2. What’s Out There?
0 Enrichment Programming: ELOPE
0 Regional SPARK! Conferences
0 Outreach, Community Partners
0 WISE and AP (Advanced Placement)
0 Curriculum Compacting
0 IDC 4U
3. Enrichment Programming:
ELOPE
0 Extended Learning Opportunities Through Progressive
Enrichment
0 Completely voluntary
0 Workshop-style
0 Student interest-driven
0 Can lead to larger outreach opportunities
0 Range of activities: novel
studies, debates, philosophical discussions, guest
speakers, poetry, critical thinking, problemsolving, among others
4. Regional SPARK!
0 Can be an extension of ELOPE sessions
0 Again, completely voluntary
0 Like-minded peers across the board
0 Framework varies
0 a full day, once a semester
0 Multiple workshops or single-focus
0 November/December 2013:
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Engineering (with PEO and IEEE)
Critical Thinking/Innovation Day (with Innovation London)
“Ology” Day OR Lit/Lang/Crime Day at King’s University College
Physics and Art of Sound (with Drummer of Metro4 and
electronic DJ Smolders)
0 (TBC) Contemporary Media Day (with Fanshawe)
5. Outreach and
Community Partners
0 Different faculties at Universities (i.e. Western University:
CPSX, BMI, Music, etc.)
0 Conducted on-site or off-site at the universities
0 Some currently available:
0 BMI Outreach
0 Physics of Sound
0 KMUN at King’s
0 Waterloo Unlimited (grades 10-12)
0 Queen’s ESU (formerly E=MC2)
0 Shad Valley
0 House of Commons Page Program (Jr. and Sr.)
0 Encounters with Canada
0 Among many others…
6. WISE
0 Western’s Initiative for Scholarly Excellence
0 Who can apply: high school students that are
Gifted, bright/talented, and/or high achievers in grades 11-12
0 What: pursue a university level credit at a university campus while
still in high school (FREE tuition!)
0 Please note that students must be nominated by a guidance
counsellor, teacher, or principal, which is part of the application
process
0 Note: must have 22 credits and the prerequisite
7. AP
0 Advanced Placement (AP)
0 University level credit AND/OR advanced standing by
exam
0 Various phases (1-3) of support/delivery
0 Students:
0 Purchase study guide/text
0 Pay for exam fee $89 USD
0 Are set up with a mentor/master teacher in the subject area
0 Write exam in May
0 Levels 4 and 5 are typically rewarded with a credit/advanced
placement
0 Postsecondary schools decide what credit to award once you are a
university student
0 **look at transfer credits
8. Curriculum Compacting
0 COMPACTING: accommodation
0 Student works through the curricular material at a deeper
and quicker pace
0 Completes all assessment criteria; assessed at regular
academic level
0 Remains in teacher’s class but can work in resource area
(supervised)
0 Frees up time to complete other elective
courses, AP, enrichment opportunities, study for
SATs, among others
0 New for 2013: digital course bank through b-Learning !!
0 ENG 2DE, CHV 2OE; GLC 2OE, ENG 1DE, CGC 1DE, CHC 2DE;
MPM 1DE, MPM 2DE…
9. IDC 3O, 4O, 4U(T)
0 Interdisciplinary Studies
0 Develop and consolidate the skills required for knowledge of
different subjects/disciplines
0 How to conduct proper research
0 How to properly write about research conducted/ formulate
effective research questions
0 How to communicate findings and defend
0 3O/4O: Scholarly Productions
0 4U: Honours thesis component; oral defense
0 Flexibility; focus is completely student-driven for interest
0 1.0 credit weight
0 (4U) Will prepare you for rigourous academic studies at
university; research skills, academic writing; defense practice
0 Interested? Contact your guidance counsellor to register
