Do you have your booklet in a binder

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Do you have your bookletin a binder?

• Do you need another booklet?
• Copy this web address www.deltasd.bc.ca/transiti
  ons
• .your paper, your printer, your problem!
• Do you have your Page 2 initialed?
• See your counsellor THIS WEEK
• Do you have your back page signed?
• See your counsellor THIS WEEK.
• PROCRASTINATION JUST GETS YOU MORE WORK OVER A
  SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME.
• Next deadline is December 10. Pages 1-10

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You get to make a CHOICE

• Will you transition to
• POST-SECONDARY (do pg. 6)
• OR
• WORK (do pg. 7)
• OR
• EXTENDED TRAVEL (do pg. 8)?
• Everyone does Financial Plan
• (do pg. 9)

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Post-secondary Education

• Do Page 6 and 9
• Use a pencil for Financial Plan
• Thursday, Nov. 13 _at_ 7 p.m. is
• Scholarship meeting
• At North Delta Secondary theatre
• Monday, Nov. 17, _at_ 7 p.m. Post-secondary night at
  Sands school for the north end.
• You need to be there.

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Go over questions on Post-secondary

• What is your school of choice?
• Program of study?
• Entrance requirements for first year?
• Official transcript? Cost? Void if opened!
• Do you need to write SAT or TOEFL
• LPI for low English mark written at ND in April
• Complete the Financial Plan on
• Page 9 in pencil.

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Attachments for Post-secondary

• 1 Lookup post-secondary information in a
  borrowed university booklet or go on-line
• ie. BCIT site www.bcit.edu
• Read and highlight details that will affect your
  course choices, the amount of your fees, etc.
  Attach information.
• FYI A semester is 4 months.
• 2 semesters/year unless you go to
  summer session.

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AttachmentsPost-Secondary

• Choose 2 from this and the above slide
• and/or attach
• Electronic application with reference number.
  Good place to keep it. Kwantlen registering.
• Correspondence with post-secondary
• Student profile of accomplishments for
  scholarship letters
• Copies of scholarship completed applications.
• Complete the Financial Plan on Page 9 in pencil.

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Transition to Employment

• Do Page 7 and 9
• Use a pencil for the Financial Plan

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Go over questionsfor employment

• Have you applied for a Social Insurance Number?
  See Mrs. Dhanoa.
• What type of work are you interested in pursuing
  (or are you currently doing it if it will extend
  into your work) after graduation. Why? Be
  specific.
• Do you plan to return to post-secondary education
  at a later date? If yes, outline your plans. If
  not, why not? Be specific.

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Attachments for employment

• Attach TWO of the following
• Cover letter sample on nd website
• Job Application you get and fill out
• Interview questions and responses from
• www.deltasd.bc.ca/transitions
• Or www.deltasd.bc.ca/nd (Transitions link)
• Attach behind page 7.
• Complete the Financial Plan on
• Page 9 in pencil.

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Transition to Travel

• Do Page 8 and 9
• Use a pencil for the
• Financial Plan

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Questions for Travel Plan

• What has influenced your decision? Why
• Applied for passport?
• What are the travel advisories for your
• destination?
• How do you apply for a travel visa? Have you?
  When?
• Visit 2 sites www.swap.ca or www.katimavik. See
  Mrs. Dhanoa.

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Attachments for Travel Plan

• Attach a many page travel itinerary with specific
  detail on when, where, how to get there, where
  youll stay, your sources of income for the
  entire year. You need to include points of
  interest, highlights, methods of transportation,
  etc.
• This is major research and work and, therefore,
  it is not an easy out. You are encourage to do
  it, if you do plan to use it.
• Attach behind page 8
• Complete the Financial Plan on Page 9 in pencil.

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Everyone does the Financial Plan -- Page
9Sources of Income

• Will you work? How much time?
• What will your mom/dad pay for? your fees? Books?
• Are your marks good enough for scholarships?
• bursaries?
• Do you have savings? RESPs
• What are the conditions for a student loan?

• Employment
• Parents/Guardians
• Scholarships
• Bursaries
• Monetary Gifts
• Your savings
• Student loans
• ..TOTAL

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Financial Plan -- Page 9Expenses that will need
to be paid.

• Education watch fees vs length of semesters
  convert to monthly amount!
• Accommodation (living space)
• Utilities (gas, electricity)
• Food, Phone, Internet, Cable
• Transit or Car Expenses
• Clothing
• Personal health items
• Will you vacation? Can you afford to?
• Do you need to buy a computer?
• TOTAL

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Financial PlanWill your income expenses?

• At the bottom of page 9,
• Income minus expenses.
• Will your income cover all the expenses?
• Yes or No? Either answer is okay.
• It doesnt have to balance, but..
• Where will you get the extra money you need, if
  expenses are too high?
• If your parents will cover everything,
• find out how much it is costing them.
• INCOME EXPENSES BALANCE?

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Resume Page 10

• Handout given out. (See Mrs. Watts) Sample of
  References on back.
• Personalize the resume
• Include all the categories including
  Employability Skills from Page 13/14 in the
  booklet.
• Good vocab and suggestions www.deltasd.bc.ca/nd
  (transitions/resume)
• Create a separate References Page (not on the
  back of the Resume). This is not the same as a
  reference letter.

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Accomplishments

• Three items/proofs that support your
  accomplishments, skills and/or awards given on
  your resume. See Attributes of the B.C. Grad on
  Page 17.
• Choose from three areas of development
• given in box on page 10.
• Ideas?
• Write a paragraph of Reflection for EACH PROOF
  which answers THESE three questions in detail.
• What? So what? Now what? (explain see Mrs.
  Watts)

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Attachments for Accomplishments

• Attach Resume behind page 10
• Attach References page behind resume
• Attach written reflection on 3 accomplishments
  behind references
• Attach 3 proofs/items behind the Reflection page.

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Meet again on December 10

• Have Page 6,7,8 complete
• Have financial plan (page 9) in pencil
• Insert Resume
• Insert References Page
• Insert written reflection
• Insert 3 proofs/items (photos, photocopies,
  notes, etc.)

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ReminderDaily Physical Activity

• Handout given out to replace
• Snapshot of Daily Physical Activity.
• Double-sided -- semester 1 (on one side)
• Semester 2 (on the other side)
• Parent signature required.

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Reminder of 30 hours of Work/Volunteer Experience

• 30 hours of volunteer or work experience.
• Christmas holidays is a great time to get this
  done. Offer to work for someone for FREE. A
  business person would be foolish to turn you
  down.
• Arrange this soon, the sooner the better.
• You look like a forward-thinking, well-organized
  student/worker.

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Summary Interview

• NEW WAY TO FINISH THIS PROJECT
• Feb 11 you will be interviewed by
  volunteer/business person about your
• resume and accomplishments.
• Feb. 18 you will submit your binder for your
  Requirements Met to be recorded.

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Please return to class.

• See you next on
• December 10
• Bring your binder
• Pages 6-10 are due then
• Teachers expecting your return to the classroom
  immediately.
• Please be quick.