| School to Work Program |
| The Chippewa School to Work Program offers self-contained classes for students with mild intellectual disabilities and co-operative education work placements. A student who wishes to select courses not listed in this package should do so only after consultation with a classroom teacher and a resource teacher. These courses are taught at a slower pace to achieve the Ontario Secondary School Curriculum expectations. Remediation will be a significant component of these courses. |
| Information Technology Applications in Business | BTA3OW |
| This course provides students with the opportunity to develop the information technology skills and knowledge required in a business. Students will learn about the information technology work environment, use industry standard software, conduct electronic research, investigate electronic business, and explore occupations and post-secondary programs that require information technology skills. |
| COURSE NOTE: This course is part of the School to Work Program. |
| CREDIT: 1 | TYPE: Open | GRADE: 11 |
| English | ENG3EW |
| This course emphasizes the development of literacy, communication, and critical and creative thinking skills necessary for success in the workplace and in daily life. Students will study the content, form, and style of a variety of contemporary informational, graphic, and literary texts; and create oral, written, and media texts in a variety of forms for practical purposes. An important focus will be on using language clearly and accurately in a variety of formal and informal contexts. The course is intended to prepare students for the compulsory Grade 12 workplace preparation course. Essential expectations that prepare students for employment are emphasized. |
| COURSE NOTE: This course is part of the School to Work Program. |
| CREDIT: 1 | TYPE: Workplace | GRADE: 11 |
| Mathematics for Everyday Life | MEL3EW |
| This course enables students to broaden their understanding of mathematics as it is applied in the workplace and daily life. Students will solve problems associated with earning money, paying taxes, and making purchases; apply calculations of simple and compound interest in saving, investing, and borrowing; and calculate the costs of transportation and travel in a variety of situations. Students will consolidate their mathematical skills as they solve problems and communicate their thinking. |
| COURSE NOTE: This course is part of the School to Work Program. |
| CREDIT: 1 | TYPE: Workplace | GRADE: 11 |
| PREREQUISITE: MAT2LW - Mathematics or MAT2LE - Mathematics or MAT1LE - Mathematics |
| Hospitality and Tourism | TFJ3EW |
| This course enables students to acquire knowledge and skills related to the food and beverage services sector of the tourism industry. Students will learn how to prepare, present, and serve food using a variety of tools and equipment and will develop an understanding of the fundamentals of providing high quality service to ensure customer satisfaction and the components of running a successful event or activity. Students will develop an awareness of health and safety practices, environmental and societal issues, and career opportunities in the food and beverage services sector. |
| COURSE NOTE: This course is part of the School to Work Program. |
| CREDIT: 1 | TYPE: Workplace | GRADE: 11 |
| Co-operative Education | GWL3OW |
| This course prepares students to make successful transitions to postsecondary destinations as they investigate specific postsecondary options based on their skills, interests, and personal characteristics. Students will explore the realities and opportunities of the workplace and examine factors that affect success, while refining their job-search and employability skills. Students will develop their portfolios with a focus on their targeted destination and develop an action plan for future success. |
| COURSE NOTE: This course is part of the School to Work Program. |
| CREDIT: 4 | TYPE: Open | GRADE: 11-12 |
| Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course | OLC4OW |
| This course emphasizes the strengthening of essential reading and writing skills. Students will read short plays, short stories, novels, poems, newspaper and magazine articles and opinion pieces, with particular attention to locating important information, identifying main ideas and supporting details, extending personal knowledge, responding imaginatively, and using specific strategies to expand vocabulary. An important focus will be on writing clear, accurate, and coherent narratives, summaries, reports, letters, and short essays, using correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling. |
| COURSE NOTE: This course covers the compulsory Grade 12 English requirement as well as the Literacy Test.This course is part of the School to Work Program. |
| CREDIT: 1 | TYPE: Open | GRADE: 12 |