1 / 20

Explore • Experience • Enrich Learning at St. Benedict

Explore • Experience • Enrich Learning at St. Benedict. Ontario Secondary School Diploma. 30 credits . 40 hours Community Service Must be unpaid May not begin counting hours until July prior to entering Grade 9 Examples: Gift wrapping at the mall,

linh
Download Presentation

Explore • Experience • Enrich Learning at St. Benedict

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Explore • Experience • Enrich Learning at St. Benedict

  2. Ontario Secondary School Diploma • 30 credits • 40 hours Community Service • Must be unpaid • May not begin counting hours until July prior to • entering Grade 9 • Examples: Gift wrapping at the mall, • Scorekeeping sporting events. • Literacy requirement www.eqao.com • Grade 10 – Write Literacy Test • .

  3. What courses will students take to graduate? 18 Compulsory12 Electives 4 English (2 senior) including 4 1 French Religion 3 Mathematics (1 senior) 2 Science 1 Canadian History 1 Canadian Geography 1 Arts 1 Healthy Living 1 Civics & Career Studies 1 additional English/3rd Language/Social Science or Canadian Studies, Guidance and Career Education or Cooperative Education 1 Healthy Living/Arts/Business or Cooperative Education 1 Science/Technology or Cooperative Education

  4. What’s different at High School? • Year broken into 2 Semesters • September to January • February to June • Each day has: • 4 periods/classes (76 minutes) • lunch (40 minutes)

  5. What courses will I be taking in Grade 9? • English • Math Plus 2 Electives • Science • Religion • Geography • French

  6. You also get to choose 2 electives ARTS Health and Physical Education Business Technology

  7. Choosing your pathway • Types of Courses • Essential • Applied • Academic • *Enriched • Open

  8. ESSENTIAL • Designed to assist students who require additional academic support in specific subject areas to meet diploma requirements • Locally developed courses in Math, English, Science in grade 9 and 10 • Prepare students for workplace level courses in grades 11 and 12 • Student must be on an IEP

  9. APPLIED • Focus is on the essential concepts • Emphasis on the Practical Applications • Relate to familiar real-life situations and • provides students with the opportunity for • “hands-on” application of the concepts they • learn • Prepare students for college and workplace • courses in grade 11 and 12.

  10. ACADEMIC • Cover essential concepts plus additional material • Recommended Level 3 from grade 8 courses • Greater emphasis on THEORY as a basis • for future learning and problem solving • Prepare students for college and university • level courses in grade 11 and 12 • ENRICHED • Some academic courses offer an enrichment • opportunity to enhance learning for interested • and self motivated students.

  11. OPEN • Designed to prepare students for further study in a subject. • Comprise a set of expectations that are appropriate for all students. • Includes courses such as: Healthy Active Living, Religion, Information Technology, Introduction to Business, Integrated Technology, Music, Visual Arts, Dramatic Arts.

  12. What courses will I be taking in Grade 9?

  13. Making Sense of Course Codes Subject Area Course Identification M P M 1 D I Grade 1=9 2=10 3=11 4=12 Course Level D=academic P =applied L = essential O = Open

  14. What if you chose the wrong level? I’m in APPLIED but I want to be in ACADEMIC I’m in ACADEMIC but I want to be in APPLIED • COURSE CHANGES • First 2 weeks of the semester See your GUIDANCE COUNSELLOR ASAP to look at solutions.

  15. Making Your Choices: • All pathways provide good options and opportunities. • Any pathway could include an experiential learning component while in high school. • . • Be sure to follow the path that is best for you! • .

  16. Your Path • Your Choice • Your Future • Co-operative Education • Community Home Build • College Co-op (CCEP) eLearning University Co-op (UCEP) • Enrichment Opportunities Apprenticeships (OYAP) • Specialist High Skills Major • (SHSM) • OYAP Dual Credits

  17. RegistrationStudents from St. Benedict Feeder Schoolswww.wcdsb.ca/planner Due Date: January 27th2012

  18. RegistrationStudents From Non Feeder Schools Registration packages are available tonightat the guidance table in the atrium. Registration packages will also be available at your elementary schools next week. Completed registration packages to be returned ASAP before March 1stto St. Benedict guidance office

  19. Guidance All students will be assigned a guidance counsellor to assist and support them throughout secondary school. Example: Course Changes Academic Support Career Development Personal Issues

  20. Referral to • Guidance Counsellor • Teacher • Parent • Administration • Student Community Resources Post Secondary info Special Education Guidance Counsellor Academic Support Youth Care Worker Student Success Teachers Social Worker Attendance Counsellor Admin. Family Student

More Related