At ECVS, junior high students participate in complimentary courses or commonly referred to options. You will be placed in a new option every quarter, for a total of 4 options this year.  You will not be permitted to take the same option twice. 

Options will run at the following times each week:

Wednesday - Grade 9s: Blocks 4 and 5

Instructions:

Please read through the following option descriptions that will be offered at ECVS during QUARTER 4. Select your top THREE choices from the options list. Please note that course fees have been included in the descriptions.

CTF Course Descriptions:

Career & Life Management Junior High: Career and Life Management is an option course that will empower individuals with essential skills for success. Covering goal-setting, communication, finance, and stress management, this course will help students make informed life decisions. Through interactive learning and real-world insights, students will develop self-awareness and build personalized career plans. This course fosters confident, well-rounded individuals ready to tackle life's challenges and pursue meaningful paths. There will be a $20 fee per student. 

Food Science: In this option, students will develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to use a variety of food preparation techniques to plan and prepare nutritious, tasty and attractive foods. Using critical thinking skills, students will work as a team to complete the day’s recipe in an efficient manner. Through these recipes, students will gain knowledge, skills and attitudes that have immediate and future applications in their personal lives, as well as in local and global environments. There will be a $30 fee per student.

Outdoor Education: Ever been hiking or camping? Want to learn more about planning trips, fire safety, and leave no trace principles? This class is for you! The Outdoor Education classes will include half indoors learning about hiking, packing, camping, fire safety, and more, and the other half of class will include outdoor walks and games.

Sports Performance: Sports Performance aims to provide students with opportunities to develop knowledge, skills and attributes needed to understand the factors related to sports performance. This will be accomplished through a combination of theory and practical exposure to various areas of sport and training; including sports leadership, nutrition, sports psychology & strength and conditioning. Half of the class will focus on theory work and the other half of class will be strength and conditioning training taking place @ Anytime Fitness. *Please note this course runs half the year and not quarterly*

STEAM - Gardening: Come and explore the fun and creative side of Science Technology Engineering Art and Math! This class will focus on a wide variety of student-led projects including indoor gardening (hydroponics, Indigenous medicine gardens, space gardens and sprouting microgreens), digital art for the garden projects (graphic design, posters & stickers), and making products from plants (lip balm, soap, bath bombs, oils, tea, salves) and so much more! Depending on the quarter, we will be weaving Indigenous Ways of Knowing & Being into our class, either by planting and learning about medicines or making items from them. Projects and challenges will vary depending on the season but YOU will get to have a say in what we explore together!

Woods:  Students will learn the tools and techniques of the wood shop, with an emphasis on safety, through hands-on learning. Students will design and build a shelf, as well as design and build a board game of their own. This course will have a $40 fee per student.