Abbey Park High School

Achievements

Ontario Scholar

• Awarded to high school graduates with an average of 80% in the top 6 coded Grade 12 courses.

Grade 12 Communications Technology

• Awarded to the student with the highest mark in communications technology

Honour Society in All Four Years of High School

• Awarded to students with an average of 80% or better in all of their courses in the current school year.

Business Education Certificate

• Awarded to students who completed six or more credits in Business Studies

Skills Developed:

• Profecient with Google Workspace
• Information Management
• Creativity
• Curiosity
• Written and Communication Skills

Key Courses

Business Leadership: Management Fundamentals

• This course focuses on the development of leadership skills used in managing a successful business. Students will analyse the role of a leader in business with a focus on decision making, management of group dynamics, workplace stress and conflict, motivation of employees, and planning.

Communications Technology

• This course enables students to further develop media knowledge and skills while designing and producing projects in the areas of live, recorded, and graphic communications.

Canadian and International Law

• This course examines elements of Canadian and international law in social, political, and global contexts. Students will study the historical and philosophical sources of law and the principles and practices of international law and will learn to relate them to issues in Canadian society and the wider world.

Recreational and Healthy Active Living Leadership

• This course enables students to explore the benefits of lifelong participation in active recreation and healthy leisure and to develop the leadership and coordinating skills needed to plan, organize, and safely implement recreational events and other activities related to healthy, active living. 

Marketing: Goods, Services, Events

• This course introduces the fundamental concepts of product marketing, which includes the marketing of goods, services, and events. Students will examine how trends, issues, global economic changes, and information technology influence consumer buying habits. 

Introductory Kinesiology

• This course focuses on the study of human movement and of systems, factors and principles involved in human development. Students will learn about the effects of physical activity on health and performance, the evolution of physical activity and sport, and the physiological, psychological, and social factors that influence an individual’s participation in physical activity and sport. 

Financial Accounting Fundamentals

• This course introduces students to the fundamental principles and procedures of accounting. Students will acquire an understanding of accounting for a service and a merchandising business, computerized accounting, financial analysis, and ethics and current issues in accounting.