Month: April 2022

For all students who graduated in 2019 or earlier, one of the requirements of graduating with an OSSD was completing 40 hours of Community Service.  In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry adjusted this number to 20 hours and (temporarily) loosened the restrictions on what qualifies as Community Service. To reflect the new obstacles …

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As you approach Grade 12 and post-secondary application season, you will inevitably come up against the big question: university or college?  Unfortunately, there is a widely held belief that university is somehow “better”, but in reality, both pathways are equally valuable and hold their own benefits.  The question is not which is better, but which …

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For many high school students, high school is not the end destination, rather it is the final step towards their post-secondary journey.  This transition for many students can be difficult – not only do their classes become increasingly difficult, but they are also now often on their own for the first time.  This can be …

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The beginning of the school year is an excellent time to reflect on your goal-setting strategies and to be honest with yourself about how often you actually achieve the goals you set. Often, goals are not missed because you weren’t capable of achieving them, rather it was much more likely that the goal just wasn’t …

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