Stephen Leacock C.I. - LTV Television Network

About our courses.
Television @ Stephen Leacock provides a fun and challenging curriculum aimed at the senior grade levels. In a facility unrivalled anywhere in an Ontario secondary school environment; you can begin your journey in Grade nine by taking integrated technology, where you can explore several technology-related pathways. Grade 10 will offer you a variety of Communication Technology courses (See the Course Selection pages for more details). These junior-level courses help students prepare for the television program which begins in grade eleven.

TGV3M2 - Grade 11 Television Production (2 credits):
This course will give students a fully-rounded introduction to studio-based television broadcasting. In this course students will: learn lighting techniques, camera operation and theory (both studio and portable) sound production and theory and post production concepts such as editing and special effects creation will be introduced. Additionally, the importance of teamwork, punctuality, working safely and a commitment to excellance will be stressed in all aspects of the course curriculum.

This course is comprised of half-day classes (either all-morning or all-afternoon), students work toward being able to produce the announcements in a live TV show format. The announcements are broadcast live throughout the school on our closed-circuit television system. We also stream the announcements out to our YouTube channel, which had 34,000 hits last semester! Additionally, interested students have the opportunity to participate in Radio Leacock, our live radio station which is broadcast out of the Studio 6 Audio Control Room. Radio Leacock is also the only high school internet radio station currently operating in Canada!

In addition to the live TV broadcast, students are expected to produce a variety of challenging group and individual assignments related to the associated curriculum which is taught in the attached classroom.

TGJ4MW - Grade 12 Television Production (1 credit):
This course will give students an opportunity to extend and broaden their knowledge of television production by building on the core concepts learned in the grade eleven TGJ3MK course. The senior members of LTV will be required to take on a leadership role in the running of the LTV station and they will have to produce content for the LTV news crew such as; in-depth news stories or mini-documentaries on topics of interest to the Leacock school body. The grade 12 curriculum also instructs students in the art of special effects and shooting on green screen. Students will have the opportunity to specialize in areas of interest such as, editing, post production, camera, sound, audio production and directing. Course participants will be expected to produce a 'portfolio worthy' product by the end of the course.