Does your child want to explore or try out a career path in high school before heading to apprenticeship, college, university or the workplace? Does he or she need help to re-focus and increase engagement in high school and graduation? Does he or she have a passion for hands-on learning outside the classroom with a greater relevance to the subjects being taught in school?

The Halton District School Board is changing to better meet individual needs to help more students succeed at a high level in pursuing their chosen pathway, whether it be apprenticeship, college, university or the workplace.

Several meetings have been set up over the next several weeks to provide the community information. The meetings will be held the following dates:

Thursday November 24, 2011 
M.M Robinson High School, 2425 Upper Middle Road, Burlington
 
Tuesday November 29, 2011 
Georgetown District School Board, 70 Guelph Street, Georgetown
 
Thursday December 1, 2011 
White Oaks Secondary School, North Campus, 1055 McCraney Street East, Oakville
 
Thursday January 26, 2012 
New Street Education Centre, 3250 New Street, Burlington
 
Tuesday January 31, 2012
Acton District School Board, 21 Cedar Road, Acton
 
Tuesday January 31, 2012 
E.C. Drury High School, 215 Ontario Street, Milton
 
Thursday February 2, 2012 
Galaxy 707 Banquet Hall, 475 North Service Road East, Oakville 
 
Come out and get more information on how your child can better prepare themselves for a rapidly changing world, at the same time as receiving a relevant, engaging and active education that meets individual interests and needs of students. Find out more information about the new and innovative programs that have been developed by the Ontario Ministry of Education and are now being implemented by the Halton District School Board, as well as how to plan for them in their senior years of high school.

These programs include the new Specialist High Skills Major programs, Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Programs, Specialty School to Career programs, expanded Cooperative Education programs, Dual Credit college programs and more.

The Board has been in the process of developing and implementing projects and programs to give students the edge they need as they prepare to transition from high school to apprenticeship, college, university or directly to the workplace.

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