All students spend three hours a day engaged in Thematic Studies. Concepts and skills of language arts, social studies and environmental science are taught in an integrated interdisciplinary inquiry into an environmental theme.
Students investigate questions leading to an understanding of the theme.
This continuation of the environmental studies core will include perspectives perspectives from environmental science and the humanities. Emphasis will be placed on examining the social, economic, cultural, intellectual and political contexts of the relationship between people and the living planet. This course actively integrates and extends the knowledge and skills acquired in the environmental studies core from grade eleven. Elective courses meet every other day for 88 minutes throughout the year. In addition, students may choose from an array of elective courses offered at their home high schools Short Courses During the final two and a half weeks of each trimester, Thematic Studies pauses so that students can focus on a topic of their choice.