In the coming weeks we will be starting the preparations for our Global Citizenship Week which takes place in February. Today, the course handbook has been posted online under Global Citizenship Week on the main website. Download the revised PDF here. During High School lunch time on September 24, 26, and 28, we will be running the GCW Course Fair. On each day, we will showcase different courses in our program, as teachers will man tables and take questions regarding the experiences on their courses. Parents are welcome to come by at that time to check them out. You may be envious of the things your kids get to do!
Registration for the GCW courses begins on Friday, October 5th, at 7 pm, for Grade 12 students. The registration windows for each grade are listed in the school calendar. Registration is done entirely online. More information on the registration process to come.
Students provide their top 5 preferences in order and we assign courses based on time of submission until a course is full at which time we move to a student’s next preference (so the order they list them is important). It is essential that you have conversations ahead of time with your child about what courses you will allow them to attend, including what cost you would support. If a student wishes to change courses after registration has completed, that student will drop down to the end of the list and we will only assign him/her to a course that is available after all other students have registered.
Once registration is complete and all students have been assigned to a course, parent permission forms will be distributed which include the course your child is signed up for and the cost of the course. Parents commit to making that payment as a condition of accepting that student into the course. Final payments will be due on November 30th.
Please keep your eye on the Parent Portal communications for continuing news on GCW. Every course offers amazing learning and character development experiences for your child. Read through the course descriptions with them and help them find the course that best interests them.