, ▁draft ing , ▁mechan ics , ▁electron ics , ▁computer ▁science ▁and ▁robot ics . ▁Temple ton ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁M ini - Sch ool ▁Program ▁for ▁children ▁who ▁want ▁to ▁take ▁part , ▁from ▁gr ades ▁ 8 - 1 2 . ▁The ▁objective ▁of ▁the ▁M ini ▁School ▁is ▁to ▁fost er ▁inter dis cipl inary ▁learning ▁and ▁environmental ▁ste ward ship ▁through ▁activities ▁and ▁field ▁tri ps ▁that ▁bring ▁the ▁students ▁together ▁for ▁a ▁more ▁closer ▁relationship ▁with ▁each ▁other . ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁M ini - Sch ool ▁students ▁who ▁can ▁afford ▁it ▁go ▁to ▁Str ath con a ▁Park ▁in ▁gr ades ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 0 ▁and ▁ 1 2 , ▁B am field ▁Marine ▁Science ▁Centre ▁( grade ▁ 8 ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁grade ▁specific ▁destin ations , ▁such ▁as ▁Victoria ▁( grade ▁ 1 0 ) ▁and ▁Ash land , ▁Oregon ▁( grade ▁ 1 1 ). ▁Temple ton ▁Second ary ▁also ▁offers ▁English ▁and ▁Soci als ▁En rich ed ▁Program s ▁for ▁gr ades ▁ 8 - 1 1 , ▁in ▁which ▁students ▁follow ▁the ▁same ▁curr icul um ▁of ▁the ▁regular ▁English ▁and ▁Soci als ▁program ▁but ▁goes ▁into ▁further ▁detail ▁of ▁literature ▁and ▁them es ▁and ▁requires ▁independent ▁analysis ▁and ▁thought ▁of ▁literature ▁( English ) ▁and ▁challeng es ▁the ▁lear ner ▁and ▁critical ▁thinking ▁( So ci als ). ▁ ▁Both ▁En rich ed ▁courses ▁have ▁more ▁emphas is ▁on ▁group ▁work ▁and ▁to ▁an ▁extent