Great Wood Academy



Available courses

BBB4M Grade 12 International Business examines the importance of international business and trade for our global economy and explores factors influencing success in international markets. Throughout this course, students will discover the techniques and strategies associated with effective marketing, distribution, and managing of international business. This course prepares students for post-secondary programs in business, including international business, marketing and management.

Skill Level: Beginner

Students will explore the complexities, interconnections, and sociocultural contexts of a variety of global issues that are most pressing to modern society. Sustainability and stewardship are of considerable focus as students seek out equitable, sustainable, environmental, and reasonable solutions to current, and future global issues. Students are challenged to uncover ways that individual citizens, governments, and international organizations can work together to mitigate world issues at both micro and macro levels. They do so while framing issues in the context of an increasingly globalized and interconnected world.

Skill Level: Beginner

This course explores social, economic, and political developments and events and their impact on the lives of different groups in Canada since 1914. Students will examine the role of conflict and cooperation in Canadian society, Canada’s evolving role within the global community, and the impact of various individuals, organizations, and events on Canadian identity, citizenship, and heritage. They will develop their ability to apply the concepts of historical thinking and the historical inquiry process, including the interpretation and analysis of evidence when investigating key issues and events in Canadian history since 1914.

Skill Level: Beginner

This course explores rights and responsibilities associated with being an active citizen in a democratic society. Students will explore issues of civic importance such as healthy schools, community planning, environmental responsibility, and the influence of social media, while developing their understanding of the role of civic engagement and of political processes in the local, national, and/or global community. Students will apply the concepts of political thinking and the political inquiry process to investigate, and express informed opinions about, a range of political issues and developments that are both of significance in today’s world and of personal interest to them.

Skill Level: Beginner

This course emphasizes the development of literacy, communication, and critical and creative thinking skills necessary for success in academic and daily life. Students will analyze challenging literary texts from various periods, countries, and cultures, as well as a range of informational and graphic texts, and create oral, written, and media texts in a variety of forms. An important focus will be on using language with precision and clarity and incorporating stylistic devices appropriately and effectively. The course is intended to prepare students for the compulsory Grade 12 university or college preparation course. 

Prerequisite: ENG2D, English, Grade 10, Academic

Skill Level: Beginner