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The International Studies Certificate Program at AY Jackson is truly a whole school initiative. The program promotes cross-cultural understanding and encourages the active participation of students and staff in global community issues. The program is an integral part of AY’s school culture, based on the belief that today’s students ought to have a keen awareness of their global citizenship responsibilities both within and beyond Canada’s borders.
AY has been widely recognized for its involvement in global citizenship initiatives. In 2007, AY was designated an accredited “Global Learning Centre” ...the first in the world... at an international conference in Beijing, China. Locally, AY has been recognized in the OCDSB as a recipient of the Isis Officer Ethnocultural Award more often than any other high school in the Ottawa area. Since 2005, AY has organized an annual conference entitled “Beyond Our Walls” which has grown to now host over 250 students and teachers from across the Ottawa area. The conference focuses on themes such as social justice, volunteering internationally, fair trade, among many other issues. As a school there are numerous humanitarian initiatives, such as sponsoring the tuition of female students in Kenya through the annual Kenya Run, or fundraising to support the people of Haiti following the devastation of recent earthquakes.
The A.Y. Jackson International Studies Certificate recognizes a student’s interest in international affairs as demonstrated by successfully completing FOUR course options at the Grade 11 and 12 levels with a significant focus on international studies, as well as international experience as a participant in an AY Jackson International Exchange Program/Approved International Educational Tour or as a volunteer for an international Non-Governmental Organization (NGO). An approved credit in an international language (not English or French) may serve as one of the four credits required to receive the International Studies Certificate.
Course Options for the International Studies Certificate
Any FOUR of the following courses from either the Grade 11 and/or Grade 12 lists:
Grade 11
AVI3M: Visual Arts
CGG3O: Travel & Tourism: A Regional geographic Perspective
CHW3M: World History to the Sixteenth Century
HRT3M: World Religions: Beliefs, Issues & Religious Traditions
HSP3M/3MF: Introduction to Anthropology, Psychology & Sociology
LWSCU: International Languages - Spanish
Related online course with international focus
Grade 12
BBB4M: International Business Fundamentals
CGU4C: World Geography: Urban Patterns & Interactions
CGW4U: Canadian & World Issues: A Geographic Analysis
CHY4U: World History: The West and the World
CIA4U: Analysing Current Economic issues
CLN4U: Canadian & International Law
Related online course with international focus
International Language Credit Option
ONE of the four course credits may be obtained from the study of an international language (not English or French), such as a language credit taken through the OCDSB Saturday morning program offered by Continuing Education (ex. Mandarin Chinese).
International Experience Component
AY International Exchange(s)/ Approved Educational Tour, International NGO Volunteer Experience(s)
For more information or to receive an application for the International Studies Certificate: Contact the Principal, the Head of the Canadian and World Studies Department, or the Guidance Department.
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