Senior High
January 16, 2025
For complete information, please view the Senior High Student Handbook. 2025-2026 Handbook -coming soon!
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS:
The K-12 English Language Arts Curriculum
Schools across the province have begun a phased-in model of implementation of the new curriculum. Gordon Bell has been involved in a
multi-year deeper learning cycle as we work to align our courses with the new curriculum.
Under the new curriculum, students engage in four literacy practices: language as sense-making, language as system, language as exploration and design, and language as power and agency.
Further information about new curriculum development and implementation is available on the Manitoba Education website: https://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/ela/mbcur.html Parents and students with questions about the new curriculum are encouraged to speak with their child’s teacher.
MATH OPTIONS:
Starting in Grade 10, there are three different Math options:
ESSENTIALS MATH
Cannot be used as a prerequisite for math or science related fields.
“This pathway is designed to provide students with the mathematical understandings and critical-thinking skills identified for post-secondary studies in programs that do not require further study in advanced mathematics.
Topics include algebra, geometry, measurement, number, statistics and probability, and financial mathematics.” (Manitoba Education, 2014, p. 17).
APPLIED MATH
Take if your post-secondary studies do not require the study of theoretical calculus.
This course is context-driven; learning of numerical and geometrical problem-solving techniques as they relate to the world around us.
PRE-CALCULUS MATH
Take if your post-secondary planning involves studying calculus and related mathematics, or a field of study such as medicine, engineering, accounting, business, dentistry, pharmacy, architecture, or any science related field
(i.e. food science, agriculture, kinesiology, physics, etc.)
The decision will be made based on your abilities, in consultation with your Math teacher, and your future
career goals. Pre-Cal Math is generally considered the most difficult of the three; however, it keeps all of your post- secondary doors open.
SCIENCE OPTIONS:
ADVANCE SCIENCES
If you are interested in pursuing the sciences at the university level, it is advisable to have all three science courses along with Pre-Calculus mathematics. To ensure you have all of these courses in high school, follow the guide below and speak to your counsellor about your future plans.