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MY CHILD IN SCHOOL
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GRADE 9 - TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
OVERVIEWIn Grade 9, your child will need to obtain credits in 6 compulsory subjects: English Language Arts, Français, Mathematics, Physical Education/Health Education, Science and Social Studies. These credits are required to obtain the Manitoba high school diploma. In addition to these 6 compulsory courses, your child will take optional courses to earn the necessary credits towards graduation requirements (a minimum of 30 credits in Senior Years). Among these, your child has the option to choose technology-oriented courses of full or ½ credits. Click the OPT tab for information on technology-oriented subjects. Students use and study technology to create practical solutions to problems – individually or in groups – to develop technical skills, knowledge and attitudes. Technology Education enables students to explore their ideas and gain practical experiences in a safe and supportive environment. Technology Education allows learners to evaluate their strengths and interests in career choices. It also reflects rapid changes in the workplace and allows students to make informed decisions about their future. The Senior Years Technology Education Diploma Of the minimum 30 credits required for graduation, students must earn a minimum of 15 credits from courses taught in French in order to obtain a provincial French immersion diploma. Furthermore, students must complete 21 compulsory courses. See the list of courses below.
In addition, 8 approved compulsory technical-vocational credits and a minimum of 1 optional credit are required to graduate. Typically, schools offer technical vocational credits as follows:
Note: A student in a particular grade level may register for a course in a different grade level. The 8 courses developed from Grades 10 to 12 form the foundation courses within the specific cluster (ex.: group of courses needed for the cluster of power mechanics). Finally, the student must obtain a minimum of 1 optional credit to have the 30 credits required to graduate.
Click the OPT tab for additional information on optional courses. For more information on graduation requirements, please contact the school’s guidance counsellor. For more information on Senior Years Technology Education, talk to the school guidance counsellor or visit the Senior Years Technology Education page.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTSTo obtain a high school diploma, students must earn a credit in the Grade 9 English Language Arts course. This credit prepares students for continuing their studies in Grades 10 to 12. Successful completion of this course is recommended before choosing a compulsory English Language Arts course in Grade 10. FRANÇAISTo obtain a French Immersion Program high school diploma, students must earn a credit in the Grade 9 Français - immersion course. Successfully completing this course will prepare students as they continue their studies into Grades 10, 11 and 12. In Grades 9 to 12, students develop and improve their oral and written communication skills in French. Students also increase their appreciation for the French language and Francophone cultures in Canada, around the world, and in their personal lives.
MATHEMATICSTo obtain a high school diploma, students are required to complete Grade 9 Mathematics. This compulsory course prepares students for the various course options for Grades 10 to 12 Mathematics PHYSICAL EDUCATION/HEALTH EDUCATIONTo obtain a high school diploma, students must earn a total of four credits in Physical Education/Health Education, including one credit in Grade 9. The purpose of the combined physical education/health education curriculum is to encourage physically active and healthy lifestyles. The curriculum focuses on making healthy decisions about physical activity participation, healthy eating, substance use, sexual reproductive health, and injury prevention. SCIENCEStudents should understand and value the role that science plays in our everyday lives and its importance for global interdependence and for a sustainable society, economy and environment. To obtain a high school diploma, students are required to complete Grade 9 Science. This compulsory course prepares students for Grade 10 Science and for any of the optional Grades 11 and 12 science courses. OPTIONAL COURSESTo meet the graduation requirements, students must earn a minimum of 30 credits as presented in the following table:
Students must therefore choose optional courses to earn the number of credits required for a high school diploma. The list of optional courses varies from school to school. Your child's choices of optional courses may:
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SOCIAL STUDIES
Social studies is the study of people in relation to each other and to the world. In Manitoba, social studies includes the study of history and geography, and draws upon relevant topics in the social sciences and humanities. Through the study of human beings in their physical, social, and cultural environments, social studies examines the past and the present, and looks toward the future. Social studies helps students acquire the skills, knowledge, and values necessary to become active democratic citizens and contributing members of their communities, locally, nationally, and globally. Grade 9 social studies focuses on life in contemporary Canadian society.
To obtain a high school diploma, students must earn a credit in the Grade 9 course Social Studies: Canada in the Contemporary World.