Québec · Secondary Cycle One

Secondary I

Secondary school starts after Grade 6 and lasts five years. Secondary Cycle One (Secondary I and II) is a common program for all students.

French, Language of Instruction

Lire et apprécier des textes variés
Écrire des textes variés
Communiquer oralement selon des modalités variées

English Language Arts

Uses language/talk to communicate and to learn
Reads and listens to written, spoken and media texts
Produces texts for personal and social purposes

English as a Second Language

Core or Enriched

Interacts orally in English
Reinvests understanding of texts
Writes and produces texts

French as a Second Language

Core, Enriched or Immersion

Français, langue seconde

Mathematics

Arithmetic
Algebra
Probability and Statistics
Geometry

Science and Technology

The Living World
The Material World
Earth and Space
The Technological World

Geography

To understand the organization of a territory
To interpret a territorial issue
To construct his/her consciousness of global citizenship

History and Citizenship Education

To examine social phenomena from a historical perspective
To interpret social phenomena using the historical method
To construct his/her consciousness of citizenship through the study of history

Arts Education

Drama
Visual Arts
Dance
Music

Physical Education and Health

Performs movement skills in different physical activity settings
Interacts with others in different physical activity settings
Adopts a healthy, active lifestyle

Culture and Citizenship in Québec

Identities and belonging
Collective life and public space