Options and Opportunities: Citadel High School

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Options and Opportunities Citadel High School

• Debra Wilson
• O2 Coordinator

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What is O2?

• Some key elements of O2 include
• Work Experience
• Career Exposure
• Cohort Model
• Credentialing
• Hands-On Learning Opportunities

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Work Experience

• In Grade 10
• CBL 10 - 3 job shadow days
• - 25 hours of volunteering
• - 75 hours of career exposure
• In Grade 11 and 12
• Cooperative Education 1 100 hours
• Cooperative Education 2 100 hours
• Cooperative Education 3 100 hours

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Career Exposure

• Career Cruising and Interest Surveys
• Workplace Visits on Field Trips
• Career Fairs
• Resume, cover letter, interview skills
• Guest Speakers

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What career areas can be explored?
Tourism and Entertainment People Services
New Economy Skilled Trades
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Tourism and Entertainment

• Chef
• Cook
• Baker
• Hotels (Maintenance, Front Desk, Housekeeping)
• Recreation (Tours, Activities)
• Music and Theatre (Audio engineering, light
  technician, directing, stagecraft)

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People Services

• Nurse
• Continuing Care Assistant
• Dental Assistant/Hygienist
• Office Administration
• Recreation Therapy
• Paramedic

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New Economy

• Computer Animation
• Graphic Design
• Game Design
• Network Security
• Entrepreneur
• Small Business Owner
• Film/Web/Media Production

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Skilled Trades

• Carpentry
• Electrician
• Pipe Trades (plumber, gas fitter)
• Welding
• Auto Mechanic
• Construction
• Heavy Equipment Operator/Mechanic
• Electronics
• Environmental Technologies

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Field Trips Some from this year

• Atlantic Film Festival
• Geocaching
• Dreamfest
• IWK Career Fair
• Techsploration/Tech Shop
• Career Fairs
• Airport Tour
• NSCC Tours
• Digital Bootcamp (for some)

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Cohort Model

• 20-23 students
• 2 courses together each semester in grades 10, 11
  and 12
• Same group stays together until graduation
• Teamwork skills are essential ?

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Credentialing

• First Aid/CPR
• WHMIS
• Passport to Safety
• OHS
• Food Handlers Safety Course
• Fall Arrest/ Scaffolding

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Hands-On Learning

• Some classes use many more hands on learning
  opportunities than regular classes
• Use of technology netbooks
• Many experiential field trips (outdoor survival,
  camping, Skills Canada competitions)

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Come for a test drive!

• There will be two days in February where you can
  come to Citadel for one day to try out O2. The
  day will be mostly hands-on with sessions of
  carpentry, building, baking and cooking.
• Different groups include an all girls group, an
  academic math group and a foundations math group.