Acton High School

BUSINESS STUDIES

Acton Business in the News!

ABC Company, a project for students in Grade 10 Business has received much press lately as well as funding from local community partners. Students can receive up to $3000 to run their OWN business each summer with mentorship from business owners and employees in Halton Hills. We are also very excited to have received the Government of Ontario's Community Connected Experiential Learning Grant this year for $5000. See our articles in the IFP and link to our brand new website abc.actonhighschool.ca here !

Spiritwear! Please see Ms. Houston if you would like to order school spiritwear.

Business in the school:

We have a school store at Acton HS and we are always looking for volunteers to help run the store. Some of the tasks include sales, accounting, inventory control and more! If interested please see Ms. Houston in the Math/Science Office or email her at [email protected]

DECA Business Club: DECA is an international business club that is very popular in Ontario. See deca.ca for more information. The deadline for entry this year is October 15th. See her for more information.

Business in the School:

The courses offered by the Business Studies Department are:

Grade 10 - Introduction to Business
- A course which introduces students to the fundamentals of all business studies courses. Students will also explore finance topics, functions of a business including accounting and marketing, and entrepreneurship. Some of the projects in this course include Big Corporation Ethics, Accounting Monopoly, and ABC Company with the Region of Halton, Chamber of Commerce and Acton BIA.

Grade 11 Marketing
- A course which looks in depth at the functions performed by Marketing Departments and Businesses. Students will look at the 4Ps in detail as well as consumer behaviour and current ethical issues. Some projects for the course include facilitating school-wide focus groups, branding the school store, taste tests, and the development of a marketing plan.

Grade 11 and 12 Accounting
- Students will begin by exploring fundamental concepts such as categories of accounts and journal entries. They will progress through the entire accounting cycle by concluding with financial statement creation. The Grade 12 course utilizes the information from the Grade 11 Course to perform financial analysis on real world companies. Students will work in Quickbooks Accounting software to provide real-world applicability and look at developing their own company as well.

Grade 12 International Business
- Students will explore business outside of the Canadian borders as most business crosses national lines in the Global Economy. The course looks at fundamentals such as the calculations of GDP and currency exchange rates as well as cultural, ethical and marketing concerns of international business. Some projects include ethical debates, international product creation as well as developing skills through case studies.

Last Updated: October 6, 2017