Courses at UFA

Ursula Franklin Academy offers students many courses that tie into the school valus. Students may take most courses a year early, and some are available at an enriched level. Below is a complete list of courses available to students. Courses that are mandatory are bold; courses that are open to students of a lower grade are marked by italic text.

Grade 9 Courses | Grade 10 Courses | Grade 11 Courses | Grade 12 Courses | Integrated Courses | Wednesday Sessions

Grade 9 Courses

  • English
  • Geography
  • Choice of:
    • Mathematics
    • Mathematics (Enriched)
  • Science
  • Choice of:
    • French
    • French (Enriched)
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Introduction to Computers and Business Technology (BTT)

Grade 10 Courses

  • English
  • History—Canada in the 20th Century
  • Careers (0.5 credit)
  • Civics (0.5 credit)
  • Choice of:
    • Mathematics
    • Mathematics (Enriched)
  • Science
  • Dramatic Arts
  • Music and Computers
  • Media Art
  • Choice of:
    • French
    • French (Enriched)
  • Health and Physical Education

Grade 11 Courses

  • English
  • Choice of:
    • Science
    • Biology
    • Chemistry
    • Physics
  • Choice of:
    • Mathematics - Functions
    • Mathematics - Functions and Relations
  • Drama
  • Visual Art
  • Photography
  • Geography - The Americas: Geographic Patterns and Issues
  • History - World History to the 16th Century
  • Introduction to Anthropology, Psychology and Sociology
  • World Religions: Beliefs, Issues and Religious Traditions
  • Computer and Information Science
  • English Media
  • French - Core
  • Healthy Active Living Education (Co-ed)
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Co-op Education

Grade 12 Courses

  • English
  • English - Writer's Craft
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Mathematics - Data Management
  • Mathematics - Advanced Functions & Introductory Calculus
  • Mathematics - Geometry and Discrete Mathematics
  • Geography - Canadian and World Issues: a Geographic Analysis
  • Canadian and International Law
  • World History - The West and the World
  • Philosophy - Questions & Theories
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Drama
  • Visual Art
  • Film/Video
  • Computer and Information Science
  • French - Core
  • Exercise Science
  • Praxis of change

Integrated Courses

Because Ursula Franklin Academy specializes in technological integration, many teachers may require students to use technology to enrich their assignments.

At the end of the year, students will have an integrated project, requiring them to integrate technology into one or more courses. For instance, at the end of the 2008/09 school year, grade 9 students were asked to forms groups and create a series of media pieces that addressed various environmental issues. The project counted towards their BTT, English, and Geography marks.