1. Welcome to Georges P. Vanier Secondary School

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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.

11. Secondary Mathematics Options for Grade 10-12

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

13. 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
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14. Careers & Work Experience

15. 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

16. WORK EXPERIENCE 12 A & B

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

18. 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