Get Informed
At the bottom of the Newsflash Page you can enter your email address. You will then get regular updates about our program and enrichment opportunities. Bookmark this page for information pertaining specifically to grade eight students.
Important Dates: Get more details from your counsellor and teachers!
- Grade Eight School Tours - November 13, 2008 - Tour the facilities. Meet senior enhanced students and ask your questions.
- Science Olympics - December 16, 2008 - Enter a maximum of 3 teams (5 enhanced students each) to compete for your school. Register early, spaces are limited.
- Invitational Music Event - December 11, 20078- Bring your band instrument and participate in this exciting workshop.
- Grade Eight Parent Information Night - December 9, 2008- Mrs. Quinn, Mr. Rosenblood and the Heads of Departments for English, Math, Science and Social Science will highlight the advantages of our program.
Why choose The Enhanced Learning Program at The Woodlands?
"Life is not a having and a getting, it is a being and a becoming". Matthew Arnold
High school is a key time to explore talents and pursue opportunities. Students in the Enhanced Learning Program are encouraged to engage in service to the wider community, to commit to teams and clubs and to develop leadership potential. Our goal is for students develop a passionate internal motivation for excellence and find a healthy balance in their lives.
High school is also a key time for intellectual growth that test-based programming cannot support. Student growth is optimized in innovative classrooms, in a wide variety of options, when learners of similar talents are connected in real tasks of lasting significance. Connecting students in meaningful work and responding to the needs of individuals requires a much broader focus and a greater flexibility than other programs can provide.
It is our hope that students leaving The Woodlands take with them the creativity to uplift and transform and the willingness to see all of life as both adventure and opportunity - opportunity to touch other lives, to engage in discovery and to hear their calling.
"In a time of drastic change, it is the learners who survive;
the 'learned' find themselves fully equipped to live in a world that no longer exists." Eric Hoffer
Individual School Tours
School tours are available in May and June on request. The best time to visit our school is during the day. You will get a feel for the energy of our school and get to see classes in action. If you and your parents would like to come on a tour of our facilites, contact us by email using the mailbox icon above and we will arrange it.
Option Sheets - Please Help Us Timetable Accurately
Students planning to come to the Woodlands in the fall will receive option sheets from the counsellor in their schools. The deadline to return the completed option sheets to The Woodlands is February 5. You counsellor will give you your "in-school" deadline. Although we do accept students after this deadline, important decisions about staffing and class size will be based on the number of option sheets we have on February 5. Any delay will have ongoing impact on our timetable for next year.
Application from a Private or Separate School
Application from private school and the separate system will require a visit to the school. Please bring proof of address and the psychological assessment report to the school for prescreening. Once the paperwork has been checked, registration can be started in early March. You can expect a case conference in the spring and an IPRC in the fall.
Registration Process
for
Non - Peel District School Board Students
1. Make a registration appointment through the Student Services Secretary
(905-279-0575x309)
2. Bring the following documents (*required for registration)
- Report and from the psychoeducational assessment and/or CCAT results *
- Proof of address* (one only)
o Canadian Birth Certificate
o Birth Registration Card
o Canadian Passport
o Canadian Citizenship Card
o Record of Landing (IMM 1000)
o Canadian Permanent Resident Card
o Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292)
o Work Permit
o Refugee Permit
o Convention Refugee
o Visitor Record Code
- Recent report cards
- Transcripts of marks
- Completed option sheet planner
Option Sheet Planner
Required Grade 9 Courses: Select all.
- Canadian and World Studies (CGC 1DE)
o English (ENG 1DE)
o French (FSF 1DO) – French Immersion students should be brought to the attention of the counsellor.
- Math (MPM 1DE)
- Science (SNC 1DE)
- Physical Education (circle one) Boys - PPL 1OM or Girls – PPL 1OF
Optional Grade 9 Courses: Select two of the following.
o Visual Arts AVI 1O0
o Dramatic Arts ADA 1O0
o Music Vocal AMV 1O0
§ Beginner Band AMI 1O1
§ Experienced Band AMI 1O2 & Band Repertiore* AMI 1O0
* an additional credit for students interested in the Band Program
- Business BTT 1O0
- Technology TTI 1O0
- Social ScienceHIF 1O0
Full Descriptions of all Woodlands courses can be found at:
http://www.peelschools.org/student/Files/Index_main/CourseCalendar2007/32_Woodlands_2007_web.pdf
Repertoire Music
Choosing the advanced music option automatically selects the repertoire morning class.