Art / Tech / Social Sciences

The Arts:

The Arts come from a desire to be expressive. Students benefit from an appreciation of the Arts, an awareness of their aesthetic environment, increased communication skills and competence in some personal mode of expression. Employers are increasingly aware of the value of staff members who think creatively and bring innovation to the workplace.

Drama

The Drama program provides an essential aspect of arts education covering a range of personal and interpersonal development.

• Drama courses review the basic forms of drama
• Provide a rich variety of activities that develop imagination, acting, and script writing skills
• Although the Grade 11 course is intended for students in their third year, Grade 10 and 12 students are encouraged to enroll based upon their confidence in their English skills.

Visual Arts

The Visual Arts program preserves the development of both fine arts and applied arts learning.

• Foundation in drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture
• Art history preparation appropriate for post-secondary art or general humanities programs
• All courses are well rounded in historical analysis, theoretical study of the elements and principles of composition, and hands on production of art objects

Music

The Music program animates everyone's shared love of music. This program invites students of any experience level to have fun creating music.

• Use traditional band instruments to teach students how to perform and read music
• Performance, foundations, composition, listening, history and analysis components of our courses allow students to develop their creativity
• We take the opportunity to see concerts, attend festivals and host workshops to enhance the classroom experience

Performance Experience

Additional performance experience is highly recommended and readily available. Membership in our Senior and Junior Bands is open to all students. The MCS Band regularly competes in Kiwanis Music Festivals with excellent results.

Courses

Technological Education:

Technology is a form of knowledge that uses computers, materials, energy, tools and equipment, skills and knowledge to directly create the world in which we live. Students learn by doing. Each course in technological education takes an activity-based, project-driven approach to learning that provides students with knowledge, skills, and experience.

In the Grade 9 Exploring Technologies course, students are introduced to a sampling of technological concepts, knowledge, and skills that apply to different areas in technological studies.

Grade 10 to 12 technological courses prepare students for specialized areas of study at the university or college level, or for school-to-work transition. Subject areas of focus include communications, transportation, construction, custom woodworking, hospitality, and tourism.

Courses

Social Sciences:

Social sciences encompass family studies, anthropology, psychology, sociology, philosophy, world religion, world issues, law, foods, and parenting. The courses explore human society and culture, social structures, and relationships.

Social science and humanities courses give students essential transferable skills for post-secondary studies and in the workplace.

Courses

*Courses offered in alternate years

*Courses offered in alternate years

See the course calendar for full course descriptions.