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Success in Secondary School
This on-line Program and Course Calendar has been assembled for you and your parents. It is a resource to help you decide which courses you would like to take next year and offer tips and tricks and suggestions to make those decisions easier to make. Here are a few things to think about to help make your school experience fun and successful. Many of our students go straight from secondary school to work or apprenticeship. If you think this is what you want then choose courses that will help you find... Featured in Starting High School
High school is a very exciting time in your life. It is a time to learn, expand your knowledge, mature toward adulthood and a career and to create some of the best memories of your life. Avon Maitland Secondary schools offer a wide variety of programs designed to meet your needs and guide you toward reaching your full potential.
When you first enter your high school, it may...
Welcome to High School...
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Effective July 1, 2011, students will be able to start accumulating community involvement hours in the summer before they enter grade 9. Research shows that early involvement in community service helps students build a spirit of civic responsibility which can then be expanded as they move through secondary school.
Community Involvement Hours must be completed, unpaid, outside...
Changes to Community Invol...
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Student Success
Every secondary school has a Student Success Team which works to ensure that every student has a successful secondary school experience. Members of the SS Team include the Principal (or Vice-Principal), Guidance, Student Success and Special Education Teachers. Student Success Teams develop credit rescue, credit recovery and transitional plans with students....
Skills For Success...
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Bullying is not tolerated in AMDSB schools
What to do about bullying
Walk away from the situation
Do not respond – don’t talk back, don’t email back, don’t hit back
Tell an adult whom you trust about the situation – a bus driver, coach, teacher, principal
Find a friend to be with in places you don’t feel safe
For more information about...
Be A Verb...
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Want more information about a course?
Course outlines for all courses are available from your school principal. You can also get copies of the Ontario Curriculum Policy documents on the Ministry website.
Do I need to take courses in a particular order?
Many courses in grades 11 and 12 have prerequisites which must be met before admission to the course is normally allowed....
More Info About Courses...
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Academic – emphasize theoretical, abstract applications of the essential concepts and incorporate practical applications as appropriate.
Applied – develop students’ knowledge and skills by emphasizing practical, concrete applications of essential concepts. Theoretical applications are incorporated as appropriate.
Open – designed to provide students with a broad...
Four types of courses are ...
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