AP at Central Peel – Senior Years
September 29, 2014
Congratulations
Grade 10 = OPTIONS
Team
• Four years of challenging work
• Consultations with:
AP and IB schools in Ontario
heads of departments
AP teachers
RESULT:
Comprehensive AP package
for senior years
AP = Flexibility
Grades 9-10
• 5 pre-AP courses
• English, Math, Science,
French,
Geography/History
• Focus on enrichment
Grades 11-12
• Allows you to design your
own “perfect package” of
courses
• Focus on enrichment
Career Options
“Traditional” Professions
• engineer, doctor, lawyer,
teacher, accountant
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“New” Professions
Do your homework
RESEARCH
Inform yourselves
Make an informed decision
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Career Research: www. careercruising.com
Username: peel Password: 28880
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Course planning: myblueprint.ca
Activation Key: peelcentral
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University research: electronicinfo.ca
Advice
Parents
Teachers
Research
YOUR DECISION
Friends
Leave doors open
• Right course for YOU?
• Leave room for CHANGE
Packages of Course
• AP courses in your
area of interest
• MAINTAIN other AP
courses
WHY?
• Another passion
• Well-rounded individual
• Last chance to do so
• Learning is FUN
• Challenge is GOOD
• Elective credit in University
Advice from AP Students
“AP courses fill a void in the
sense that they provide an
opportunity for learning for
the sake of learning, by
encouraging students to
tackle subject matter beyond
strict educational
requirements. In this way, AP
acts as a sort of outlet for
intellectual curiosity and
higher order thinking while
also providing a strong
foundation for university
studies”
McGill, Science
“Take as many AP’s as you
can. For courses related to
your intended field of studies,
it’s much better to learn the
material for the first time in a
small high school class
environment than in a lecture
hall with 600 other people.
For areas which you don’t
intend to pursue in depth,
this could be your last
opportunity to learn
something new and
interesting. ”
McGill, History/Psychology
AP Exams
• AN option not THE option
• AP exams recommended
• NOT mandatory at the end of an AP
course
AP vs. Academic
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AP peers
AP environment / enrichment
Small classes vs. big University lecture halls
Aim high
Challenging environment = Better result
Professional athletes
AP Pilot class
MATHEMATICS
Grade 11
Grade 12
1. Mathematics
Advanced Functions Calculus - MCV4U9
AP exam – AP
- MHF4U9
Calculus AB
Mathematics – MCR3U9
Data Management - MDM4U9
AP exam – AP Statistics
ENGLISH
Grade 11
2. English
English – ENG3U9
AP exam –English Language and
Composition
Grade 12
English – ENG4U9
AP exam – AP English
Literature and Composition
SCIENCE
Grade 11
Grade 12
3. Science
Chemistry – SCH3U9
Chemistry – SCH4U9
AP exam – AP Chemistry
Biology – SBI3U0
Biology – SBI4U9
AP exam – AP Biology
Physics –SPH3U9
AP exam –AP Physics 1
Physics –SPH4U9
AP exam – AP Physics 2
FRENCH
Grade 11
Grade 12
4. French
French – FSF3U9
French – FSF4U9
AP exam – AP French Language
and Culture
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Grade 11
Grade 12
5. Social Science
Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology – Psychology – HSB4U9
AP exam – AP Psychology
HSP3U9
Economics – CIE3M9
Economics – CIA4U9
AP exam – AP
Macroeconomics
Human Geography – CGU4M9
AP exam –AP Human Geography
European History – CHY4U9
AP exam – European History
ARTS
Grade 11
6. Arts
Visual Arts – AVI3M9
Strings – AMS3O0
Grade 12
Visual Arts – AVI 4M9
AP exam – AP Art History
– AP Studio Art 2D Design
– AP Studio Art 3D Design
Strings – AMS4O0
AP exam – AP Music Theory
TIMETABLE CHALLENGE
•Not enough people
•Too many people
NEXT STEPS
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Talk to parents, teachers, peers
Do RESEARCH
Complete the survey
Return it by Oct. 6 to Ms. Matei
• MENTORING
YOUR JOB
• Incredibly difficult
process
• You can do it!
Q&A