Welcome to
Middlefield Collegiate Institute!
Your Guidance Team…
Ms. M. Shanmugarajah
Ms. K. Morin
Ms. J. Tang
Mr. N. Escoffery
Creating Pathways to Success
Learning Goal:
“The Basics”
Nov. 5th,
2014
Course
Request :
Career
Cruising
Jan. 7th-14th,
2015
Part THREE:
Course
Request 1O1:
Part TWO:
Part ONE:
To prepare our incoming Grade 9 students with the
skills and knowledge needed to effectively request courses
for your first year of high school..
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
Course Type
Grade
ENG1P1
Subject
MCI Specific
Understanding Course Codes
Grade 9 & 10 Course Types
•
•
•
•
Applied
Academic
Open
Locally-Developed
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
• 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
Open (O)
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
Course Planner/Course Request
6
2
or 7 compulsory +
or 1 electives
3 additional music IF
desired
If no music, maximum
of 3 spares entered
3 alternates
Submit electronically
Print – Signatures Hand to homeroom
teacher
How do you wisely determine
which courses are best for YOUR Grade 9 year?
• Research
• Consult
• Reflect
ASK LOTS OF
QUESTIONS!
Courses can be found in :
MCI Course Offering
Booklet
(Inside the Planning Guide)
Career Cruising Website
via YRDSB Website
York Region
Course 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
Grade 9
Registration
Booklets
HOOLEY
Booley
• All registration
booklets due to
MCI on
Mon. February 2nd, 2015
• PRINT
NEATLY
!!!
We LOVE to meet deadlines!!!
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.
Creating Pathways to Success