Newcomer and International Students
Link to video https://www.hdsb.ca/parents/Pages/New%20to%20Halton/In ternational-Students.aspx
• Halton Region is anticipated to grow from a 2001 population of 390,000 to a population of 780,000 over the period to 2031 • More than 100 different languages are spoken in the homes of students in Halton DSB • The top 5 first languages (other than English) currently spoken by HDSB students: Urdu, Mandarin, Arabic, Punjabi & Hindi • 105 schools – 65 000 Students – 8 000 Staff
• Creating a Multi-Year Plan – 2015-18 • Concerted effort to increase students • Signed contracts with agents Increase staffing • Partnerships with Insurance, Homestays, • Coterminous • Steering Committee
2010-2011 64 2011-2012 73 2012-2013 101 2013-2014 129 2014-2015 196 2015-2016 310 2016-2017 448 2017-2018 565
974 students from 76 countries 54% of the Registrations 80 76 53 277 54 United Arab United Saudi China Pakistan States Arabia Emirates
3049 • Number of students registered 106 • Number of Countries Represented 62 • First Languages Represented
Registration - Assessment - Family Document verification interview and student and forms assessment Next Steps - The family Settlement Services - gets connected with Information about the their school through education system and office staff and with important daily community support routines within HDSB through YSS schools
Globa obal Awar aren eness ess for our studen dents Student Recruitment of International Expanding Students’ global awareness, students knowledge and perspectives Opportunities for International students to learn in a world-class education -Ontario students experience different system cultures and access opportunities at home -Ontario hosts 126,000 students from and abroad kindergarten to post-secondary -exchange opportunity awareness -new pathway to permanent residency -Halton has 50 Elementary and 500 Secondary fee-paying students -we will be diversifying our student population Internationalization of Ontario’s Professional Development for our teachers curriculum and learning Ontario’s world -class educators sharing environment s their expertise abroad -International Certificate Program Connecting Culture and Language -Ontario educators benefit from travel and World and Interdisciplinary Studies work abroad, professional development (CLA) Local and Global Mindfullness
Floating guidance counsellor/ student success -- all schools • Attendance/achievement • Academic counselling – pre+post • Counsellor support • Visa expiry dates - study application sessions • School team -participation agreement • Guardian support • Orientation – students • lunch and learn staff • Homestay Mediation • Connections with Social Worker (School and WC based) • Letters of Concern • Student Voice, Check-ins • Liaison with parents/guardians • Problem solving
DIRECT SUPPORT: Support to students and families • for WC & IS where needed • Follow up and school transition meetings in partnership with YSS CONSULTATION & SUPPORT: • To school team/staff/PSSP; in collaboration with in school PSSP for newcomer and International students • Increase parent engagement in the school community
HDSB: Capacity building of staff - Trauma Training Team • • Community network - Halton Newcomer Strategy • Welcome Centre Folder ONGOING PROJECTS: • Resource mapping of services • Welcome Centre website Halton Food for Thought •
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