French Immersion

McMath is proud to offer its French Immersion Program since 2004. The French Immersion Team offers a strong academic and extracurricular programme that suits its diverse student needs.

Four subjects are offered in the French Immersion Programme at McMath: Social Studies, Science, P.E. and French Language. In order to complete the Ministry’s French Immersion requirements, students must enrol and get credits in the following courses:

 

 

It is strongly encouraged that students enrol in these courses at McMath to benefit from French classroom environment and dynamics.

 

The French Immersion Program also supports its students with learning needs. On an individual needs basis, students who are experiencing or have a history of learning difficulties may receive extra help in their schooling. Students may be recommended to enrol in a block of learning support in French. The FI Resource Teacher provides support in all courses the students have, may those be in English or French.

 

The French Immersion department also encourages its students to participate in various extracurricular activities to fully develop their linguistic and cultural skills. Each year, various fieldtrips or activities are organised (e.g. plays, shows, semaine de la Francophonie, Children’s Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival). Trips or Students Exchanges are also organized in France and Québec. Students may also complete Volunteer hours in French.

 

HUMANITES 8 - (FFRAL-08)

The Français langue component of this course continues with the development of the linguistic skills - speaking, listening, reading and writing - begun at the elementary level.  Students will be given the opportunity to be creative and exercise their critical thinking skills through different means (class discussions, personal reading).  Using the writing process, students will develop their composition abilities.  They will learn techniques to enable them to communicate effectively and clearly when writing in French.  Grammatical points will be reviewed or introduced as an integral part of the writing and speaking processes.  These skills are taught together with meta-cognitive strategies that will enable students to become stronger readers, writers and speakers. The workbook Transmission is used to support learning. It is to be noted that the oral/aural component of Français langue is as important as the written one.

 

The Sciences humaines component of this course parallels the Social Studies component of Humanities 8.

 

PHYSICAL & HEALTH EDUCATION 8 (MPHE-8) / ÉDUCATION PHYSIQUE ET SANTÉ 8 (FEPSF 08)

The goal of this course is to provide students with the knowledge, understanding and skills to maintain physical health throughout their lives. Our aim is to have students appreciate the importance of physical well-being and its relationship to the intellectual, mental, and social health of all individuals. Students will actively participate in a variety of units including: soccer, badminton, weight training, dance, health & careers, minor games, basketball, football, ultimate, and softball.  Students will experience multiple ways to understand and improve their fitness.  Students will be asked to complete service hours throughout the school year.  

 

EDUCATION PHYSIQUE ET SANTE 9 (FEPSF09)

The goal of this course is to provide students with the knowledge, understanding and skills to maintain physical health throughout their lives. Our aim is to have students appreciate the importance of physical well-being and its relationship to the intellectual, mental, and social health of all individuals. Students will actively participate in a variety of units including: volleyball, pickleball, rugby, weight training, dance, health, minor games, lacrosse, track & field, and softball.  Students will experience multiple ways to understand and improve their fitness.  Students will be asked to complete service hours throughout the school year.  

 

EDUCATION PHYSIQUE ET SANTE 10 (FPHED10)

The goal of this course is to refine the knowledge, understanding, and skills necessary to maintain physical health throughout students’ lives.  We aim to have students appreciate the importance of physical well-being and its relationship to the intellectual, mental and social health of all individuals.  In grade 10, students will start to develop a repertoire of physical exercise and activity that they can continue into adulthood. Students will actively participate in units combining all of the activities covered in PE 8 and 9 and build on concepts learned in those grades.  Students will experience multiple ways to understand and improve their fitness.  Students will be asked to complete ten service hours throughout the school year.  

 

ENTRAÎNEMENT ET CONDITIONNEMENT PHYSIQUE 11/12 (FTCDF11)

This course is designed for students who are more serious about improving their physical fitness through things like strength training or more intensive cardio. Fitness and Conditioning teaches students about the basics of anatomy, proper nutrition for training, and how to work out different parts of the body to train for different activities. Estimated cost of optional field trips/guest intructors is $40. This course meets the additional Grade 11 French language course requirement for a bilingual diploma. Students enrolled in this course MAY take a Social Studies course in English.

 

FRANÇAIS LANGUE 9 (FFRAL09)

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FRANÇAIS LANGUE 10 (FFRAL10)

This series of courses offers a progressive development of linguistic skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing.  Students will be given the opportunity to be creative and exercise their critical thinking skills through different means (class discussions, personal reading…).  These skills are taught together with meta-cognitive strategies that will enable students to become stronger readers, writers and speakers.  Students will learn techniques to enable them to communicate effectively and clearly when writing and speaking in French.  Grammatical points will be reviewed or introduced as an integral part of the course. Students also study and experience Francophone culture through various multimodal texts. The workbooks Transmission are used to support learning. It is to be noted that the oral/aural component of these courses is as important as the written one.

 

FRANÇAIS LANGUE 11

COMMUNICATION ORALE 11  (FSPLG11)  

Oral Communication is designed to encourage students to refine and clarify their communication through practice and revision of French-language texts, with an emphasis on oral communication. The course provides students with opportunities to explore original texts, as well as to create, write, and share their own texts for a range of purposes and real-world audiences and to develop active listening skills. Through processes of drafting, reflection and revising, students will build a body of work for a range of language situations. Over time, they will develop confidence in their oral and written communication skills.

 

SCIENCES HUMAINES 9 (FSCHF09)

The purpose of Sciences humaines 9 is to develop students’ growth as creative and knowledgeable Canadian and world citizens.  The course offers students the opportunity to develop, reinforce and expand upon geographical and historical knowledge, and skills that were introduced in Humanties 8.  The critical thinking skills will include information gathering from various sources; analyzing and interpreting resources; presenting and justifying your position on issues; decision making; and working cooperatively with others.  The Social Studies curriculum will include current affairs, social issues, historical studies and philosophies from the 16^th to 18^th centuries.

 

SCIENCES HUMAINES 10 (FSCH-10)

Sciences humaines 10 continues to build on the themes developed in earlier courses.  The study of 19th Century Canadian history focuses on the building of identity Canada and the issue of responsible government.  Geographic knowledge and the skills acquired from previous courses are reinforced through the study of the environment and economy of Western Canada.

 

SCIENCES HUMAINES 11:  EXPLORATIONS EN SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES 11 (FEPSS11)

Prerequisite: Sciences humaines 10

The curriculum for Explorations in Social Studies is designed to provide flexibility for teachers and students while ensuring that the rigorous provincial curriculum standards are met. Based on students’ interests and the curriculum, students develop and complete their own research projects based on disciplines of Social Studies. To complete their research, students follow the Social Studies inquiry processes to ask questions; gather, assess, interpret, and analyze ideas and sources; and communicate findings and decisions. The course’s main focus is to help students develop and refine their abilities to not only gather, but also interpret and critically evaluate various sources in order to form their own ideas and opinions about the world around them.

 

SCIENCES NATURELLES 8 (FSCF-08)

The science program has four main goals:  to develop a positive attitude towards science; to equip students with necessary skills and processes; to increase students’ scientific knowledge; and to encourage critical thinking.  In Science 8, students will study cells, immunity, kinetic molecular theory, wave vs. particle physics, optics and plate tectonics.  In addition, students will learn the importance of lab safety. 

 

SCIENCES NATURELLES 9 (FSCF-09)

Sciences naturelles 9 is a continuation of earlier pursuits of positive scientific attitudes, development of skills and processes, increasing scientific knowledge, and development of thinking abilities.  Students will study atoms, elements and compounds, reproduction, electricity, and ecology. Students may purchase an optional workbook for use in this course.

 

SCIENCES NATURELLES 10 (FSCF-10)

Sciences naturelles 10 is a continuation of earlier pursuits of positive scientific attitudes, development of skills and processes, increasing scientific knowledge, and development of thinking abilities.  Students will study chemistry (reactions and radioactivity), physics (motion), biology (genetics), and space (big bang theory).