education beyond the walls

Education beyond the wallsGlengarry District High School

Experiential learning

Co-op opportunities

SHSM’s

Bilingual opportunities

Expanded programming opportunities

The Glengarry Solution:Meeting Ministry of Education Priorities

Source: Creating Pathways to Success Policy and Program Requirements:An Education and Career/Life Planning Program for Ontario Schools

Experiential Learning, Co-op & SHSM’sGlengarry Memorial Hospital

• Information technology

• Physical plant management

• Medical record keeping

• Data management

• Physical, occupational and speech language therapy

• Dietician

• Rehab assistant

• Lab technology

• Diagnostic imaging

• Personal support worker

• Nursing

• Recreation/activities administration

Experiential Learning, Co-op & SHSM’sGlengarry Memorial Hospital

• Car dealerships

• Home Hardware

• Canadian Tire

• Pharmacies

• Grocery store

• Boutiques

Experiential Learning, Co-op & SHSM’sSales

• Welding shops• Machinist shops• Auto mechanics • Local carpenters• Door and window installers• Painters• Plumbers• Heating and air conditioning

specialists• Small engine repair shops and dealers• Environmental engineer

Experiential Learning, Co-op & SHSM’sTrades

• Florists

• Golf course

• Landscapers

• Funeral homes

• Restaurants

• Butcher shops

Experiential Learning, Co-op & SHSM’sServices

• Chiropractor

• Acupuncture

• Dental hygienists

• Dental surgeons

• Eye specialists

• Foot specialists

• Veterinarian

Experiential Learning, Co-op & SHSM’s

• Courtroom

• Law offices

• Accountants

• Financial advisors

Clerical, Law & FinanceAdditional Medical Fields

Experiential Learning, Co-op & SHSM’s

GDHS is the only high school in the area that is able to support three Specialist High Skills Major programs (SHSM’s):

Transportation;Health & Wellness; and Hospitality & Tourism.

Bilingual Opportunities

The provincial document‘A Framework for Frenchas a Second Language in Ontario Schools’ states:

“High levels of engagement in FSL by adult role models in the school, home and community highlight for students the value that is placed on learning additional languages, especially French, in Ontario.”

GDHS Capture Rates

Parents and students from coterminous boards recognize the value of GDHS’s unique advantages

Boundary 20/20 left Glengarry with a 35% reduction of its catchment arealeaving Laggan as its only feeder school

Despite this change, Glengarry has been able to attract 95-100% of St Finnan’s Catholic School elementary graduates

GDHS is a destination for upwards of 20 students a year who graduate from one of the French elementary Boards and switch over to GDHS in Grade 7 or Grade 9

Capture RatesUCDSB “Building for the Future” Report

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Did we mention that these opportunities are within walking distance?

Education beyond the walls