Westview School has a wide variety of options courses. Whether you're into acting, coding or cooking, there's something for you!
Note: Some options have a fee associated with them; please refer to this year's selections below for costs.
Junior High Students will be signing up for their CTF courses for the entire year. We encourage parents/guardians to discuss these courses with their child.
Students will learn how to safely prepare quick and easy snacks they will be able to recreate at home. Fees for this class are used to purchase food, evergreening of equipment and supplies. We will be learning about safety in the kitchen, budgeting and meal planning.
Course Fee: $30
Come spend some time in the studio! Students will work with a variety of materials and artistic concepts to challenge their creativity and design skills. These materials include pencil, marker, chalk and oil pastels. We will further develop our skills and demonstrate these skills in a variety of assigned or proposed projects.
Course Fee: $10
Discover the exciting world of graphic design! In this class, students will learn the basics of graphic design, explore the Canva tool, and create cool projects like posters, invitations, and presentations. Unleash your creativity and design in your way to awesome visuals!
Course Fee: No fee
Students will learn basic camping skills, such as setting up a tent and a proper bed role. Students will also create their own geocache and learn plant and animal identification information in the wild. Upon completion of the course, students may choose to participate in an overnight campout in the spring.
Course Fee: $10
Being physically fit has many benefits for your health and wellbeing. In this class, students will learn strategies to achieve their personal fitness goals to promote a healthy body and mind. For each unit, students will have the opportunity to explore and create different types of fitness plans that promote cardiovascular health, muscle development and sports performance. Students will also focus on creating nutrition plans that can be implemented with their fitness plan in order to achieve their fitness goals. Fees include an offsite trip to allow students to implement their fitness plans - hands on experience!
Course Fee: $35
Teachers in the school need your help! Do you enjoy volunteering around the school and working with younger children? If you accept this challenge, you will experience the joy of helping others and be given the opportunity to share your talents and passions while becoming a role model for younger students. Students will be assigned projects in classrooms, the library or the office, according to their abilities and interests.
Course Fee: No fee
Do you like hands-on experiments? Do you enjoy working in a team environment towards a shared goal? If yes, then STEM is for you! STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and math. In this course, students will be placed into teams and work to complete challenges based on concepts in science. These teams will be competing with one another in daily challenges, collecting points based on how they perform. These points will form a leaderboard that keeps track of team standings throughout the term as teams compete for a prize at the end of the term. Please note all challenges offered in STEM 2 will be new to all students who have previously participated.
Course Fee: $10
Do you ever wonder what happens "behind the scenes" of a production? In this course, students will have the opportunity to have hands-on experience with teh tech around our school. We will be supporting school functions and events with set up and take down. This option explores all technical aspects of performances and celebrations at our school. Students will have the opportunity to "Tech" our upcoming performances at Westview. There will be lifting involved in this option.
Course Fee: $5
Do you enjoy movies and/or TV series like Nightmare Before Christmas, Shaun of the Sheep, and Coraline? Then this class is for you! In this class, students will create short films on a topic of their choosing using stop motion animation. Students will create characters and/or objects with Play-Doh/clay, then using the app, Stop Motion Studio, they will record these characters/objects in ashort video segment. Students will take anything they create home at the end of the option and have a chance to showcase their creation at the end of the term.
Course Fee: $5
This course will allow students to discuss perspectives of beauty, learn about proper care for skin, hair and nails, as well as use technology to inspire others. For each unit, students will have instruction and assignments, practice opportunities, and the use of technology to create a unit project about a learned beauty technique or encouragement to share. Available in Quarter 1 & 2
Course Fee: $30
Come spend some time in the studio! Building upon the skills learned in previous years, students will further develop an appreciation of art. Students will work with a variety of materials and artistic concepts to challenge their creativity and design skills. These materials include tempera, watercolour and acrylic paint, chalk, oil pastels and carving. We will further develop our skills and demonstrate these skills in a variety of assigned or proposed projects. With a continued emphasis on exploration, students can work on building pieces that may be added to a high school project portfolio. This course is available in all four quarters.
Course Fee: $30
Students will explore basic photography concepts and use editing tools to create unique aesthetic photos. Outdoor walks will allow students to capture images with their devices. Students will use their photography skills to create simple wood and canvas projects. This course is available in all four quarters.
Course Fee: $10
Do you like working with computers and exploring how they work? in this class, students will explore the basics of computer coding and will have the opportunity to communicate with computers. Students will explore different coding languages and the rules for these languages in order to give computer instructions on how to do specific tasks. Students will work with various types of coding programs to further develop their coding skills. This course is available in all four quarters.
Course Fee: No fee
Students will learn about the wellness community around them. They will investigate fields such as chriopractic, physiotherapy, acupuncture, massage and others and look at how those areas benefit both individuals and the community at large. They will also research the path that must be taken in order to work in those fields. This course is available in Quarter 1 and Quarter 3.
Course Fee: $30
By building skills in digital design and 3D printing, we will explore opportunities to design solutions to solve real world problems, and improve designs that already exist in our world. Focusing on career opportunities and building future-focused skills, students will learn about 3D printing and design in the real world, all while designing and printing their own ideas. Fees will cover supplies and evergreening of equipment and supplies. This course is available in Quarters 1 and 2.
Course Fee: $10
Do you want to learn how to sew? From tote bags and pillows to shorts and pants, you can learn to create your own décor and fashion while building valuable future-focused skills! In this course, students will learn the basics of using and maintaining a sewing machine and related tools, as well as career opportunities related to these skills. We'll create projects that are chosen by the students. Fees will cover supplies and evergreening of equipment and supplies. This course is available in Quarters 3 and 4.
Course Fee: $15
In this three-term course, students of Performing Arts will be focusing on traveling shows and Children's Theatre. Along with potential field trips, we will learn about collaboration, teamwork and how we can mount a production in our very own school while brining our show to schools around Parkland County. Students will discover their passions through story-telling and jumping into the deep end of Performing Arts. Did we mention joining a second family? This course is available in Quarters 1, 2 and 3.
Course Fee: $100
Do you LOVE to be in the kitchen? Then this is the place for you! You will learn how to safely prepare quick and easy snacks, bake treats and prepare simple meals that you will be able to recreate at home. Fees for this class are used to purchase food, evergreening of equipment and supplies. This course is available in all four quarters.
Course Fee: $30
What's your winning strategy? This class will explore the history of games, the types of games, and the educational connection of board games. Students will discover games that utilize different mechanics and gameplay styles. You will improve social interaction, communication and collaboration skills by playing a variety of paper, card and board games. This course is available in all four quarters.
Course Fee: $5
Do you like to play games? Do you like to "Act" up? Come join Improvaganza! In this option, students will learn and play a plethora of Improv games. Students will create characters, practice listening skills and change the outcomes of their stories. Apart from making teams, competing and having a whole bunch of fun, we will also compete in the annual Improvaganza Tournament against multiple PSD schools. The fee is waived if the student was previously enrolled in Performing Arts. Available in Quarter 4.
Course Fee: $20
Students will collaborate to develop a digital media news source showcasing events and issues around Westview School, the community and world current events. They will incorporate news reporting, interviewing techniques, and explore various types of digital media, including photography, podcasting, sports reporting and others. Guest speakers and field trips will hopefully be a large part of this option. This course is available in Quarters 2 and 4.
Course Fee: $30
Student artists in Grades 7-9 will explore a variety of artistic techniques in sculpture. The focus mediums will be pottery using clay. Techniques that will be instructed will include pinch pots to create animals, coil method to create bowls or vases, impressions using a variety of materials to add details, and slab method to create a mask. Each clay project will be glazed and fired in the kiln. A guest artist will share their career stories and create a sculpture project with the students. This course is available in Quarters 3 and 4.
Course Fee: $30