Welcome toMiddlefield Collegiate Institute!

Ms. M. Shanmugarajah

Ms. J. Tang

Mr. N. Escoffery

Ms. K. Morin

Your Guidance Team…

Creating Pathways to Success

Learning Goal:To prepare our incoming Grade 9 students with the

skills and knowledge needed to effectively request courses for your first year of high school..

Part

ON

E: Course Request 1O1: “The Basics”

Nov. 5th, 2014

Part

TW

O: Course

Request : Career

Cruising

Jan. 7th-14th, 2015

Part

TH

REE: Grade 8

Information Night @ MCI

Jan. 15th, 2015 @ 6:30pm

Diploma Requirements (O.S.S.D.) for your 4 years

18 Compulsory Credits+

12 Optional Credits=

30 Total Credits +

Successful Completion of the Ontario Secondary School

Literacy Test+

40 hours of Community Involvement

ENG1P1

GradeCourse Type

Subject

MCI Specific

Understanding Course Codes

• Applied• Academic• Open• Locally-Developed

Grade 9 & 10 Course Types

Applied (P) • A practical, more

hands-on approach with some theory

• Smaller class size • More teacher

interaction to ensure focus and direction of task

• e.g. CGC1PL

Academic (D)

• Theoretical in Approach• Abstract Thinking• Self-Directed

Learning/Independent Learner• Larger Class Size• e.g. SNC1D1

Open (O)• An opportunity to

explore an area of interest for all students

• Examples: Art, Music, Drama, Integrated Technology, Family Studies, Business, Physical Education, Learning Strategies (GLS)

• Choose your area of interest/strength/need

• e.g. PPL1O8/PPL1O9

Courses Requiring Special Permission and/or Advice

Grade 9:• Locally-Developed • ESL• Learning Strategies (GLE)

Later:• Co-Op• e-Learning• Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) – 3 Sectors• Dual Credit• Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP)• Advanced Placement

Advanced Placement

• For highly-motivated students

• Great interest in Math & Science

• Pre-AP: Grade 11• Advanced Placement:

Grade 12 – Exams

6 or 7 compulsory +

2 or 1 electives 3 additional music IF

desiredIf no music, maximum

of 3 spares entered

3 alternatesSubmit electronicallyPrint – Signatures -

Hand to homeroom teacher

Course Planner/Course Request

How do you wisely determine which courses are best for YOUR Grade 9 year?

• Research • Consult • Reflect

ASK LOTS OFQUESTIONS!

Courses can be found in :

MCI Course OfferingBooklet

(Inside the Planning Guide)

Career Cruising Website via YRDSB Website

York RegionCourse Directory

(online)

Plan Ahead in Career Cruising!

• Make entries into your Individual Pathways Planner (IPP)

Start Tomorrow

• Explore course offerings on Career Cruising Start Dec. 20th

• Create a rough draft of your course requests before January’s classroom visits and MCI Open House.

Start December 21st

IPP-Individual Pathways Plan

• Helps YOU plan your current and future pathways

• within Career Cruising • Educational information

for ALL of Canada – Apprenticeships, Colleges, Universities

• Careers• Assessments• Resume-building

What’s next?

• Guidance Counsellors will visit your school

January 7-14th, 2015 • See you and your parents/guardians

Thursday January 15th, 2015 6:30p.m. to 8:00p.m.

Where? Middlefield C.I. Cafeteria

HOOLEY

Grade 9 Registration

Booklets• All registration

booklets due to MCI on

Mon. February 2nd, 2015

• PRINT NEATLY !!!

Booley

All electronic Career Cruising

course requests due on February 23rd, 2015.

Signed hard copy course requests forms due on

the same day February 23rd, 2015.

We LOVE to meet deadlines!!!

Creating Pathways to Success