Welcome to the OKM Course Selection Meeting

1. Welcometo theOKMCourse Selection Meeting Grade 11 Students Going into Grade 12

3. Proud to Be Huskies Academic Achievement Provincial Exams Report Cards Scholarships

4. Proud to be Huskies Academic Excellence Honours Programs Math Science English Advanced Placement Programs

5. Proud to be Huskies Support for ALL students Learning Assistance, Behavioural & Special Needs Support Counsellors Academic Intervention (AI) for Struggling Learners

6. Proud to Be Huskies Athletic Achievement Teams that have reached a high level of competition

7. Proud to Be Huskies Fine Arts

8. What do We Stand For? Lake O’Hara Meeting Feb. 19th at 7 pm All parents, students, chaperones

9. The Course Selection Process:Why is it so Important? Students select their courses Individual course requests are tallied The overall number of sections needed in each course are calculated (7 sections of English 11) The master timetable is built based upon that number of sections for each course Students are loaded into course sections based upon the choices they made in February.

10. The Course Selection Process:Why is accuracy so Important? This means that … If you chose Biology in February and you decide in June that you would like to take Photo you may not be able to because we staffed for the Biology class.

11. BC Graduation Program The BC Graduation Program begins in grade 10. This means that the courses students take in their grade 10, 11 and 12 years will become their permanent graduation transcript.

12. BC Graduation ProgramGrade 11 Required courses for graduation include: An English 11 A Math 11 A Science 11 Social Studies 11* (PE 10 and Planning 10 – in the unlikely event these were not completed in grade 10) (*this course has a Provincial Exam worth 20% of the student’s grade)

13. BC Graduation ProgramGrade 12 Required courses for graduation include: An English 12* 3 Additional grade 12 level courses Graduation Transitions (MAP) (*this course has a Provincial Exam worth 40% of the student’s grade)

14. Post Secondary Entrance RequirementsGrade 11 Some Universities have grade 11 completion requirements for certain subjects and programs. These courses are not used in the calculation of the student’s admission average. Some examples of this are… A second language 11 for entrance Pre-Calculus Math 11 for entrance Chemistry 11 and Physics 11 for B.Sc.

16. Post Secondary Entrance RequirementsGrade 12 Most post secondary institutions will calculate a student’s admission average based upon 4 or 5 approved academic subjects, one being English 12 It is each student’s responsibility to check the specific requirements of the school and program they wish to apply for. Information can be found on the institutions’ websites, view books in the counselling centre, the What’s Next Guide and the information board outside the counselling Centre.

19. New Courses for Next Year Social Media Environmental Studies 2 Credit Metal / Plasma 2 Credit Fashion Accessories Dance

21. Timeline Parent information night: February 5th 7pm Course selection assembly for Grade 11 Classes: Thursday February 14th Signed course selection sheets returned for data entry: Friday, February 22nd

22. If you require further information please email one of the counsellors Ms. Green (last names A – L) Marilyn.green@sd23.bc.ca Mrs. Proch (last names M – Z) Lorna.proch@sd23.bc.ca

23. Contact us 250 870 5108 Counselling and course selection: Marilyn Green (A to L) or Lorna Proch (M to Z) Learning Support: Beth Parks Behaviour Support: Lynn Corry Academic Intervention: Solenn Dishaw Administration: Leanne Zorn, Michael Kormany or Mark Watson Registration: Sandra Cuerrier

24. QUESTIONS?

25. Thank you all for coming