Breton Education Centre
| Breton Education Centre | |
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| Address | |
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667 Eighth Street New Waterford, Nova Scotia, B1H 3T4 Canada | |
| Coordinates | 46°14′31.2″N 60°5′21.3″W / 46.242000°N 60.089250°WCoordinates: 46°14′31.2″N 60°5′21.3″W / 46.242000°N 60.089250°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| Founded | 1971 |
| School board | Cape Breton – Victoria Regional School Board |
| Superintendent | Mr. Ambrose White |
| Principal | Mr. Bruce MacDonald |
| Vice Principals |
Mr. Kevin Kearney Ms. Cynthia McCormick |
| Grades | 6-12 |
| Enrollment | 1028 (2007) |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | Green , white and black |
| Team name | Bears |
| Feeder schools |
Mt. Carmel Elementary St. Agnes Elementary Greenfield Elementary |
| Website |
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Breton Education Centre, or BEC, is a co-ed high school students in Grades 6-12 in New Waterford, Nova Scotia. It is part of the Cape Breton – Victoria Regional School Board.
Academics
English Department
ENG12 (Academic), ECM12 English Communication 12 (Graduate), Applied Broadcast Journalism 12, ENG11 English 11 (Academic, ECM11 English Communication 11 (Graduate), ENG10 English 10 (Academic)
Fine Arts Department
Art Gr. 12 (Academic), Art Gr. 11 (Academic), Art Gr. 10 (Academic), DRAMA 12 (Academic), DRAMA 11 (Academic), DRAMA 10 (Academic), Band 12 (Academic), Band 11 - (Academic), Instrumental Band 10 (Academic), Dance 11 (Academic)
Family Studies/Tec. Ed Department
FOOD SCIENCE 12 (Academic), Canadian Families 12 - (Open), Child Studies 11 - (Open), Clothing & Food 10- (Open), Film & Video Production 12 (Academic), Communication Technology 11 (Open), Grade Twelve Data Processing (Open), Design 11 (Academic)
French Department
French Extended Core 10 (Academic), French 10 (Academic), French Extended Core 11 (Academic), Histoire du Canada 11 (Academic), Grade Eleven French (Academic), French Extended Core 12 (Academic), Geographie Planetaire 12 (Global Studies) (Academic), Grade Twelve French (Academic)
Math Department
Math Foundations 10 (Graduiation), Math Essentials 10 (Graduation), Math Essentials 11 (Graduation), Math Foundations 11 (Graduation), Math Foundations 12 (Graduation), Workplace Math 12 (Graduation), Math 10 (Academic), Math 11 (Academic), Grade Twelve Math (Academic), ADVANCED MATH 11 (Advanced/Academic), ADVANCED Math 12 (Advanced/Academic), PreCalculus 12 (Advanced), CALCULUS 12 (Advanced/Academic)
PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Physical Active Lifestyle 11 (Open), Physical Education 10 (Open), Physical Education11 (Open), Physical Education 12 (Open)
SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
HUMAN BIOLOGY 10 (Graduation), Science 10 (Academic), Biology 12 (Academic), Advanced Biology 12 (Advanced/Academic), Chemistry 12 (Academic), Physics 11 (Academic), Physics 12 (Academic), Oceans 11 (Academic)
SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT
Gaelic Cultural Studies 11 (Academic), Global Geography 12 (Academic), Entrepreneurship 12 (Academic), Law 12 (Academic), Sociology 12 (Academic), Economics 12 (Academic), Canadian History 11 (Academic), Physical Geography 10 (Academic)
LEARNING STRATEGIES
Learning Strategies 10 (Open), Learning Strategies 11 (Open)
Skilled Trades
Skilled Trades 10 (Academic), Construction Trades 11
Athletics
BEC has a variation of sports in its athletic department. BEC has a junior and senior high basketball team. In Senior High, there are teams in the AAA and AA Division. In Junior High, there are teams in the A and B Division. The school also has AAA, AA, A, and B Soccer teams. The school has both a boys and girls Senior high Rugby team and a Junior high "A" Hockey team as well. Also a Senior/Junior girls Hockey team.
Sport List:
Basketball, Soccer, Cheerleading, Baseball, Track and Field, Rugby, Hockey