TDCSB-Calendr09:Layout 1 12/5/08 1:56 PM Page 1 TDCSB-Calendr09:Layout 112/5/081:56PMPage2 Design: Lynn Stanley, Graphic Directions Message from the Director of Education Dear Toronto Catholic District School Board Student: Welcome! Secondary school is an important and exciting stage of your life. You will be faced with choices about what you will study and learn how to lay a strong foundation for your life’s pursuits after high school. This Program and Course Calendar provides important information to assist you and your parents to make informed choices to meet your individual and academic needs as well as interests in support of your future goals. The Toronto Catholic District School Board is committed to meeting the needs of all students. We continue to offer innovative and creative programs; supports and pathways that will help take you toward graduation and your chosen path. As a Catholic school board, we are a hope filled community and it is with hope that we continue to grow and move forward to educate our students to be citizens of the world. Social justice, human rights and the preservation of our environment are only a few examples of our obligations that flow from our faith and the richness of our learning environment. I encourage you to examine your personal goals, consult with your family and work with your school’s guidance counsellors and teachers before making course selections as they can provide you with added support to ensure that your secondary school experience is a successful one. We are confident that you will enjoy your secondary school experience as you prepare yourself for your future. Have fun! Les Nemes Director of Education Introduction Trustees and Senior Staff.....................................................1 Guidance and Career Education ....................................... 12 Mission Statement and Vision.............................................2 Cooperative Education...................................................... 13 How to Use this Course Calendar .......................................3 e-Learning ......................................................................... 15 Diploma Requirements ........................................................4 Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program ......................... 16 Religious Education.............................................................6 Specialized Programs........................................................ 17 Types of Courses..................................................................7 Special Education.............................................................. 20 The Course Coding System.................................................8 School Policies .................................................................. 22 Student Success....................................................................9 Continuing Education ....................................................... 23 Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) .... 24 School Profiles and Course Offerings Archbishop Romero Catholic Secondary School ........... 26 Loretto College School ..................................................... 89 Bishop Allen Academy..................................................... 30 Madonna Catholic Secondary School ............................. 92 Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Marshall McLuhan Catholic Secondary School ............. 95 Secondary School ........................................................... 33 Mary Ward Catholic Secondary School .......................... 99 Blessed Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School ...... 37 Michael Power • St. Joseph High School....................... 104 Brebeuf College School.................................................... 41 Monsignor Fraser College .............................................. 108 Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts ............................. 44 Monsignor Percy Johnson Catholic Secondary School. 115 Cardinal Newman Catholic High School......................... 48 Neil McNeil High School ............................................... 119 Chaminade College School .............................................. 52 Notre Dame High School ............................................... 122 Dante Alighieri Academy ................................................ 56 Pope John Paul II Catholic Secondary School .............. 125 Don Bosco Catholic Secondary School .......................... 60 Senator O’Connor College School................................. 129 Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School .............. 64 St. Basil-the-Great College School................................. 133 Father John Redmond Catholic Secondary School St. Joseph’s College School............................................ 136 & Regional Arts Centre ................................................. 69 St. Joseph’s Morrow Park Catholic Secondary School. 140 Francis Libermann Catholic High School ....................... 73 St. Mary’s Catholic Secondary School ......................... 144 James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic High School........... 77 St. Michael’s Choir School ............................................ 148 Jean Vanier Catholic Secondary School ......................... 81 St. Patrick Catholic Secondary School........................... 150 Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary School .................... 85 Course Descriptions and Prerequisites The Arts........................................................................... 155 Guidance and Career Education ..................................... 189 Business Studies.............................................................. 161 Health and Physical Education ....................................... 191 Canadian and World Studies .......................................... 165 Interdisciplinary Studies ................................................. 193 Classical Studies and International Languages.............. 174 Mathematics .................................................................... 194 Computer Studies............................................................ 177 Religious Education ....................................................... 198 English............................................................................. 179 Science............................................................................. 201 English as a Second Language & English Literacy Social Sciences and Humanities..................................... 206 Development ................................................................. 183 Technological Education ................................................ 210 French as a Second Language ........................................ 186 Student Destination Planning Form ............................... 224 2009-2010 Trustees of the Board Senior Staff of the Board Les Nemes Wards: Director of Education 1. Joseph Martino 416-512-3401 Angela Gauthier 2. Ann Andrachuk, 416-512-3402 Associate Director of Academic Affairs Vice-Chair Sandra Pessione, 3. Sal Piccininni 416-512-3403 Associate Director of Business Services and Chief Financial Officer 4. Mary Cicogna 416-512-3404 Angelo Sangiorgio, 5. Maria Rizzo 416-512-3405 Associate Director of Planning and Facilities 6. Rob Davis 416-512-3406 Jose Di Giovanni 7. John Del Grande 416-512-3407 Superintendent of Curriculum and Accountability 8. Oliver Carroll, 416-512-3408 Loretta Notten, Superintendent of Student Success and Continuing 9. Catherine LeBlanc-Miller 416-512-3409 Education Chair Frank Piddisi, 10. Barbara Poplawski 416-512-3410 Superintendent of Special Services Honorary Treasurer Gary Poole, 11. Angela Kennedy, 416-512-3411 Superintendent of Human Resources 12. Paul John Crawford 416-512-3412 Paul Crawford, James Dempsey, 416-512-3413 Superintendent – Area 1 Student Trustee Colleen Tovey-Shackleton, Superintendent – Area 2 Doug Yack, Superintendent – Area 3 Michael McMorrow, Superintendent – Area 4 Josie Nespolo, Superintendent – Area 5 Dr. Jim Saraco, Superintendent – Area 6 Bernice Brand, Superintendent – Area 7 Mark Fenwick, Superintendent – Area 8 Gerald Dagenais, Superintendent – Area 9 Patrick Keyes Superintendent – Area 10 2009-2010 1 Mission Statement and Vision Mission Statement of the Toronto Catholic District School Board Vision of the Toronto Catholic District School Board In a school community formed by Catholic beliefs and To provide students with the qualities they will require, traditions, our Mission is to educate students to their full our Vision of TCDSB is a school system that: potential by providing: is Christ-centered; leadership in the shared responsibility for education is student-focused; that exists among schools, students, families, parishes demonstrates a clear sense of purpose; and the community; is visibly and demonstrably Catholic; a safe and welcoming learning environment that is an reflects empowering leadership; example of Christian community; applies collaborative decision-making; role models of Gospel values and Catholic doctrines, is innovative; and teachings and beliefs; provides role models among all stakeholders for all guidance in what students need to learn; these qualities. instruction in the learning process itself; religious, academic and technological instruction; integration of Catholic, Christian beliefs into the total learning experience; and, feedback on students’ proficiency and performance. Vision of Our Students We envision students who: are formed in the Catholic faith; apply Christian values to life’s