ECSS Guidance Services

Grade Nine Transition Day

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

THE GUIDANCE AND CAREER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Counsellors

▫ A to De Mrs. Patrick/Mrs. Memme ▫ Dh to J Ms. Milani▫ K to P Ms. Ventrice▫ Q to Z Ms. Finelli

Guidance Office Manager

Mrs. Genova

Our goal is to equip students with the tools they need to find success in school, in the

workplace, and in their daily lives.

Support student transition from:• elementary to high school• high school to a post -

secondary destination

TRANSITION SUPPORT

WHAT ACADEMIC SUPPORT IS PROVIDED?

Academic Development

❑ “POP UP” Guidance office

❑ course selections❑ diploma

requirements❑ updating of

academic records❑ Continuing

Education/SHSM opportunities

❑ post-secondary planning

❑ post-secondary networking

❑ student advocacy❑ Student Success

Team❑ enrichment

opportunities❑ pathway planning

WHAT PERSONAL SUPPORTS ARE PROVIDED?

Interpersonal Development

❑ understanding and managing stress❑ community partners❑ restorative interventions❑ peer mediation❑ school social worker support

Referrals to community agencies and partners:

❑ anger management❑ healthy relationships❑ mental health concerns❑ stress management❑ medical consultations/nurses

PERSONAL SUPPORTS CON’T…

• Peer Assisted Learning Support

▫ Every Monday & Wednesday during lunch▫ Learning Commons Presentation room

Will begin early October

….stay tuned for more information

CONFIDENTIALITY AND SAFETY

• If anything is interfering with your ability to learn or achieve to the best of your ability, please

book an appointment with your counsellor so that we may guide you to the next step.

• As long as we believe you are physically and emotionally safe and are not a harm to yourself or others, what you say in the Guidance Office, stays in the Guidance Office.

HOW DO WE HELP YOU PLAN AHEAD?

Career Development

•Career Studies course in grade 10 with a focus on:

▪ Developing the skills, strategies, and habits needed to succeed, ▪ Exploring and preparing for the world of work ,▪ Planning and financial management to help meet

postsecondary goals

MORE WAYS WE HELP YOU PLAN AHEAD

▪ post-secondary planning▪ pathways events▪ destination awareness▪ networking with post-secondary partners▪ financing your education▪ scholarship opportunities▪ employment opportunities

CREATING PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS/IPP• Students create an Individual

Pathway Planner during their time here at ECSS.

• Focus on education and career/life interests, choices, goals, and plans through a 4-step inquiry process

• This tool is found on MyBlueprint

• Will be reviewed and revised by

students at least twice each year • Can be accessed on all

electronic devices

HOW TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT

• see Mrs. Genova in the Guidance and Career Education Office

• book a time before school, during lunch, or after school

• show your appointment slip to yourteacher at the beginning of the period

• bring your slip to the appointment

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Forms are available in the Guidance and Career Education Office and on the ECSS website under the Guidance link.

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AT ECSSAthletic CouncilCharacter Matters! Creative Writers’/Book ClubDance TeamDrama CouncilDrama NinjasEco-actionESPFrench & Italian Language Speech Arts ContestGSAIntra Murals Jazz ChoirMath ClubMath, Science, Computer Contests

Music CouncilNintendo ClubPeer Assisted Learning Support Podcasting & Announcement Crew Prom CommitteeRoboticsScience OlympicsSpring Drama ProductionStage BandStudent AmbassadorsStudent CouncilStudent TutorsSWAT (Students Working All Together) TeamWeight room ClubWinterludeYearbook Committee

ECSS WEBSITE• The Guidance Link

▫ Valuable Resources▫ Community Partners▫ Scholarship Planning ▫ Course Calendar▫ Community Involvement Information▫ Pathways to Opportunity Event▫ Follow us on Twitter at ECSS_Guidance▫ Links to additional resources

TAKE OUR KIDS TO WORKWednesday, November 6, 2019

• a nationally recognized experiential work opportunity for all Grade 9 students

• detailed information will be prepared by our Co-operative Education

Department and distributed by homeroom teachers at a later date

• Start thinking about where to spend the day!

PATHWAYS TO OPPORTUNITY Thursday, November 14, 2019

All destinations will be represented here at ECSS from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

✔ Apprenticeships and Trades✔ College✔ Community Living✔ Travel✔ University✔ Volunteering ✔ Workforce

S.W.A.T. TEAM(STUDENTS WORKING ALL TOGETHER TEAM)

First hand information from our SWAT mentors.

QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION TODAY

Parent/Guardian Q & A Session with ECSS School Administrators

begins promptly at 1:25 PM in room 116.

IMPORTANT REMINDER:

After your period 5 class is done, we ask that students along with their teacher come to

the big gymnasium to meet their SWAT Team Mentor.