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Academics
Grade 9 Academics
Grade 9 Academics
Grade 9 is a year full of new experiences, adventures and exciting learning opportunities.
There are many activities to choose from to suit every student. From a long list of co-curriculars and volunteer opportunities in the community to create or take part in, to organizing special events for your grade level, there is something for everyone both inside and outside of academics. Our experienced Middle Years Programme educators have created an enriching and engaging MYP experience that helps you prepare yourself for the years ahead.
Other exciting learning opportunities in Grade 9 include two interdisciplinary week-long units of study, including one at Branksome Hall Asia in South Korea! As a Grade 9 student, you also get to choose your Arts elective.
Please take the time to review all of the course descriptions and choose the Arts course which excites you or has you curious. Our Admissions Team is eager to work with you, should you have any questions.
There are many activities to choose from to suit every student. From a long list of co-curriculars and volunteer opportunities in the community to create or take part in, to organizing special events for your grade level, there is something for everyone both inside and outside of academics. Our experienced Middle Years Programme educators have created an enriching and engaging MYP experience that helps you prepare yourself for the years ahead.
Other exciting learning opportunities in Grade 9 include two interdisciplinary week-long units of study, including one at Branksome Hall Asia in South Korea! As a Grade 9 student, you also get to choose your Arts elective.
Please take the time to review all of the course descriptions and choose the Arts course which excites you or has you curious. Our Admissions Team is eager to work with you, should you have any questions.
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New Students: Grade 9 MYP Course Offerings
English ENL1W French—Core FSF1D Or French—Extended FEF1D Or Mandarin* (for students to have previously studied the language and who do not have the prerequisite 600 instructional hours for French) LKMBD International Languages** LBA-LDY Canadian History Since World War I—Regular CHC2D Or Histoire du Canada Depuis La 1ère Guerre Mondiale (must take this course, if in Extended French) CHC2DF Issues in Canadian Geography CGC1D9 Civics and Citizenship (0.5 credit) CHV2O Science SNC1W Math—1W9***MTH1W9 OrMath—2D9 (for students who have MTH1W9 or equivalent)MPM2D9 Healthy Active Living EducationPPL2O Technological Design (0.5 credit)TDJ2O1 -
Choose One of the Following Arts Courses to Study over Grades 9 and 10
Visual Arts (1.0 credit)AVI2O9 Dance (1.0 credit)ATC209 Drama (1.0 credit)ADA209 Music (Band or Strings or Vocal) (1.0 credit)AMI2O9 or AMS2O9 or AMV2O9
*Mandarin is available to students with extensive previous oral and some written Mandarin experience.
**International Languages courses are for students whose home language is not English. This is offered after school for an additional fee. Please consult your School Counsellor.
***For new students who do not have the prerequisite for MPM2D9, you must take MTH1W9.**International Languages courses are for students whose home language is not English. This is offered after school for an additional fee. Please consult your School Counsellor.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
We wish to acknowledge this land on which Branksome operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous peoples from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work and go to school on this land.
Setting the new standard for girls' education everywhere takes collective action. From all of us.
