PHYSICAL & HEALTH EDUCATION

Course Descriptions

PHYSICAL & HEALTH EDUCATION 6

Course Code: HPE6

The Grade 6 Physical & Health Education program at Brockton School follows the International Baccalaureate MYP model and philosophy with a connection to the British Columbia Physical and Health Education prescribed learning outcomes. The program is designed to expose students to a variety of sports and activities and to develop a beginner level of skill in each student. To complement the physical aspect of the program PHE provides students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to be informed goal setters and decision makers, and to make healthy and safe choices. Themes include Healthy Eating, Healthy Relationships, Mental Wellbeing, and strategies for managing changes during puberty and adolescence. The IB Learner profile is consistently reinforced throughout the programme and sets the foundation for each student to develop physically, intellectually, emotionally and socially.

PHYSICAL & HEALTH EDUCATION 7

Course Code: HPE7

The Grade 7 Physical & Health Education program at Brockton School follows the International Baccalaureate MYP model and philosophy with a connection to the British Columbia Physical and Health Education prescribed learning outcomes. The program is designed to expose students to a variety of sports and activities and to develop a competent level of skill in each student. To complement the physical aspect of the program PHE provides students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to be informed goal setters and decision makers, and to make healthy and safe choices. Themes include Healthy Living, Healthy Relationships, setting Health goals and promoting well being for self and others. The IB Learner profile is consistently reinforced throughout the programme and sets the foundation for each student to develop physically, intellectually, emotionally and socially.

PHYSICAL & HEALTH EDUCATION 8

Course Code: HPE8

The Grade 8 Physical & Health Education program at Brockton School follows the International Baccalaureate MYP model and philosophy with connection to the British Columbia Physical and Health Education prescribed learning outcomes. The program is designed to expose students to a variety of sports and activities and to develop a competent level of skill in each student. To complement the physical aspect of the program H&PE provides students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to be informed goal setters and decision makers, and to make healthy and safe choices. Themes include Healthy Living, Healthy Relationships, Safety and Injury Prevention and Substance Misuse Prevention.The IB Learner profile is consistently reinforced throughout the programme and sets the foundation for each student to develop physically, intellectually, emotionally and socially.

PHYSICAL & HEALTH EDUCATION 9

Course Code: HPE9

The Grade 9 Physical & Health Education program at Brockton School follows the International Baccalaureate MYP model and philosophy with connection to the British Columbia Physical and Health Education prescribed learning outcomes. The program is designed to expose students to a variety of sports and activities and to develop a competent level of skill in each student. To complement the physical aspect of the program, PHE provides students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to be informed goal setters and decision makers, and to make healthy and safe choices. Themes include Healthy Living, Healthy Relationships, Safety and Injury Prevention and Substance Misuse Prevention.The IB Learner profile is consistently reinforced throughout the programme and sets the foundation for each student to develop physically, intellectually, emotionally and socially.

PHYSICAL & HEALTH EDUCATION 10

Course Code: PHED10

Credits: 4

The Grade 10 Physical & Health Education program at Brockton School follows the International Baccalaureate MYP model and philosophy with connection to the British Columbia Physical and Health Education prescribed learning outcomes. Students will develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to incorporate physical activity into regular routines and leisure pursuits to live an active and healthy lifestyle. Students will be exposed to a variety of games and activities and they will be given the opportunity to instruct (peer teach) throughout the course. The IB Learner profile is consistently reinforced throughout the programme and sets the foundation for each student to develop physically, intellectually, emotionally and socially.

Mathematics

Course Descriptions

MATHEMATICS 6

Course Code: MA6

The Mathematics 6 curriculum is designed to align with Year 1 of the IB Middle Years Program and meet BC’s New Curriculum Learning Standards for Grade 6. The aims of the course include building student confidence and enjoyment, understanding of the nature of mathematics, and developing different approaches to problem solving. Topics include: place value from thousandths to billions (and beyond); order of operations; factors and multiples, including divisibility rules; fractions, ratios and percents; multiplications and division of decimals; patterns as functional relationships; onestep equations; perimeter and area of complex shapes; angle measurement and classification; volume and capacity; single-outcome probability; and financial literacy. Evaluation is based on the IB assessment criteria: Knowledge and Understanding, Patterns, Communication, and Applications. The seven mathematical processes (communication, connections, mental mathematics and estimation, problem solving, technology and visualization) are interwoven throughout the mathematics topics.

Mathematics 7

Course Code: MA7

The Mathematics 7 curriculum at Brockton is designed to align with Year 2 of the IB Middle Years Program and meet the new BC learning outcomes for Grade 7. The aims of the course build on the foundations from Year 1 of MYP, and topics include: operations with integers and decimals; relationships between fractions, decimals, ratios and percents; discrete linear relations; two-step equations; circumference and area of circles; volume of prisms and cylinders; Cartesian coordinates and transformations; experimental probability; and financial literacy. Evaluation is based on the IB assessment criteria: Knowledge and Understanding, Patterns, Communication, and Applications. The seven mathematical processes (communication, connections, mental mathematics and estimation, problem solving, technology and visualization) are interwoven throughout the mathematics topics.

Mathematics 8

Course Code: MA8

The Mathematics 8 curriculum at Brockton is designed to align with Year 3 of the IB Middle Years Program, and meet the new BC Ministry of Education prescribed learning outcomes for Grade 8. In this course, students will build on their understanding of the topics from Grade 7, and develop their understanding of algebraic methods for representing and solving problems. Generalization and abstraction will be developed, and students will be encouraged to reflect critically on their work and the work of others. Topics include: square numbers, cube numbers factoring, and approximating roots; proportional reasoning and applications of rates, ratios, and proportions; statistical analysis; two-variable linear equations and coordinate geometry, construction, views and nets of 3D objects with applications to surface area and volume; the Pythagorean Theorem; theoretical probability; and financial literacy. Evaluation is based on the IB assessment criteria: Knowledge and Understanding, Patterns, Communication, and Applications. The seven mathematical processes (communication, connections, mental mathematics and estimation, problem solving, technology, and visualization) are interwoven throughout the mathematics topics.

Mathematics 9

Course Code: MA9

The Mathematics 9 curriculum at Brockton is designed to align with Year 4 of the IB Middle Years Program and meet the BC Ministry of Education prescribed learning outcomes for Grade 9. The aims of the course are for students to explore and apply a variety of formal approaches to problem solving, and to further develop their algebra skills. They will also be given opportunities to consider the role of mathematics in other areas of knowledge, as well as the role of cultural perspectives in the development of mathematics. Topics include: operations with rational numbers; exponents and exponent laws; operations with polynomials; linear relations and equations; proportional reasoning; statistics; and financial literacy. Evaluation is based on the IB assessment criteria: Knowledge and Understanding, Patterns, Communication, and Applications. The seven mathematical processes (communication, connections, mental mathematics and estimation, problem solving, technology and visualization) are interwoven throughout the mathematics topics.

FOUNDATIONS OF MATH AND PRE-CALCULUS 10

Course Code: FMP10

Credits: 4

The Mathematics 10 curriculum at Brockton is designed to align with Year 5 of the IB Middle Years Program, and meet the BC Ministry of Education prescribed learning outcomes for Foundations and Precalculus 10. In this course, students will choose appropriate methods to solve contextualized problems; explain the relationships between algebraic, pictorial, and graphical methods; and derive many of the algebraic methods they will be using based on definitions and relationships. Topics include: exponent laws with integer and rational exponents; functions and function notation; relationships among data, graphs, and equations, including slope and equations of lines; systems of linear equations; operations on polynomials and polynomial factoring; primary trigonometric ratios; financial literacy; and experimental probability. The seven mathematical processes (communication, connections, mental mathematics and estimation, problem solving, technology and visualization) are interwoven throughout the mathematical topics. Major evaluations may include: unit tests and papers, assignments, and projects.