In the Spotlight
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Specialist High Skills Majors
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Specialist High Skills Major programs enable students to customize their high school experience to suit their interests and talents and prepare for a successful post secondary transition to college, university, apprenticeship training or employment. SHSM can make the learning environment more engaging for students and prepare students to pursue their career goals.
To view the NNDSB Specialist High Skills Major VIDEO CLIP,simply click on the picture to the right. This video is produced by Widdifield SHSM students. Not only does this video provide a brief summary of the programs offered at NNDSB, but illustrates a shining example of what SHSM students can accomplish!
The SHSM framework includes several components:
Through partnerships with local businesses, nonprofit organizations and post secondary institutions, the SHSM students have opportunities to gain various experiences in their SHSM sector. Students completing the SHSM requirements receive a unique designation on their Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) recognizing their achievements.
The Near North District School Board offers 4 SHSM:
New for 2008/2009 Health and Wellness at Widdifield Secondary School!
For more information on each of these SHSM, contact your NNDSB secondary school or the Near North District School Board Office.
 
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Welcome to Kindergarten Orientation for 2008/2009
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 Near North District elementary schools are currently accepting Junior and Senior Kindergarten registrations for the 2008-2009 school year. During May and June each school will host Welcome to Kindergarten Orientation sessions for parents and their children who are preparing to enter kindergarten for the first time in September 2008. Welcome to Kindergarten™ (WTK), is one of a number of program initiatives developed by The Learning Partnership, (TLP). TLP is a national not-for-profit organization, dedicated to bringing together business, education, government, labour, policy makers and the community to develop partnerships that strengthen public education in Canada. The Welcome to Kindergarten program was developed to provide pre-school children (and their families) with the resources and experiences to begin their formal education with a foundation in early learning nurtured in their home environment.
During the WTK sessions, teachers along with community partners such as local libraries, Early Years Centre, and child care providers, will share activities that parents can do at home with their child. Each child will receive a Welcome to Kindergarten activity bag full of supplies. Families will also receive information about resources and ideas to help them prepare for their child’s first learning experience in school.
Click here to view a calendar of dates for each school’s Welcome to Kindergarten dates. Contact your local Near North District School to register for this event.
For transportation inquiries access the Nipissing-Parry Sound Student Transportation Services website www.npssts.ca or call 705-472-8840 or 705-773-7970 [Parry Sound region].
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