THREE reasons
to earn an ARTS
CERTIFICATE
How to Earn Your
Certificate of
Concentration
It is with great excitement that
the Visual & Performing Arts
Department offers a NEW
incentive “Certificate of
Concentration in the Visual and
Performing Arts”.
in
Visual and
Performing
Arts
1. You will get to take arts
and related courses every
year of high school while
striving for a committed
level of achievement.
2. You will be able to include
this certificate and letter of
reference in your portfolios
as an example of your
commitment and
dedication to your craft.
3. You will have your name
posted on the school’s
website and in the Purple
and Proud as a way of
celebrating your personal
success as well as
promoting the Arts at St.
Joseph Secondary School.
@
St. Joseph
Secondary School
St. Joseph Secondary School
5555 Creditview Road
Mississauga, Ontario L5V 2B9
Phone (905) 812-1376
Fax (905) 812-0812
www.dpcdsb.org/JOESS
HOW TO EARN
YOUR ARTS
CERTIFICATE OF
CONCENTRATION
Visual Arts Connections:
TGJ2O Communications Technology
TGJ3M Communications Technology
TGP3M Communications Technology
Digital Imagery & Web Design
HNC3O Fashion & Creative Expression
TGJ4M Communications Technology
TGP4M Communications Technology
Criteria to be eligible to receive
the “Certificate of Concentration
in the Visual and Performing
Arts will require students to earn
a minimum average of 60% in
each certificate barring course.
Students must complete 6 Arts
Credits coded with an “A”
(ADA, AMI, AMG, AMV, AVI,
AWM, AWP) the codes for
Drama, Music and Visual Arts.
However, there are many courses
that complement the arts and help
to foster a rounded arts education
and students’ career goals. To
this end, students may also obtain
this certificate with a minimum
of any 4 Arts Credits along with
a maximum of 2 related courses
within other departments from
the connections included.
Digital Imagery & Web Design
Dramatic Arts Connections:
EPS3O Presentation & Speaking Skills
EWC4U Writer’s Craft
Music has 10 courses to choose from:
Instrumental
Guitar
Vocal
1 credit – PATH related to the Arts
2 credits - Cooperative Education
related to the Arts
What do I do once I
have met all the criteria?
Students interested in receiving this
certificate must self refer and present a
credit summary to the VPA department
head to show they earned the required
credits with the required grades. If the
student has met all requirements, the
official certificate along with a letter of
reference pertaining to the certificate
will be issued.
OTHER AWARDS
of DISTINCTION:
Remember we also have awards not
only for the hightest marks in each of
our courses but also grade level music
awards from the Streetsville Musicorp,
senior Visual Arts awards such as the
Curry’s Art Store Award for a Gr. 11
student, the AGO Award for a Gr. 12
student and the Cathy Parker Art
Award also for a Gr. 12 student and the
Gr. 12 Living Arts Award for a grade
12 Drama student.
BEST OF LUCK!