies one or both of these courses.