Postsecondary Preparation

New Grade 9 students are registered with MyBlueprint—an Ontario-based platform that matches students to potential post-secondary and career pathways based on their developing interests, strengths, skills, and goals—so that they can identify what courses they may need to complete to meet admission requirements.

Guidance is also instrumental in creating and revising personal education plans, the goal of which is to keeps each student on track to fulfilling OSSD graduation requirements and identifying any specific courses that will help them enter their desired post-secondary program.

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Monthly workshops in Grade 9 focus on essential executive functioning themes including attention and engagement, time management and prioritization, emotional regulation, and organizational strategies. Additional topics include habit hacking, mindfulness and communication, trust-building and conflict resolution, mental health and personal wellness, and responsibility to our community.

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Workshops, alumni panels and university fairs are scheduled throughout the year to help students investigate degrees and career paths, understand how the application process unfolds, and determine what university programs will best suit their goals.

Guidance is instrumental in helping our students to build strong university and college applications for schools in Canada and abroad. The Head of Guidance supports students throughout the entire process, answering questions about courses, post-secondary programs, and social-emotional concerns like managing stress and anxiety.

Our Head of Guidance works one-on-one with students before and during the university application cycle to ensure they've met requirements for the universities and programs that best meet their academic strengths, interests, and career goals. Individual assistance with applications to schools—whether in Canada, the US, the UK or other countries—is available to all students, including help with additional requirements, supplemental documentations, and scholarship applications.