COOPERATIVE EDUCATION AND OTHER FORMS OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

Cooperative Education is a planned learning experience, for which credits are earned, that integrates classroom theory and learning experiences in a community placement to enable students to apply, expand, and refine knowledge and skills acquired through a related curriculum course or a locally developed course.

Courses successfully completed or taken concurrently can be linked to Cooperative Education whereby the students can earn up to 2 additional credits in a subject.  The knowledge and skills of the in-school course are applied in a practical work environment.  Such experiences assist students in preparing for future careers and making successful transitions to post-secondary education, apprenticeship programs, or to the workplace.

Application Process

All students who apply for Cooperative Education and OYAP must participate in an application process.  This process provides students and parents/guardians with information to decide whether the program will meet an individual’s educational goals.  Applications are available in the Guidance Office. Interviews are mandatory.

Cooperative Education experiences include:

·       a personalized placement learning plan (PPLP) based on course curriculum expectations

·       credit delivery (1,2,3,or 4 credits in a semester)

·       pre-placement instruction and orientation (including health and safety preparation)

·       provision for Workplace Safety Insurance Board coverage

·       regular monitoring at the Co-op or OYAP placement by the cooperative education teacher

·       integration of classroom and workplace learning

·       reflective/integrative learning classes

·       student assessment

·       GRADE 11 – CO11OX / CO12OX / CO13OX / CO14OX

·       GRADE 12 – CO11OY / CO12OY / CO13OY / CO14OY