NEW OSAP INFORMATION!!!!

NEW OSAP REMOVING FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY

 

If your child is currently in Grade 12, you should know that applications are now open for college and university programs. The last date for university applications is January 11th. College applications for the fall term should be submitted before February 1st.

 

Your child may benefit from financial assistance for postsecondary education from the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP). As part of the most significant reform of student assistance in North America, the government of Ontario is removing the financial barriers to attending college or university.

 

If your family income is under $50,000, your child’s tuition is covered. Even if you earn more, the new OSAP is still there to help with generous grants that will make sending your child to college or university more affordable.

 

The Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development has launched a new online calculator to help students and their families find out quickly and easily whether they qualify for free tuition or other grants and supports from the province. We encourage you to find out more at ontario.ca/osap.

Community Hours - Hour Republic Link

Students in grades 9 and 10 are encouraged to get onto Hour Republic to record their volunteer hours to date. 


https://hourrepublic.com/en/

Interested in an Exchange? MEETING THIS THURSDAY, DEC. 8, 2016

A City Wide Student Exchange meeting will be taking place on December 8, 2016 between 6:00PM-7:00PM at Tecumseh Vista Academy. 

 

This will be an information session for eligible students in Grade 7 to 10 who wish to apply for an exchange. Students must provide recommendations from staff, interested in experiencing a new culture and who are responsible students.  It is reciprical exchange so students will host their partners this August for 2 months for those in grade 7 (Grade 8 next fall) and for those in grades 9 and 10 (grades 10 and 11 next fall) for 3 months. Our students will then go to their partners homes and attend their schools starting in the middle of February for the 2 or 3 months. The meeting will outline the application process and the timelines for the whole year of the exchange for the students and parents.  There will be time for questions as well.

 

If you currently have exchange students, please inform them of this meeting.  Also, please extend an invite to those students who may have expressed an interest in becoming an exchange student.