CanadianCollegeItaly.com Student Handbook 2019 – 2020 Table of Contents Page School Contact Information 3 Administration & Faculty 3 Philosophy, Mission, Objectives, and Core Beliefs 4 School Organization 5 Annual Schedule 5 Daily Schedule 5 Report Cards 6 Reporting Periods 6 Reporting on Achievement of Curriculum Expectations 6 Reporting on Demonstrated Learning Skills 6 School Principles and Policies 7 Code of Conduct for Students 7 Student Rights and Responsibilities 7 Harassment 8 School Rules 8 Consequences Arising from Breaking School Rules 9 Academic Integrity 10 Homework 11 Late Assignments 11 Missed Tests 11 Attendance Policy 12 Uniform Infractions 12 Punctuality 12 Smoking/Vaping 12 Alcohol Policy 12 Drug Policy 14 Absent Without Leave 15 Code of Conduct for Student Residential Life 15 General Residence Rules 15 Maintaining the Residences 16 Residence Hours 17 Curfew Times 17 Lights-Out 17 Maintaining Contact with Residence Dons 17 Dress Code 17 A1 Dress 17 Regular Dress 18 Warm Weather Dress 18 Dress Guidelines When Students are Not in Uniform 18 Student Safety & Security 18 Fire & Evacuation Protocol 18 Earthquakes 19 Academics & The Guidance Office 19 Guidance and Career Education 19 Course Selection 19 Adding and Dropping Courses 19 Independent Study Courses 19 University Applications 20 SATs 20 Provincial Literacy Requirements 20 Community Involvement Requirements 20 Evaluation and Examination Policies 21 Accommodations 21 Study Hall 21 Tutoring 21 English Language Learners 22 Counselling 22 Daily Routine Information 22 Weekdays 22 Weekends 23 The Infirmary 23 The Quartieri 24 Student Leadership 24 Travel 24 Behavioral Expectations for Students 24 Compulsory Trips 25 Optional Trips 25 Weekend Leave 25 Living and Learning in Lanciano 26 Holidays and Major Dates 30 2 School Contact Information North American Office Canadian College Italy 1595 16th Avenue, Richmond Hill, ON, Canada L4B 3N9 Telephone: 905-709-7401 Fax: 905-709-7400 Email: [email protected] Italian Office Canadian College Italy Via Cavour 13, 66034, Lanciano, CH, Italy Telephone: +39 0872 714969 Fax: +39 0872 45028 Email: [email protected] School Organization & Email Addresses Director Mrs. Marisa Di Carlo D’Alessandro [email protected] Headmaster Mr. David Stephens [email protected] Guidance Ms. Jessie Smith [email protected] Residence Dons Mr. Matteo Benaglia [email protected] Mr. Manuel Ferrante [email protected] Ms. Debora Nasuti [email protected] Ms. Silvia Negro [email protected] Faculty Dr. Gordon Cavanaugh [email protected] Ms. Heather Jankowski [email protected] Mr. Timothy Knapp [email protected] Mr. Roberto Piscina [email protected] Ms. Vittoria Tozzi [email protected] Lanciano Office Mr. Steven Centofanti [email protected] Mr. Pino Ucci [email protected] Admissions Mr. Pino Ucci [email protected] Principal Emeritus Mr. Geoffrey Smith [email protected] 3 Philosophy. Mission, Objectives, and Core Beliefs Philosophy: I created you... that you might be free to shape and overcome yourself. The supreme and marvelous felicity of being human is that you can be what you will to be: you may sink into a beast, or be born again to divine likeness. Pico della Mirandola (1486) Mission: To provide a unique environment in which students experience a renaissance: academic, social and cultural. Objectives: • to translate the name of the school into a curricular and social reality • to offer a special living environment: communal, foreign, culturally rich • to provide an extraordinary learning environment: small classes, experienced and caring staff, quality resources • to trigger a renewal in student learning through faculty accessibility, challenging academic demands and focused study • to consciously promote humanistic values • to bring students to an acceptance of social responsibility as a basic right • to lead students to accept ownership of their learning • to affect a change in student outlook through contact with the local Italian community and with the cultural and artistic riches of Italy • to develop the curriculum so that each course taught has a cultural component • to involve students in the structure of their living and learning Core Beliefs about the Importance of Education: CCI is a university preparatory school. Graduates from CCI attend universities in Canada and in countries throughout the world. CCI stresses the importance and value of completing a secondary school education. The Ontario Ministry of Education requires that students remain in school until age 18 or the completion of an Ontario Secondary School Diploma. We believe very much in the value of education as a means to a richer and fulfilling life and we tend to attract students of like mind. Since the students who attend CCI are generally in the last two years of their secondary school education, we attract students who are focused on their post-secondary education and who are determined to succeed academically. In some cases, we enroll students who have already graduated but have chosen to increase their credit count while enjoying a boarding school experience in Italy. Our faculty believes in the future of our youth and is committed to the academic success of every student. They can be found assisting students inside and outside the classroom, after school hours, and evening study hall. 4 School Organization Annual Schedule: The school year is made up of two semesters, with students taking a maximum of four courses per semester. Typically, the first semester begins in late August and finishes in mid-December. The second semester begins in late January and ends on the first Friday of June. Exams are scheduled for the final four days of each semester. Daily Schedule: Monday to Thursday Saturday Assembly 9:15 – 10:00 Grade 9 Check-in 12:00 Period 1 10:00 – 11:20 Lunch* 12:00 – 1:00 Period 2 11:25 – 12:45 Grade 9 Check-in 3:00 Lunch 12:45 – 1:30 Check-in 6:00 Period 3 1:30 – 2:50 Dinner* 6:30 – 7:00 Period 4 2:55 – 4:15 Grade 9 Curfew 8:30 Extracurricular 4:30 – 6:00 Grade 10 Curfew 10:30 Dinner 6:30 – 7:00 Senior Curfew 11:30 Study Hall 8:00 – 9:00 Lights Out 12:30 Lights Out 11:00 Friday Sunday Assembly 9:15 – 10:00 Grade 9 Check-in 12:00 Period 1 10:00 – 11:20 Lunch* 12:00 – 1:00 Period 2 11:25 – 12:45 Grade 9 Check-in 3:00 Lunch 12:45 – 1:30 Dinner 6:30 – 7:00 Period 3 1:30 – 2:50 Study Hall 8:00 – 9:00 Period 4 2:55 – 4:15 Lights Out 11:00 Check-in 6:00 Dinner* 6:30 – 7:00 Grade 9 Curfew 8:30 Grade 10 Curfew 10:30 Senior Curfew 11:30 Lights Out 12:30 *These specific weekend meals are optional for student in Grades 10 to 12. Students must notify the school office on Friday morning of their decision to eat with the school at these times. Each course that a student enrols in is designated to a specific Block within the timetable. The order of the Blocks rotates throughout the week. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 10:00 – 11:20 Block A Block B Block C Block D Block A 11:25 – 12:45 Block B Block C Block D Block A Block B 12:45 – 1:30 Lunch 1:30 – 2:50 Block C Block D Block A Block B Block C 2:55 – 4:15 Block D Block A Block B Block C Block D 5 Report Cards Reporting Periods: A series of reports are posted on the Student and Parent Portals of the CCI website throughout the semesters. The report card includes teachers’ comments on the student’s strengths, areas in which improvement is needed, and ways in which improvement might be achieved. Attendance in each course is also recorded. Students and parents and will be notified of the exact posting dates via email each semester. First Semester Late September – Preliminary Report Mid-October – Midterm Report including a Residence Report Early December – Update Report January – Final Report for the First Semester Second Semester Mid-February – Preliminary Report Early April – Midterm Report including a Residence Report Mid-May – Update Report June – Final Report for the Second Semester Reporting on Achievement of Curriculum Expectations: The report card provides a record of the student’s achievement of the curriculum expectations in every course, at particular points in the semester, in the form of a percentage grade (with the exception of the Preliminary Reports where a more general letter grade is provided). The percentage grade represents the quality of the student’s overall achievement of the expectations for the course and reflects the corresponding level of achievement as described in the achievement chart for the discipline. A final grade is recorded for every course, and a credit is granted and recorded for every course in which the student’s grade is 50% or higher. Reporting on Demonstrated Learning Skills: The report card provides a record of the learning skills demonstrated by the student in every course, in the following six categories: Responsibility; Organization; Independent Work; Collaboration; Initiative and; Self-Regulation The learning skills are evaluated using a four-point scale: • E – Excellent • G – Good • S – Satisfactory • N – Needs Improvement. The separate evaluation and reporting of the learning skills in these six areas reflects their critical role in students’ achievement of the curriculum expectations. To the extent possible, the evaluation of learning skills, apart from any that may be included as part of a curriculum expectation in a course, should not be considered in the determination of percentage grades. 6 School Principles and Policies Code of Conduct for Students: Our Code of Conduct for Students is founded on the fundamental principles of openness, fairness, mutual respect, consistency and the preservation of dignity.