Welcome to Georges P. Vanier Secondary School

Introductions Principal – Mrs. Julie Shields Vice Principals – Mr. Dave Mayert (A-G) Mr. Wayne Kuhnert (H-N) Mr. Lee McKillican (O-Z) Counselors – Mrs. Stephanie Morris (A-G) Mrs. Karla Lasota (H-N) Mrs. Heather Riedle (O-Z) Work Experience/Trades- Mrs. Kelly Georgianni, Mr. Ross Jamieson

Course Selection Timelines Course catalogue and Selection Sheets are available on our website. Tue., Feb. 19 th –Friday, Feb. 22nd Counselors visiting classes and talking about course selection Monday, Feb.25th -Friday, Mar. 1st – Vanier Students will select their classes online Tuesday Mar. 5th – Online Course Selection is closed- Lake Trail and Cumberland online – Mar. 4th

GRADE 9 PROGRAM Core academics of English, Socials, Math and Science will be semestered classes Electives such as Drama, Art, Metal, Wood, IT, Foods, Textiles, and leadership will mostly be term classes Elective Choice in Band - linear, backed with linear PE Extracurricular programs, clubs, intramurals

Typical Grade 9 Timetable: Semester 1 (Sept – Jan) Semester 2 (Feb – June) A Block Social Studies English B Block Science Math C Block PE Electives/Band 9 D Block Careers/Coding Electives

2018 Graduation Program Students Grade 10 – 12 courses count for graduation. must have 80 credits to graduate, 64 of these are from required courses. Careers (4 credits), must also be done in order to graduate - Career Connections and a Capstone Project Semester course = 4 credits Term course = 2 credits Graduation Numeracy and Literacy Assessment

Grade 10 Required Courses An English Language Arts Course (Literary Studies/Composition, New Media/Spoken Language or English 10 First Peoples) Social Studies 10 Foundations and Pre-calculus Mathematics 10 or Workplace Mathematics 10 Science 10 Physical Education 10 (Fitness & Recreation, Girls Only, Competitive Games) Career Life Education 10 Fine Arts/Applied Skill (4 credits in total) Some Universities require a second language up to and including grade 11 (French/Spanish 10 at Vanier – other courses can be done through NIDES) Grade 10 Required Courses

Grade 11 Required Courses English Language Arts (Literary/Composition, New Media/Communication, First Peoples) Social Studies 12 ( World History, BC First Peoples, Comparative Cultures, Human Geography, Law, Social and Environmental Studies, Physical Geography) Mathematics 11 (Pre-Calculus, Foundations, Workplace) Science 11 (Life Sciences, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics, Science for Citizens, Physics and Engineering, Social and environmental Studies) Career Life Connections Grade 11 Required Courses

Grade 12 Required Courses English Studies 12 (Literary/Composition, Communication Skills, English First Peoples Literary/Composition, Inquiry/Psychology) 12 more grade 12 Credits – these can be any courses at the grade 12 level Career Life Connection & Capstone   - 4 credits (30 hours work experience and project

Mathematics Grade 10 is the first grade where students go into different streams of mathematics. The two streams of math at Grade 10 are Foundations of Mathematics and Pre-Calculus & Workplace Mathematics Mathematics is required at grade 10 & 11 to graduate Different colleges, universities and programs require different levels of math. Students need to choose carefully to meet their requirements.

Secondary Mathematics Options for Grade 10-12

Programs at Vanier Athletics Vanier Creative Collective Music Improv Languages Engineering & Physics 11 Business Explore Culinary Arts Independent Learning Class (ILC) – partnership with Navigate @ NIDES Work experience Home Economics Destination Imagination Music

Outside the timetable Opportunities (for Credit) Jazz Band Choir Improv Drama Work Experience 12 A & B Musical Theatre Mountie/Firefighting Camp in the Spring Try a Trade North Island College Dual Credit – Psychology North Island College Dual Credit – English North Island College Dual Credit – Applied Business Technology This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

Careers & Work Experience

COMMUNITY HOURS/CAREER EXPERIENCE PAID /VOLUNTEER? Courtenay Recreation Centre Van Isle Veterinary Restore School District Maintenance Dept. St. Joseph’s Salvation Army Rotary Eecol Electric Seniors Centre Tri K Explore Houle Electric Slegg Lumber Snow To Surf Track & Field Work Experience Placement

WORK EXPERIENCE 12 A & B

SUMMER WORK EXPERIENCE Hospital Camp Leader Cook Dishwasher Retail Employment Farm Worker Volunteer Courtenay Recreation Centre Tim Horton’s Construction Laborer

Breakout rooms per grade level Grade 9: Mr. Mayert in Room 164 Grade 10: Mrs. Shields in the MPR Grade 11’s: Mr. Kuhnert in Room 162 Grade 12’s: Ms. Lasota/Ms. Riedle in Room 160