January 16, 2018
Semester Transition: Innovative Learning and Enhancement
Innovative Learning and Semester Transition Week – We are moving into our second year of Innovative learning opportunities available during the traditional exam week. During this time, departments have determined a schedule of various offerings throughout the week.
Some of those topics include:
– Passion projects (learn something you’ve always wanted but could never fit into a schedule),
– Study skills sessions,
– English Enhancement for our Language Learners
– Club related activities,
– Cohort activities (IB),
– tutorial times,
– Cross-Curricular Lessons,
– Core Competency Lessons,
– Enhancement Days (open to all students),
– Preview Sessions (Semester 2 Courses)
– Health and Wellness Activities (Yoga, Introduction to Martial Arts, Salsa Dancing, Snow-Shoeing)
– variety of other innovative/creative lessons.
For specific list of activities please go to click here all sessions are drop-in.
Grade 9 Digital Citizenship and Guided Dialogue Session –
Half of our grade 9 students have been be assigned times to come to the school based on on Monday January 22. During this time, they will engage in a Digital citizenship session and a guided dialogue, similar to the discussions we have had in regards to areas of strength and growth here at NWSS.
Monday January 22nd
9:30-10:45 Digital Citizenship – Location Library
All Pre-IB grade 9 students
11:15-12:30 – Digital Citizenship – Location Library
All students in the following Science 9 sections
Seto – A block
Poirier – A block
Goodchild – B block
Bosak – A Block
1:00 – 2:15 Digital Citizenship – Location Library
All students in the following Science 9 sections
Goodchild – B block
Seto – C block
Nguyen – C block (grade 9’s only)
Fan – D block