Havergal's Uncalendar, 2017-18 Academic Year

INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES

GRADE 12 IDC4U – Education for a Changing World, Grade 12, University Preparation 1 CREDIT We often hear talk of the “fast pace of our changing world” but what does this mean? What types of changes are occurring? What types of changes do we want? How do we effect change? How do we react to change? At Havergal, we have taken as our motto the statement, “Preparing young women to make a difference.” This motto of course implies change, and this interdisciplinary course, Education Toward a Changing World, explores the concept of change in depth. As such, this course is linked to the work of the Havergal Institute which is currently helping to guide our understanding of change and action by posing the question, What kind of world do you want? The course is structured into four integrated units: Philosophy of Education, Sustainability and the Environment, Identity and Diversity, and Global Connections. Some questions and concepts that are explored in this course are: What is education for? Can we learn goodness? What is the nature of sustainability? How do we envision our environment? What happens when we encounter difference? How can we best live in a culturally diverse world? How should we act? The course takes an interdisciplinary approach: that is, it draws on multiple disciplines to explore the importance of understanding the interconnectedness of things, people and ideas. At times, more than one teacher, representing diverse disciplines, team-teach in the classroom together. Classes are conducted using a model whereby students and teachers engage in discussions, or “learning conversations”, based on close, textual study of key readings or other materials. Students are expected to prepare in advance for each class. In addition to classroom study, students design and take part in action projects that range in scope from our own campus to regions and groups well beyond. To this end, experiential components to this course are built in each year. The course draws on multiple disciplines to explore the interconnectedness of things, people and ideas. Prerequisite: Any University or University/College preparation course

Students may take a maximum of three interdisciplinary studies courses—one each of Interdisciplinary Studies, Grade 11, Open (IDC3O); Interdisciplinary Studies, Grade 12, University Preparation (IDC4U); and Interdisciplinary Studies, Grade 12, Open (IDC4O). GRADE 11 IDC3O – Applied Journalism (Yearbook), Grade 11, Open 1 CREDIT As part of the yearbook crew, you will develop the school’s yearbook from initial planning to final execution and submission for printing. Through the process, the yearbook crew is responsible for planning the look, taking the photos, designing the page layouts and exporting the book for press. You will start the year planning the theme, the physical size and the content of the yearbook. You will then explore graphic design through the planning of page design for the yearbook. These designs are transferred to the computer using page layout applications. For content, you will start the year learning some basics of photo composition and photojournalism. You will then take photos of events, clubs and teams during the year. These images are then colour corrected on the computer and inserted into the layouts. After proofing, the layouts are exported for press and finally distributed to the whole student body. In addition, you will learn project management through the development of a large project that requires cooperation among all of the students in the class. Special notes: This interdisciplinary course provides students with an opportunity to create informative print media for the school and community through the production of the school’s yearbook. Students investigate sources of information and compare differing perspectives on key issues, developing both a sense of news and news judgment through yearbook entries and photojournalism. They also learn editorial conventions and practices, learn principles of print and management skills and explore legal and ethical uses of information that is made public. Career options in journalism, photojournalism and print production are also explored. This course combines the expectations for Interdisciplinary Studies (Grade 11, Open) with selected expectations from Communications Technology (Grade 11, University/College Preparation), Media Arts (Grade 11, Open) and Media Studies (Grade 11, Open). Recommended preparation: ENG2D – English, Grade 10, Academic

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