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These sector-related programs are available to students in grade 9 and 10 in some schools that offer Specialist HighSkills Major Programs for grade 11 and 12.

Explore High Skills is a specialized program that allows students to focus their learning in an area of interest.

Sector Secondary School

Business TL Kennedy

Information and Communications Technology TL Kennedy

Explore High Skills Programs

2017-18

What are the boundaries for

Explore High Skills sectors?

To find the Explore High Skills program in your boundary, enter your home

address in the “Find Your School” tool on www.peelschools.org

What about programs offered outside

school boundary?• There are a maximum of 10 spots available in the Explore High

Skills program at each school for students who live outside of their

neighbourhood school boundary

• Students who live and apply within their neighbourhood school

boundary will be offered spots first

• If there is a spot available after offers have been made to students

who live within the boundary, then offers will be made to students

living outside the boundary

• Busing will not be provided

Explore High Skills Program Content

Curriculum Connections Activities allow students to connect their classroom learning to their

pathway plans, and their future workplace.

Development of Learning Skills Skill development helps students prepare for the workplace (responsibility,

organization, independent work, collaboration, initiative, and self-

regulation).

Experiential Learning Activities and Certifications Sector-related community involvement, experiential learning, and

certifications.

6 Program Components1. focused learning activities

2. community involvement

3. learning skills

4. certification and training

5. experiential learning

6. Individual Pathway Plan

1. Focused Learning Activities

• classroom activities in grade 9 and in grade 10

• allow students to make connections between their

classroom learning and their pathway plans

• topics related to the sector

• 6 hours in length

2. Community Involvement

• Students will complete a minimum of 20 hours of

approved sector-related community involvement by

the end of grade 10.

3. Learning Skills

• Students will develop selected learning skills required in

the sector: responsibility, organization, independent work,

collaboration, initiative, and self-regulation.

4. Certification

• Students earn one sector-recognized certification/training

program in grade 9 or 10.

5. Experiential Learning Activity

• Students will participate in one sector-related

experiential learning activity to explore

learning and working in the sector.

6. Individual Pathway PlanStudents will continue their Individual Pathway Plan (IPP) using myBlueprintincluding:

• surveys

• resume builder

• post-secondary planner

• portfolio and reflections

• occupation planner

• goal-setting

• course selection

Video

Link to video?

I don’t know how to do this . . .

Can I apply to both the EHS

program and RLCP? Yes. Grade 8 students can submit applications for both the Explore High Skills program and Regional Learning Choices Program. However, a student can only accept one offer.

All other applications/offers will automatically be unavailable, once one offer has been accepted. Parent(s)/guardian(s) will need to reply to the acceptance email to confirm the offer. Once the offer is accepted, this is irreversible by the parent.

Applications

All grade 8 students can submit applications for up to three Explore High Skills programs, including those offered at locations other than their neighbourhood school.

Opens: Nov. 9, 2016Closes: Nov. 25, 2016 at 4 p.m.Offers: Feb. 15, 16, & 17, 2017Waitlist: Feb. 21, 2017

To apply, visit www.peelschools.org/ExploreHighSkills

The questions on

the application

can be

completed online

or in word and

copied over.

Questions?

Please visit

www.makingmyway.ca