Building the Entrepreneurial Mindset (BEM1O1)
Do you want to impress your teachers and be successful in your future jobs? The BEM1O1 course will help you learn the software tools and communication skills that you need for life in our digital world.
In this course, students will learn what makes an entrepreneur thrive and the skills required to succeed in today’s business environment. Students will begin to develop their own entrepreneurial mindset, and learn why it’s important to take initiative, adapt to change, find creative solutions, and understand the financial considerations of entrepreneurship. This hands-on course will use business software and applications to help students plan and develop their entrepreneurial ideas and learn how to present them to a target audience. Throughout the course, students will enhance their communications skills as well as develop and refine their project management skills, including goal setting, time management, and networking.
Note: This course replaces BTT1O1 and BTT2O1 Information and Communications Technology
Launching and Leading a Business (BEP2O1)
Not sure what business is all about? Want to know what is going on when it comes to your money?
This course introduces students to the world of business and what is required to be successful, ethical, and responsible in today’s economy. Students will develop the knowledge and skills needed to be an entrepreneur who knows how to respond to local and global market opportunities. Throughout the course, students will explore and understand the responsibility of managing different functions of a business. This includes accounting, marketing, information and communication technology, financial management, human resources, and production. Prerequisite: None
Note: This course replaces BBI2O1 Introduction to Business
Grade 11 Courses
Financial Accounting Fundamentals (BAF3M)
Grade 11, University/College Preparation
This course introduces students to the fundamental principles and procedures of accounting. Students will develop financial analysis and decision-making skills that will assist them in future studies and/or career opportunities in business. Students will acquire an understanding of accounting for a service and a merchandising business, computerized accounting, financial analysis, and ethics and current issues in accounting. Prerequisite: None
Marketing: Goods, Services, Events (BMI3C)
Grade 11, College Preparation
This course introduces the fundamental concepts of product marketing, which includes the marketing of goods, services, and events. Students will examine how trends, issues, global economic changes, and information technology influence consumer buying habits. Students will engage in marketing research, develop marketing strategies, and produce a marketing plan for a product of their choice. Prerequisite: None
Sports, Fashion and Entertainment Marketing (IDC3O)
Grade 11, Open
This course explores the important role that sports, fashion and entertainment play in our modern economy. Using diverse resources and research methods, students will analyze the depiction of sports and entertainment in a variety of media. Students will obtain an understanding of business fundamentals and how to apply these fundamentals to the fields of sports and entertainment. This course revolves around the 4Ps of the Marketing Mix: Product, Price, Place, Promotion. Each element is analyzed using Sports and Entertainment as a focus. Prerequisite: None
Grade 12 Courses
Financial Accounting Principles (BAT4M)
Grade 12, University/College Preparation
This course introduces students to advanced accounting principles that will prepare them for postsecondary studies in business. Students will learn about financial statements for various forms of business ownership and how those statements are interpreted in making business decisions. This course expands students’ knowledge of sources of financing, further develops accounting methods for assets, and introduces accounting for partnerships and corporations.
Prerequisite: Financial Accounting Fundamentals, Grade 11, University/College Preparation
International Business Fundamentals (BBB4M)
Grade 12, University/College Preparation
This course provides an overview of the importance of international business and trade in the global economy and explores the factors that influence success in international markets. Students will learn about the techniques and strategies associated with marketing, distribution, and managing international business effectively. This course prepares students for postsecondary programs in business, including international business, marketing, and management. Prerequisite: None
Business Leadership: Management Fundamentals (BOH4M)
Grade 12, University/College Preparation
This course focuses on the development of leadership skills used in managing a successful business. Students will analyse the role of a leader in business, with a focus on decision making, management of group dynamics, workplace stress and conflict, motivation of employees, and planning. Effective business communication skills, ethics, and social responsibility are also emphasized. Prerequisite: None
Other Opportunities
Junior Achievement Program (JA)
At AMHS we partner with Junior Achievement, a not-for-profit organization that provides real life situations for students to connect
Financial Literacy
Our school is committed to helping students improve their financial literacy skills as we believe it is a skill that is becoming more complex in nature. Our goal is to empower students with the knowledge to make more informed financial decisions. Whether it involves saving, budgeting, investing or financing, we provide opportunities for students to develop these skills.
Stock Market Simulation
Financial Literacy Club