Sciences

Summer School Classes

Here’s how it happened last year, so you can see how we may structure Summer School in 2025.

Check back in the spring for updated information for Summer 2025.

Build a strong path for academic success with Metro Continuing Education. With Metro’s summer school Sciences courses, you can complete a 5-credit course in four weeks!

Courses offered

2024 Schedule times

July 2 - 26, 2024

  • Online Virtual Class or In-Person Class
    (as indicated for each class)
  • Mon - Fri (19 classes)
  • Morning 9:00 am - 1:00 pm



View Tuition & FeesImportant Prerequisite Info

Summer School 2024 is open to:

Students who are under 20 years old on September 1, 2023

Criteria:

  • Current Edmonton Public School student
  • OR Student will be attending an Edmonton Public School in September 2024
Students who are over 20 years old on September 1, 2023

Criteria:

  • Only for 30-level courses
  • AND Student has taken another Metro class within the 2023-24 school year

Course details

If the class you require is full, please continue to check this website for any available seats, or choose another available site or class.


Science 14

This course is designed to enable the weaker science student to be successsful in Science 10 in the fall. Topics covered include a review of the relevant junior high school science program, a reinforcement of prerequisite math skills, and a brief introduction to chemistry, biology and physics. Successsful students will receive 5 credits in Science 14.

No classes available.

No classes available.

Prerequisite: Completed junior high or equivalent

Credits: 5

Students are encouraged to register at their home school site if it is available in the delivery model of their choice.

Science 24

The Science 24 program aims to make Science learning relevant by presenting it in a meaningful context. There will be opportunities for students to explore the process of science, its applications and implications, and to examine related technological problems and issues. By doing so, students become aware of the role of science in responding to social and cultural change and in meeting needs for a sustainable environment, economy, and society.

No classes available.

No classes available.

Prerequisite: Science 14 or Science 10

Credits: 5

Students are encouraged to register at their home school site if it is available in the delivery model of their choice.

Science 10

Science 10 will explore topics in biology, chemistry and physics. Students will recognize the relationships of science to technologies and society and develop a foundation for all academic sciences.

No classes available.

No classes available.

Prerequisite: Grade 9 Science (50%+)

Credits: 5

Students are encouraged to register at their home school site if it is available in the delivery model of their choice.

Science 20

This academic program is designed for the student who is interested in science but does not require specific courses in biology, chemistry or physics for post-secondary education. This program integrates concepts related to physical, biological and Earth sciences. Four topics are covered: Chemical changes, Changes in motion, Changing Earth and Changes in living systems.

No classes available.

No classes available.

Prerequisite: Science 10 (50%+)

Credits: 5

Students are encouraged to register at their home school site if it is available in the delivery model of their choice.

Science 30

This academic program is designed for the student who is interested in science but does not require specific courses in biology, chemistry or physics for post-secondary education. This program integrates concepts related to physical, biological and Earth sciences. The topics covered are: Living Systems Respond to their Environment, Chemistry and the Environment and Electromagnetic Energy.

No classes available.

No classes available.

Prerequisite: Science 20 (50%+), Biology 20 (50%+), Chemistry 20 (50%+), or Physics 20 (50%+)

Credits: 5

At this time Alberta Education is planning to administer diploma exams in August for 30 level classes. Students are required to write the diploma exam to receive a final mark in the course. Students must be available to write the exam in person. Click here for details.

Students are encouraged to register at their home school site if it is available in the delivery model of their choice.

Biology 20

This academic program explores the interactions of living systems with one another and with their environment. In Biology 20, the underlying theme is energy and matter exchange. The four topics covered are: Energy and Matter Exchange in the Biosphere, Ecosystems and Population Change, Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration and Human Systems.

No classes available.

No classes available.

Prerequisite: Science 10 (50%+)

Credits: 5

Students are encouraged to register at their home school site if it is available in the delivery model of their choice.

Biology 30

This academic program explores the interactions of living systems with one another and with their environment. In Biology 30, the emphasis is on adaptation and change. The four topics covered are: Systems Regulating Change in Human Organisms, Reproduction and Development, Cells, Chromosomes and DNA and Change in Populations and Communities.

No classes available.

No classes available.

Prerequisite: Biology 20 (50%+)

Credits: 5

At this time Alberta Education is planning to administer diploma exams in August for 30 level classes. Students are required to write the diploma exam to receive a final mark in the course. Students must be available to write the exam in person. Click here for details.

Students are encouraged to register at their home school site if it is available in the delivery model of their choice.

Chemistry 20

This academic program is designed to study matter and its changes. The program emphasizes the context of science by considering the interrelationships among science, technology and society. Students, through the study of Chemistry 20-30, are given an opportunity to explore and understand the natural world and to become aware of the profound influence of chemistry on their lives. The four topics covered are: The Diversity of Matter and Chemical Bonding, Forms of Matter: Gases, Matter as Solutions, Acids and Bases and Quantitative Relationships in Chemical Changes.

No classes available.

No classes available.

Prerequisite: Science 10 (50%+)

Credits: 5

Students are encouraged to register at their home school site if it is available in the delivery model of their choice.

Chemistry 30

This academic program is designed to study matter and its changes. The program emphasizes the context of science by considering the interrelationships among science, technology and society. Students, through the study of Chemistry 20-30, are given an opportunity to explore and understand the natural world and to become aware of the profound influence of chemistry on their lives. The four topics covered are: Thermochemical Changes, Electrochemical Changes, Chemical Changes of Organic Compounds and Chemical Equilibrium Focusing on Acid-Base Systems.

No classes available.

No classes available.

Prerequisite: Chemistry 20 (50%+)

Credits: 5

At this time Alberta Education is planning to administer diploma exams in August for 30 level classes. Students are required to write the diploma exam to receive a final mark in the course. Students must be available to write the exam in person. Click here for details.

Students are encouraged to register at their home school site if it is available in the delivery model of their choice.

Physics 20

This academic program is designed to study matter and energy and their interactions. The program emphasizes the context of science by considering the interrelationship among science, technology and society. Physics 20-30 helps students understand the physics principles behind the natural events they experience and the technology they use in their daily lives. The four topics covered are: Kinematics, Dynamics, Circular Motion, Work and Energy, Oscillatory Motion and Mechanical Waves.

No classes available.

No classes available.

Prerequisite: Science 10 (50%+)

Credits: 5

Students are encouraged to register at their home school site if it is available in the delivery model of their choice.

Physics 30

TThis academic program is designed to study matter and energy and their interactions. The program emphasizes the context of science by considering the interrelationship among science, technology and society. Physics 20-30 helps students understand the physics principles behind the natural events they experience and the technology they use in their daily lives. The four topics covered are: Momentum and Impulse, Forces and Fields, Electromagnetic Radiation and Atomic Physics.

No classes available.

No classes available.

Prerequisite: Physics 20 (50%+). (Math 20-1 recommended)

Credits: 5

At this time Alberta Education is planning to administer diploma exams in August for 30 level classes. Students are required to write the diploma exam to receive a final mark in the course. Students must be available to write the exam in person. Click here for details.

Students are encouraged to register at their home school site if it is available in the delivery model of their choice.

If the class you require is full, please continue to check this website for any available seats, or choose another available site or class.




View Tuition & FeesSummer School Details


Prerequisites

If you register for a summer school class but do not meet the prerequisites, you will be withdrawn from the class with no notice. The $60 program fee is non-refundable.

Summer High School Courses