GRADE 12 REGISTRATION 2020-2021 W.C. Miller Collegiate Agenda - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

GRADE 12 REGISTRATION 2020-2021 W.C. Miller Collegiate

Agenda  Graduation Requirements  What you need to take  Manitoba Diploma vs WCMC Diploma  Compulsory vs Elective Credits  Compulsory course selection  What choices are available as you move into Grade 12  RRTVA program options  HSAP program  Course Selection Form  How to fill in the form  Post Secondary Prep

Graduation Requirements for Grade 12 Most grade 11s will have 24-30 credits by June 2020. In Grade 12 there are 3 compulsory courses leaving room for 7 elective courses. Grade 12 students must have a minimum of 3 credits per semester. Graduation requires Graduation Requirements are: students to have at 30 credits for a Manitoba High School Diploma least two 40S electives. 34 credits for a W.C. Miller Collegiate High School Diploma

English Language Arts Students pursuing a grade 11 or 12 English credit will have the opportunity to select from a variety of courses. Students must choose one English credit for each of their grade 11 and grade 12 years but may take additional credits ELT: Transactional Focus with a maximum of one per category per True Stories ELTTS40S year. Public Speaking ELTPS40S Each ELT (Transactional Focus) course ELC: Comprehensive Focus may only be taken once for credit. Comprehensive Focus ELC40S Literature and Comprehensive Focus courses may be taken in grade 11 and ELA: Literary Focus grade 12. Literature ELL40S Students are expected to take English courses at their grade level.

Health and Phys Ed Which Health & Phys Ed course should I take? Games Focus HEPE30GA Fitness Focus HEPE30FIT 25%/75% (requires an application)

Mathematics Courses

Career Development Internship Career Development Internship – CDI (Application Required) What is it? How and when do I apply?

Why should I take a CDI credit? What is CDI?  CDI stands for Career Development Internship.  One credit of CDI involves:  75 hours of work experience which helps to build an understanding of the work world.  35 hours of course work which • Earn high school credits while you gain valuable work helps you to sort your career experience and make contacts in the community. choices. • Get out of the classroom - there is no “class time” in a CDI course! • Complete course work at times that suit your schedule.

How do I find out more Who can take CDI? information? • Check with Mr. Enns for more information about including a CDI Students must be: credit in your schedule  Sixteen (16) years of age in Grade 11 • Here are some places where CDI students have worked: or 12. • Classroom assistants in area schools • Health care assistant at the Altona Community Health Center and  Have time in your schedule to go to Eastwood Place. work or the ability to get there after • Custodian’s Assistant at a variety of locations. school. • Shop/Parts assistant at Rhineland Car or Green Valley Equipment.  Able to work independently to get • Machine Operator at Friesens Corporation. your assignments finished. • Pharmacy Assistant • Retail Clerk at a variety of local stores such as Sun Valley Co-op and  Reliable, hard-working, diligent The Bargain Shop. worker. • Baker’s Assistant at Sun Valley Co-op or IGA. • Accounting assistant or Broadcasting trainee at Golden West Broadcasting Psst! Just between us, quite a number of CDI students have landed good summer jobs or permanent employment. No guarantees…but it has happened.

RRTVA Program Information Red River Technical Vocational Area is a group of school divisions dedicated to providing access to high quality technology education programs for area high school students. https://rrtva.blsd.ca/

RRTVA (Red River Technical Vocational Area)

Elective Credits  FREE while in High School  12 programs for Miller students to access  4 Credits per semester  Programs offer instruction between 9:30 – 2:30  Shuttle bus service from Miller to RRTVA programs  Still a student at Miller for athletics, grad, …  Just learning in a different learning environment  FREE while in High School

Google RRTVA  Programs & Services  Click on program of interest  Short 2-minute video on each program  Personal Tour? Contact guidance office.  Apply by Spring Break  FREE while in High School

RRTVA @ MILLER

RRTVA @ MILLER

High School Apprenticeship Program (HSAP) High School Apprenticeship What is it? How do I apply?

HSAP Quick Facts  Student finds an apprenticeable trade related job.  Students can earn up to 8 Grade 12 High School credits.  Students earn minimum wage plus 10%.  Students collect work experience hours that count towards their Red Seal trade certification. Andy Reimer Reg Toews 204-319-0711 204-304-0985 reimera@blsd.ca toewsr@blsd.ca Students Can Start Their Career in High School

Altona Business Partners Winner’s Circle A.P. Giesbrecht Trucking Inc.

Jack Keck

The Course Selection Form Fill out the Course Selection Form using the course CODES from the back of the Credit Check Form Your form MUST be signed by a parent or guardian Signatures Required

The Credit Check and Course List Form Front side This is where you track the credits you have, and plan to take. Back side list of courses and CODES. Use this to fill in your course selection form.

The Course Selection Form Courses are organized on the back of the form by department.  Adv. Courses The numbers and letters on the course  English list and code page mean something.  Fine Arts 10G/F/S – Grade 9 courses  Humanities 20G/F/S – Grade 10 courses  Mathematics 30G/F/S – Grade 11 courses  Physical Education  Practical Arts 40G/F/S – Grade 12 courses  Science FI beside any code indicates the course  World Languages is for French Immersion students  RRTVA  Work Experience

How to indicate Compulsory Course Selection your English choice Some students will choose to take more FRA40FFI ELC40S ELTTS40S than 1 English class. MAC40S HEPE40GA 2 Please put one code in the English spot and ELTPS40S the other(s) in an elective box. So many choices! FRENCH Tell us how many Make your selections and put the CODES in the boxes IMMERSION English courses you STUDENTS want to take in the English Strand-based options for Grade 11 & 12 space provided. must enter Math MAP40S and/or MAC40S and/or MAA40S Français Provide a back up Phys. Ed . HEPE40FIT or HEPE40GA or HEPEA40F FRA40FFI as English selection in 40S Elective their first 40S case it is needed. 40S Elective elective choice

Elective Course Selection Grade 12 Electives with no prerequisite: Art Drama Use this space to indicate which elective courses you English would like to take. Biology Write the course codes in the spaces provided. Global Issues List elective choices in order of preference. Life/Work Transition Cinema as a Witness to Modern History Please select 2 alternate elective courses or 3-4 if you are applying for RRTVA.

New Alternating Elective Course Format Humanities Practical Arts  Cinema as a Witness to  Broadcast Media and Film Modern History 2020-2021 Design 2020-2021  Global Issues 2021-2022  2D Animation and 3D Modeling 2021-2022

Interested in RRTVA? • Complete the separate RRTVA application form • Fill the appropriate course code in each of the 4 elective boxes on the selection sheet CUL2 CUL2 CUL2 CUL2 CPS40S BAN40S CHO40S SPN40S • Choose a 5 th elective that is not from RRTVA and provide 3-4 alternate elective courses in case you do not get into the RRTVA program

Thinking ahead… POST SECONDARY PREPARATION

Planning for Post Secondary Education (PSE) SIMULATE THE EXPERIENCE IN HIGH SCHOOL Plan your school experience to prepare: Take more courses Create a varied academic experience Be on time and meet deadlines Challenge yourself to learn from your mistakes

Planning for Post Secondary Education (PSE) FOCUS ON BUILDING STUDY SKILLS Reading for speed Writing Papers and memory & Reports

Planning for Post Secondary Education (PSE) TAKE ADVANCED LEVEL COURSES Some courses have been designed specifically to help prepare you for post-secondary education:  Advanced Math 45S & Introduction to Calculus 45S (half courses, not required to take both courses)

Planning for Post Secondary Education (PSE) PLAN AHEAD DURING COURSE REGISTRATION Look at university requirements, both for admission and for scholarships, to help guide your course registration  If you have a definite plan… check out the requirements from schools with your program of interest  If you want to keep your options open… aim to meet the general requirements of the U of M and U of W

Planning for Post Secondary Education (PSE) EXAMPLE: U of M ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS General admission to the University of Manitoba requires: • Manitoba high school graduation • 5 full credits at the Grade 12 level in courses designated S, G or U • 3 of these must be S level • Health & PE 40F does not count • a designated set of program-specific requirements (or equivalent).