Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School

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Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School

• Grade 9
• September 2008

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Notre Dame C.S.S.Structure

• Semester School - Courses offered on a half-year
  basis
• Generally, 8 subjects in two blocks
  - 4 subjects from September to January
  -
  Another 4 subjects from February to June
• The 4 subjects are taken daily for the semester
• 4 period day, each period length is 75 minutes.

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• Ontario Secondary School Program

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ONTARIO SECONDARY SCHOOL DIPLOMA

• 30 credits (110 hours each)
• 18 compulsory credits
• 12 elective credits
• (4 Religion courses are compulsory, 1 in each
  year)
• 40 hrs. community service
• Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test

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18 Compulsory Credits
4 credits in English (1 credit per grade) 1
credit in French as a second language 3 credits
in mathematics (at least 1 in Gr. 11 or 12) 2
credits in science 1 credit in Canadian history 1
credit in Canadian geography 1 credit in the arts
(music, visual arts, drama) 1 credit in health
and physical education .5 credit in civics .5
credit in career studies (grade
10) Plus..
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Compulsory Credits (contd.)
Plus 1 additional credit in English or FSL or
an additional language, or a social science,
or Canadian and world studies, or Guidance, or
Co-op 1 additional credit in health and physical
education, or business studies, or the arts
(music, visual arts, or drama), or
Co-op 1 additional credit in science (grades 11
or 12), or technological education (grades 9-12),
or Co-op
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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Encourages civic responsibility, promotes
  community values
• Supports students career explorations
  reinforces importance of volunteering
• Minimum 40 hours in addition to 30 credits,
  completed over 4 years
• Broad range of unpaid activities
• Minimal school involvement
• Provincial policies/guidelines governing
  placements

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Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test

• Students take a Literacy Test in Grade 10
• Students must pass the test to graduate
• Achievement is recorded on OST
• Based on language and communication expectations
  of the curriculum up to and including Gr. 9
• If student is unable to meet standard
• on first attempt
• Remedial help will be available
• Student must retake test until standard is met
• OLC Ontario Literacy Course

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Course Types

• Academic, Applied or Locally Developed ()
• English ()
• Mathematics ()
• Science ()
• French
• History
• Geography

• Open
• Music
• Art
• Business
• Technology
• Health and Physical Education
• Social Science
• GLS/GLE Learning Strategies

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Academic or Applied???

• Academic
• Academic courses cover essential concepts plus
  additional material.
• While course work exposes students to both
  theories and practical applications, there is a
  greater emphasis on THEORY and ABSTRACT thinking
  as a basis for future learning and problem
  solving.

Currently working at Level 3 4 Approximately
75 or better.
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Academic or Applied???

• Applied
• Applied courses focus on the essential concepts.
  
• While course work exposes students to both
  theories and practical applications, the emphasis
  is on PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS.
• Course work relates to familiar real-life
  situations and provides students with the
  opportunity for hands-on application of the
  concepts they learn.

• Currently working at level 1-3.
• Between 50-75

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ACADEMIC APPLIED

• Similarities
• both academic and applied courses require
  students to learn the essential knowledge and
  skills
• prepare students for the grade ten literacy test
• in grade 9, prepare students for either stream in
  grade ten
• Differences
• instructional strategies and materials
• methods of assessment and evaluation
• additional related course work is covered in
  Academic

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What is an Open Course?

• Open courses have
• one set of expectations
• for the subject being taken.

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Locally Developed C.C.(Essential)

• The grade 09 and grade 10 locally developed
  compulsory credit (LDCC) courses have been
  designed to meet the educational needs of
  students whose skills in reading, writing,
  mathematics and science fall within the grade 4 -
  7 range. 
• In order to develop these essential skills, the
  Ministry of Education has approved the use of 
  locally developed compulsory credit courses in
  English, mathematics, and science. 

• Below level 1 achievement
• 49 or less.

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Changing Course Type for Grade 10

• Students will be able to move from APPLIED
  courses in Grade 9 to ACADEMIC courses.
• Students will be able to move from ACADEMIC
  courses in Grade 9 courses to APPLIED courses in
  Grade 10
• Repeat / Summer School / Transfer Course

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Course Types
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The following diagram illustrates a generalized
overview of the destination-based pathways. The
possibilities are endless!  
Grade 9
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 12
Academic
Academic
University
University
Applied
Applied
College
College
Workplace
Workplace
L.D.C.C.
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Grade 9 Elective Courses

• Food and Nutrition
• Health Physical Education
• Introduction to Information Technology in
  Business
• Integrated Technologies
• Transportation (Auto), Manufacturing
  Construction (Wood), Personal Services.
• Learning Strategies
• Music
• Visual Arts

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Extra Curricular Activities

• Fall, Winter, Spring Sports Teams
• Football, Basketball, Hockey, Volleyball, Soccer,
  Baseball, Tennis, Rugby, Golf, Lacrosse,
  Badminton,
• Field Hockey, Track and Field, Cross Country,
  Swimming, Ultimate Frisbee.
• After School Clubs
• Year Book, Debating, Photography, Tutoring, Reach
  for the Top, Wellness Committee, Multicultural,
  Social Action, and more
• Student Council
• Grade rep, Dances, Fund Raising, Leadership
  Development.

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• Thank you for your time.

Notre Dame C.S.S.