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 …
Congratulations, you have made it to June and summer is here – finally! This year has been a tough one, and likely you are looking forward to a few weeks of break from the stress and uncertainty of this past school year. Hopefully, September will bring back classrooms, friends, field trips and extracurriculars – so …
Today, technology has become an integral part of our lives. It has reached the point where we cannot imagine a life without it, or remember a day when we haven’t used it in some form or another. We have entered a connected, virtual world that overlaps our physical world to offer us a level of …
There are many reasons why people do not finish high school. Circumstances can seem to conspire to make it difficult for students to complete the necessary academic requirements, but no matter what the reason, not graduating leaves them at a distinct career disadvantage. However, providing students are committed to achieving the academic goals, it’s never …
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In 2019, the Government of Ontario announced that they were adding a new requirement for students to attain their Ontario Secondary School Diploma – 2 online courses. While this announcement quickly became buried under the Covid-19 pandemic, and all classes going virtual, there are likely many questions left unanswered. So what does this mean for …
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It may still be mid-summer, but it is never too early to start thinking about how you can start your school year out on the best foot. The beginning of the school year is always a chance for a fresh start, and getting started in a positive way can lead to a much more successful, …
Being a teenager is never easy. The journey to adulthood is challenging at the best of times, but when the pressure of trying to navigate the natural process of growing up is added to the demands of achieving academic success, it can create many difficult challenges. In some cases, the demands of trying to meet the expectations …
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