Your program fee includes:

- Round Trip from Toronto to Quito, 

  Ecuador/Galapagos Islands and

  Cuzco, Peru 

- All Airport and City Transfers 

- Full Breakfasts, Lunches & Dinners

- Accommodation in doubles in

  3/4*hotels while in Quito/Otavalo,

  in lodges while at Biological

  Research Stations in Andes, in  

  Amazon and on Galapagos Islands

While in Ecuador

- Guided tours, visits and entrance

   fees as per itinerary

- 4 key Galapagos Islands

- Visit to Tortoise Reproduction 

   Facility and Charles Darwin

   Research Station

- Visit to Marine and Terrestrial Lava

  Tunnels & Flamingo Pond

- Ocean swims & Snorkeling in Coves

- Naturalist guided day and night

  walks through rain forests and dry

  forests 

- Community Service Volunteer

  Projects at Biological Research

  Stations in Ecuador

While in Peru

- Tour of Cuzco and nearby Incan

  archaeological sites including

  Sacsayhuaman

- Visit to Inca Fortress and Citadel of

  Ollantaytambo

- Train to Machu Picchu with Guided

  Tour and Hike

- Visit to town of Aguas Calientes

  (hot natural baths) at base of

  Machu Picchu

South America: The Land, The People, The Impact.

Interdisciplinary Course, Grade 12,UNIVERSITY PREPARATION     IDC4U

Prerequisite: Any university or university/college prep course in

Social Sciences and Humanities, Canadian and World Studies, or English

CANADIAN AND WORLD ISSUES: A GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS

GRADE 12, UNIVERSITY PREPARATION                                                       CGW4U 

Prerequisite: Any university or university/college prep course

in Social Sciences and Humanities, Canadian and World Studies, or English

This course provides students with an opportunity to examine, in an international setting, the challenges of creating a sustainable and equitable future through the study of a range of topics including; economic interdependence, geopolitical conflict, regional disparities in the ability to meet basic human needs, and protection of the planet’s life-support system.

The first unit familiarizes students with the issues relating to human an environmental geography and introduces them to the skills and technology used in geographic study. The focus of unit two is world interdependence at all scales; international, regional, and local. In the third unit, students are introduced to the study of geopolitics and the importance of homelands to cultural groups. In unit four the focus is on how different social, economic, and cultural differences can influence people’s attitudes towards resource sustainability. The last unit encompasses the course culminating activity based on a global issue not covered in the course.

This study in an international setting provides each student with a fresh context for examining some of the most important issues of our time.

THE ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

GRADE 12, UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE PREPARATION                                      CGR4M 

Prerequisite: Any university, university/college, or college prep course

in Social Sciences and Humanities, Canadian and  World Studies or English

This course provides an unequaled opportunity for students to investigate the complexity and fragility of ecosystems and the effects of human activities on them. Students will study the principles of sustainability and resource management and evaluate various approaches to achieving a more sustainable relationship between the environment, society, and the economy.

In the first unit students will gain an understanding of energy flows, the structure of ecosystems and the processes that form them. In the second unit they will focus on rural and urban land use practices, as well as environmental degradation and global consumption. In unit three students will identify and explore issues related to the management of the environment and resources at various local and international levels. The fourth unit focuses on planning for a sustainable future, and the last unit includes a compilation of an environmental database and a related culminating activity.

The opportunity for students to conduct their study in an area of the world new to them, one that offers rich examples of treasured ecosystems, will enhance their study, engage them with a new dimension of international experience, and offer them an invaluable context for better understanding issues in their own communities.