Composition 11C is an ability-grouped English class for the students in our Challenge Program. The Curricular Competencies for English Language Arts 11 will be addressed along with an enrichment and extension to meet the needs of our gifted, talented, and creative learners. This course will not only address the learning… Read more

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Composition and Literary Studies 10C is an ability-grouped English class for the students in our Challenge Program. The Curricular Competencies for English Language Arts 10 will be addressed, along with an enrichment and extension to meet the needs of our gifted, talented, and creative thinkers. The course will combine the… Read more

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Contemporary Indigenous Studies 12 Challenge is an ability-grouped class for gifted learners. The following Big Ideas will be included:  The identities, worldviews, and language of indigenous peoples are renewed, sustained, and transformed through the connection to the land, indigenous peoples are reclaiming mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being despite the… Read more

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English 9C is an ability-grouped English class for gifted, talented, and creative learners. The English 9 Learning Outcomes are addressed in this course but are enriched and extended to meet the needs of our learners within our Challenge Program. Students learn how to write a formal scholarly essay in this… Read more

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1 semester This course is for students accepted into the Esquimalt High Challenge Program for gifted, talented and creative students. Recommendation: Proficient or Extending in Mathematics 9.  FPC Mathematics 10 is an academic pathway for students wishing to move on to Foundations 11 and/or Pre-Calculus 11.  These mathematics courses are… Read more

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For Challenge 9 Students only. Students will develop their intercultural knowledge and competencies through explorations of their individual, cultural, community, provincial, and national identities, and those of people from cultural and/or national identities that differ from our own. Through this course, students will gain the knowledge, awareness, and skills to… Read more

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This course is required for students accepted into Esquimalt’s Challenge program. It will become available in the 2020-2021 school year. Integrated Studies 12 offers students an opportunity for significant academic enrichment within the Challenge Program.  The course seeks to engage students in serious inquiry into both well-established and emergent subject… Read more

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1 semester Prerequisite: Successful completion of Mathematics 8 AND being accepted into the Esquimalt High Challenge Program for gifted, talented and creative students. The Challenge version of Mathematics 9 is designed to cover the same topics as regular Math 9, however, it will be delivered at a slightly faster pace…. Read more

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The grade 10 science curricula is  enhanced with project based learning and open-ended assignments. Teaching methods address the diverse styles and modalities of the gifted learner. Frequent demonstrations challenge understanding and the interpretation of course concepts. Labs are enriched with extra course content. Students will be encouraged to enter the… Read more

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The grade 9 science curriculum is enhanced with project based learning and open-ended assignments. Teaching methods address the diverse styles and modalities of the gifted learner. Frequent demonstrations challenge understanding and the interpretation of course concepts. Labs are enriched with extra course content.  Optional topics include magnetism and static electricity…. Read more

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