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Newfoundland and Labrador publishes its curriculum as long official documents written for teachers. This page is the same content, translated for the fridge door: each subject below shows this year's units and the skills inside them. If a skill sounds unfamiliar, that's the point — now you know what to ask about at dinner.
Mathematics this year
Math builds in layers, and this year's layer matters — each unit below leans on the ones before it. In Newfoundland and Labrador, that's Mathematics 1201 (Academic) — 5 units, 42 skills.
Roots and Powers
- The meaning of a radical's index
- Perfect squares and perfect cubes
- Mixed and entire radicals
Factors and Products
- Binomials as an area model
- Common factors and the factor-multiply link
Relations and Functions
- Situations and graphs
- Recognizing linear relations
- Intercepts of a linear relation
Measurement
- Surface area of 3-D objects
- Referents and estimating linear measure
See the full Mathematics 1201 (Academic) curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Mathematics this year
Math builds in layers, and this year's layer matters — each unit below leans on the ones before it. In Newfoundland and Labrador, that's Mathematics 1202 — 4 units, 32 skills.
Consumerism and Getting Paid
- Unit price and best buy
- Exchanging currency
- Methods of earning income
Measuring Length, Area, and Angles
- The SI system
- Converting SI and imperial units
- Measuring and estimating length
See the full Mathematics 1202 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
English Language Arts this year
Reading, writing, and speaking skills deepen this year — less "can they read it," more "what do they make of it." In Newfoundland and Labrador, that's English Language Arts 1201 (Academic) — 3 units, 19 skills.
Speaking and Listening
- Strategies for effective informal communication
- Active listening to analyze ideas and information
- Refining presentation skills in formal contexts
Reading and Viewing
- Engaging with text forms and selecting for purpose
- Strategies for meaning and comprehension of texts
Writing and Representing
- Approaches and strategies in inquiry and research
- Creating texts for purposes and audiences
- Demand and process writing with the six traits
See the full English Language Arts 1201 (Academic) curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
English Language Arts this year
Reading, writing, and speaking skills deepen this year — less "can they read it," more "what do they make of it." In Newfoundland and Labrador, that's English Language Arts 1202 (Applied) — 3 units, 19 skills.
Speaking and Listening
- Strategies for effective informal communication
- Active listening to analyze ideas and information
- Refining presentation skills in formal contexts
Reading and Viewing
- Engaging with text forms and selecting for purpose
- Strategies for meaning and comprehension of texts
Writing and Representing
- Approaches and strategies in inquiry and research
- Creating texts for purposes and audiences
- Demand and process writing with the six traits
See the full English Language Arts 1202 (Applied) curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
English Language Arts this year
Reading, writing, and speaking skills deepen this year — less "can they read it," more "what do they make of it." In Newfoundland and Labrador, that's Literacy 1204 — 3 units, 23 skills.
Reading and Viewing
- Building broader general knowledge from texts
- Setting topics and questions for inquiry
Speaking and Listening
- Expressing ideas appropriately for the situation
Writing and Representing
- Using features and structures to create texts
See the full Literacy 1204 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Science this year
Science gets more structured this year — real investigations, real explanations, real vocabulary. In Newfoundland and Labrador, that's Science 1206 — 3 units, 27 skills.
Earth and Space Science
- The hydrosphere and atmosphere as heat sinks
- Heat transfer and weather systems
Physical Science
- Naming and writing chemical formulas
- The variables of motion
- WHMIS and safe handling of lab materials
Life Science
- Similar ecosystems in different places
- Bioaccumulation through the food chain
See the full Science 1206 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Social Studies this year
Social studies widens the lens this year — history, geography, and how communities and governments work. In Newfoundland and Labrador, that's Social Studies 1202 (Applied) — 4 units, 23 skills.
Social Studies Concepts and Skills - 1. Civic Engagement
- The principles of Canadian democracy
Social Studies Concepts and Skills - 2. Inquiry and Research
- Using the tools of analysis
- The inquiry process
Civics - 3. Citizenship, Power, and Governance
- Power and privilege
- The significance of rights
- How government is organized in Canada
Economics - 4. Individuals, Societies, and Economic Decisions
- Scarcity and making decisions
- Competition in the marketplace
- Specialization and trade
See the full Social Studies 1202 (Applied) curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
French this year
French builds through listening, speaking, and simple reading — confidence first, grammar second. In Newfoundland and Labrador, that's Core French 1200 — 5 units, 40 skills.
Oral Interaction (Speaking and Listening)
- Main ideas in oral texts
- Asking a variety of questions
Reading and Viewing
- Main idea in written and visual texts
- Using reading strategies
Writing and Representing
- Creating short simple texts
- Using the writing process
- Culture in writing: holidays, presence, and figures
Appreciation of Language and Cultural Diversity
- Identifying francophone populations
- Holidays in one's own culture
See the full Core French 1200 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
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Common questions
What does my child learn in Grade 10 in Newfoundland and Labrador?
Newfoundland and Labrador's official curriculum sets out Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, French for Grade 10 — 250 specific skills in total. The big themes: Mathematics covers roots and powers and factors and products; Mathematics covers consumerism and getting paid and formulas; English Language Arts covers speaking and listening and reading and viewing. The full list is on this page.
Is this the official Newfoundland and Labrador curriculum?
It's built from Newfoundland and Labrador's official program of studies, reorganized into plain language — and each subject links to a course page that quotes the ministry's own wording and links to the government source, so you can check our work. One honest caveat: we're not the ministry, curricula do change, and we can't guarantee this reflects the very latest revision, so confirm anything important against the live provincial curriculum data.
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MapleMind isn't affiliated with any ministry of education. We build these guides from each province's official program of studies and refresh them from time to time — but curricula change, and we can't guarantee this page reflects the very latest revision. Always confirm against the live provincial curriculum data. Last updated 2026-08-15.
Social Studies this year
Social studies widens the lens this year — history, geography, and how communities and governments work. In Newfoundland and Labrador, that's Social Studies 1201 (Academic) — 4 units, 25 skills.
Social Studies Concepts and Skills - 1. Civic Engagement
Social Studies Concepts and Skills - 2. Inquiry and Research
- Evidence, comparison, and causation
- Framing questions and gathering information
+ 2 more skills in this unit →Civics - 3. Citizenship, Power, and Governance
- Power and privilege
- The significance of rights
- How government is organized in Canada
+ 7 more skills in this unit →Economics - 4. Individuals, Societies, and Economic Decisions
- Scarcity and rational decision-making
- Competition in the marketplace
- Specialization and trade
+ 7 more skills in this unit →See the full Social Studies 1201 (Academic) curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →