Graduation Transitions 12

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Graduation Transitions 12

• (What you need to know to get it done!)

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Graduation Transitions Teacher

• Ms Louie
• Counselling office
• Sem 1 - Blk 3 and 5
• Sem 2 Blk 5
• Email sulouie_at_sd43.bc.ca

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What is Graduation Transitions 12?

• Mandatory 4 credit course for graduation
• A Healthy Living Plan
• B Community Connections
• C Career and Life
• D Exit Interview

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When, Where and How?

• Not a scheduled class
• Assignments due at different times of the year
• Pack teachers collect/check some parts of GT
• Information on GT website
• http//public.sd43.bc.ca/secondary/Pinetree/GT/def
  ault.aspx
• Grade 12 assemblies Dont miss any!
• Pack Dont skip any!

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Part A Personal Health(yellow sheets)
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DPA (Daily Physical Activity) Requirement

• Record, tabulate and collect signatures for the
  DPA log in your student agenda.
• Pack teacher checks for DPA completion in student
  agendas
• Always bring agenda to PACK

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What qualifies for DPA (who signs?)

• Any physical activity requiring a moderate to
  vigorous activity level (need signature of
  supervisor)
• All community programs (need receipts)
• All individual sport/activities listed on the DPA
  tracker in www.learnnowbc.ca
• Parents and community members supervising the
  activity may sign the DPA log

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150 mins/week of Physical Activity

• Exemptions from DPA (for the season/semester)
• PE 11 12, Dance, or Musical Theatre
• All School sports teams
• Students must attend regularly and participate
  fully to receive credit for the DPA
• When coaches/teachers submit a team roster or
  class list, students will receive credit for DPA.

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Part A Healthy Living Plan

• Decision Making Process Stress Management
  Assignment
• - ICBC Speaker related assignment (date TBA)
• Nutrition Assignment
• - A nutrition analysis assignment is posted on
  the Graduation Transition website
• http//public.sd43.bc.ca/secondary/Pinetree/GT/de
  fault.aspx

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Part B Community Connections(blue sheets)
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Part B Where can I find Work?

• Career Center
• Room A200
• Mrs. Jones
• Will help with
• resumes cover letters
• financial budget,
• career search
• Work/volunteer experience
• post secondary information
• Scholarship information

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What if I cant find Mrs. Jones?

• Google Pinetree Secondary (click on Career Centre
  tab on top)
• http//public.sd43.bc.ca/secondary/Pinetree/career
  centre/default.aspx
• (scroll down for all the information)
• Post secondary news
• Scholarship information
• Work Volunteer opportunities
• Current news regarding graduation requirements

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Part B 30 Hrs work Exemptions

• Successful completion with verification
• Work Experience 12
• Global Perspectives
• Peer Tutoring
• Students must still provide evidence of work and
  complete the Employability Skills Evaluation
  sheet

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Part C Career and Life(green sheets)
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Part C Resume

• Resume must be updated
• Cannot be Planning 10
• resume
• Must include references
• References will be requested
• Separate reference sheet with
• 3 references (name, contact ,
• and relationship to you)

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Part C Cover Letter

• Must contain
• Return address
• Salutation (Dear. . . )
• Date
• Inside address
• Centered body of text
• Complimentary close (Sincerely yours, )
• Signature of sender
• Typed name of sender

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Part C Financial Plan (for the year after grad)

• Prepare a budget for next year.
• Use instructions on the back page
• If your parents pay for everything, you must
  still show that you have the skill to set up a
  budget
• Use the website
• www.educationplanner.bc.ca
• - accurate tuition fee information
• - up to date entrance requirements for each
  faculty

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Part D Exit Interview

• Type or write your answers to the questions on
  the green Transition Plan handout and bring your
  Resume, Cover letter and Budget to the interview.
  
• Make an appointment with Ms Louie for the
  interview
• Discuss your plans for the year following your
  graduation
• Ask questions regarding your plans

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Part C No Exemptions

• Students CANNOT submit resumes from Planning 10.
  (update!)
• The Planning 10 career project is NOT accepted
  for the financial plan
• Global Perspectives binders must be presented for
  GT credit
• Use the website www.educationplanner.bc.ca for
  the most accurate tuition fee information.

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Things to keep in mind

• Grad Transitions MUST be completed to be eligible
  for the Passport to Education
• DPA forms will be checked monthly by Pack
  teachers and reported in the Grad Transition
  mark. (Starting Sept 23 onwards)
• Grad Dinner and Dance ticket sales and seating
  arrangements will be jeopardized if GT is
  incomplete

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Next Pack Sept 30, 2009

• Bring your DPA (agenda) for the Pack teacher to
  check
• If you are missing documents, print out extra
  ones from the Grad Transition website
• Hand in completed assignments to your Pack
  teacher or Ms Louie in the counselling office

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Additional Information

• SFU UBC presentation
• Sept 30, in the cafeteria, 7-9 pm.
• U of T presentation
• Oct 1, in the library, 1245 (lunch)