This class provides an introductory overview of Canada’s land, people, history, and government. Through various formal lessons and in-class activities, students learn fundamentals facts about Canada. Students enforce their knowledge by completing take-home assignments; they also conduct an oral presentation on indigenous culture. The topics covered in this class are the following: Canada’s provinces and territories, Canada’s weather, travelling in Canada, Canada’s soil and rock, Canada’s water, Canadian forests, Canada’s regions, Canada’s population, ages of Canadians, Canada’s official languages, Immigrants in Canada, Canadians and job industries, unemployment in Canada, the history of indigenous Canadians, Canada and the world wars, the Constitution Act, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Canadian holidays, Canada’s levels of government, voting in Canada, the federal government, provincial governments and municipal governments.

42 Hours