NNEC Parent Information Session

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NNECParent Information Session
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Graduation Requirements

• Minimum 18 credits are required beginning in
  grade 10

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Course Selections

• 8 courses per year (option for all students)
• 24 courses over 3 years
• 5 courses must be at the grade 12 level
• No more than seven grade 10 courses count towards
  graduation
• Students must obtain the required courses set by
  the
• Department of Education to be eligible for
  graduation.
• Description of all courses can be found in the
  Course
• Selection Booklet. Each student received a
  copy and it is available on the school website
  (www.north-nova.com)

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Credit Types

• Advanced Placement (AP) AP courses give
  students the opportunity to take university level
  courses while still in high school. Each AP
  course has a corresponding AP exam that schools
  worldwide administrate in May. Exam grades could
  earn students credit, placement, or both, at
  universities in Canada or around the world.
• Advanced (Adv)- These courses are designed to
  meet the needs of students who have demonstrated
  an exceptional degree of academic ability or
  achievement.
• Academic (A) - These courses are designed for
  students who expect to enter college, university,
  or other post-secondary institutions.

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Credit Types Cont

• Open (O) - Although none of these open courses
  is designed to meet the specific entrance
  requirements of any post-secondary institution,
  individual courses may meet entrance requirements
  of some institutions.
• Graduation (G)- These courses are designed for
  students who wish to obtain a graduation diploma
  with a view to proceeding to employment or some
  selected area of post-secondary study.

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Compulsory Courses

• The following are required courses set by the
  Dept. of
• Education
• 3 English (grades 10, 11, 12)
• 2 Math (grades 10, 11)
• 2 Science
• 2 Others from Math, Science or Technology
• 1 Fine Arts
• 1 Canadian History
• 1 Global Studies
• 1 Physical Education
• (Plus any 5 elective courses for a total of 18
  credits)

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English Requirement

• 3 English courses (grades 10, 11, 12)
• Grade 10 level English 10
• Grade 11 level Advanced English 11, English 11
  
• or English Communications 11
• Grade 12 level Advanced Placement English 12,
  English 12, African Heritage, or English
  Communications 12

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NNEC English Department Course Map
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Math Requirement

• 2 Math courses (grades 10 11)
• Students who have a mark of 60 in grade
• 9 math may enroll in academic Math 10 and
• Math 10 in grade 10.
• Students who have a mark less than 60 will be
• required to enroll in Math Foundations 10 or
• Math Essentials 10.

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Course Map
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Science Requirement

• 2 Science courses
• Science 10 and
• one other science course (Biology 11,
• Chemistry 11, Physics 11, Oceans 11 or
• Geology 12)

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Science, Mathematics and Technology Requirement

• 2 Others from Mathematics, Science, or Technology
• Eligible Technology courses include
  Communications Technology 11 and 12, Construction
  Technology 10, Business Technology 11, Design 11,
  Electrotechnologies 11, Exploring Technology 10,
  Film Video Production 12, Technology 11 and 12,
  Home Trades Technology 12, Word Information
  Processing 12

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Fine Arts Requirement

• 1 Fine Arts credit
• Eligible courses include
• Visual Art
• Drama
• Music
• Music Instrumental band
• Music Vocals
• Dance

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Social Studies Requirement

• 1 Canadian History
• Eligible courses include
• Canadian History 11, Histoire du Canada 11,
  African Canadian Studies 11, Gaelic Studies 11
  and Mikmaq Studies 10
• 1 Global Studies 12
• Eligible courses include
• Global History 12, Global Geography 12 or
  Geographie Planetaire 12

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Physical Education Requirement

• 1 Physical Education credit
• Eligible courses include
• Physical Education 10, 11, 12, Exercise
  Science 12, Physically Active Living 11, Martial
  Arts 11, or Dance 11.

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Schedule

• 60 minute periods
• 5 periods per day
• 8 day schedule
• 2 recesses (one 15 min. am one 10 min. pm)
• 45 minute lunch break (separate lunch for grade
  10 students except on days that there is common
  lunch)
• English 10, Math 10 Math 10 are non-semestered
• Science 10 A B (half credit courses)
• Math 10 Math 10 (2 credits- 1 math credit and
• 1 elective credit)

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Compulsory Grade 10 Courses

• English 10
• Math 10 10 or Math 10 Foundations or Math 10
  Essentials
• Science 10 A B
• Fine Arts credit (Drama, Dance, Visual Art or,
  Music)

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French Programming

• Plans are to offer courses in Core French,
  Integrated French and French Immersion for
  2009-2010.
• Based on enrollment and the availability of
• staff, it may be necessary to combine some
  classes to enable the school to offer all of
• theses courses.

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• The French Immersion program is a continuation of
  Middle School Immersion which begins in grade 4.
  In order to receive a French Immersion diploma,
  students must successfully complete 9 courses in
  French during grades 10 -12.

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• The French Immersion course load will be as
  follows
• Grade 10 Grade
  11
• Francais Immersion 10 Francais
  Immersion 11
• Science 10
  Histoire du Canada 11
• Art Dramatique 10 Biologie 11
• Grade 12
• Francais Immersion 12
• Geographie Planetarie 12
• Biologie 12

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• The Integrated French program begins in grade 10.
  In order to receive an Integrated French program
  certificate, students must successfully complete
  6 courses between grades 10 12.

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• The Integrated French course load will be as
• follows
• Grade 10 Grade
  11
• Integrated French 10 Integrated French
  11
• Art Dramatique 10 Histoire du Canada 11
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• Grade 12
• Integrated French 12
• Geographie Planetarie 12

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Occupational Preparation Program (OPP)

• This program is designed for students who are
  interested in courses that combine academics with
  occupational skill training and on-the-job
  experience.
• It is a program designed to meet the needs of
  students who may be experiencing difficulty with
  traditional high school courses.

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• OPP students must complete the minimum
  requirements necessary for high school completion
  in addition to their shop courses.
• The following are possible shops that may be
  offered in 2009-10 Auto Care, Child Care,
  Elderly Care, Food Services, Retail Merchandising
  and Land Management.

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TAG

• TAG stands for Teacher Advisory Group
• Rather than having homerooms, we have TAGS.
• Students are assigned to a TAG when they enter
  NNEC and they stay in that same TAG throughout
  their high school years.
• Each TAG consists of a teacher and 5-7 students
  from each grade level.

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K12 PLANET

• A website (www.k12planet.com) that gives
• students and their parents/guardians access
• to their schedules, marks, attendance,
  information
• about school events, etc.
• A username and password is required to use this
  site.
• Students receive this information from their TAG
  teachers in September.
• Parents receive their own password through the
  mail during the month of September.

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School Connects

• An automated phone system that calls the homes of
  students who were inexcusably absent from classes
  each day.
• The calls are made to the phone numbers that are
  listed in our system as the places of residences
  for the students.

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Grade 9 Orientation Day

• On April 24th, all grade 9 students from the four
  feeder school will be coming to NNEC.
• They will
• have a general assembly in the presentation
  centre
• be introduced to some staff members
• learn about extra-curricular opportunities,
• meet their TAG teacher
• be taken on a tour of the school etc.

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Timetables/Schedules

• There will be a day in late August when students,
  who are entering grade 10 next year, can come to
  the school and pick up their schedules.
• This is an opportunity for the staff in Student
  Services to make changes/corrections that are
  necessary for a successful start to the school
  year.
• When the date is confirmed, it will be included
  on the students June report card, as well as
  advertised in the local newspaper.