SWC Students & Summer School
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Non-SWC friends looking for the DSBN Summer Learning site? Please click here! (This site below is for SWC students). Thank you!
Expectations for SWC Summer School Students
There is a strict expectation for students to be available and engaged in the learning for their course/credit.
Given the compressed timeline, there is a 6 hour time commitment per day to achieve the Ministry's hours of instruction.
Do not register if you are planning holidays, vacations, or have considerable employment commitments (outside of co-op placements) that will coincide with the session's timelines.
Remember - this is an optional opportunity - summer school is NOT a requirement!
All courses are run as asynchronous eLearning courses only. Registrants must ensure that they will be able to access the internet.
Signing up for summer school is a commitment. Students and their families are responsible to meet the time requirements and work through the learning tasks to earn the credit for their chosen courses.
Click on the link to find course descriptions for all Ontario Ministry of Education Curriculum: Ontario Curriculum & Course Descriptions
Summer School Options:
New Credit = A new credit (!); you must have completed the prerequisite course (if applicable)
Co-op Credit(s) = 1 or 2 new credits; you must have a job placement already confirmed, one is not found for you (unlike in-school co-op)
Credit Recovery = Recovering a credit that was not achieved (e.g., below 50%); students cannot register for credit recovery - please speak with Mr. Richea.
New: International Fee-Paying Visa Students: Guidance Staff will email the Welcome Centre with the student's Information, and they will issue an invoice for the course in True North. Once it has been paid, the student will receive an LOA for the July course to bring to Guidance so they can register.
NEW: For Grade 12 students taking a summer school course for post-secondary
A message from DSBN to all schools: For DSBN students taking eLearning summer school credits with another school board, it is not DSBN staff’s responsibility to make sure OUAC or OCAS are updated. That is the responsibility of the other board offering the credit.
In past summers, the DSBN student would be responsible for requesting their marks be sent/updated to OUAC or OCAS from the other board.
For OUAC marks (Ontario University), those DSBN students would have to add the BSID of the OOB school to their account in order to 'give permission' to that school to add that credit.
For OCAS (Ontario Colleges) students, they would have to request that their transcript be emailed to the Colleges they provided.
In both cases, they needed to provide their OUAC/OCAS account and reference numbers.
Summer School Registration is closed.
THIS FROM DSBN SUMMER SCHOOL RE: TRAVELLING ABROAD AND ACCESSING ONLINE SUMMER SCHOOL COURSES
Important information to consider when deciding to take a summer eLearning course:
• Summer school’s compressed timeline means there is a 6-hour time commitment per day to achieve the Ministry’s hours of instruction.
• If considering travelling abroad during the course:
The family would be responsible:
▪ to set up an MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) before leaving the country in order to be able to access any DSBN eLearning materials. Instructions would be provided.
▪ to ensure that their destination country would not have any restrictions on accessing certain platforms used for eLearning like Google or YouTube, for example.
▪ to be aware that if a student is out of country, the DSBN I.T. team will not be able to support families with any technical issues that may arise.
ALSO NOTE: the secondary device you are setting up MUST have access in the destination country or the whole process will not work. For example, if you are planning on using a cell phone as the secondary device, then that cell phone MUST have a plan in the destination country. If a cell phone won't have a plan, then you need to use an email address that will have access.
MFA Set up Instructions (2).pdfSummer School eLearning FAQ
Can a student take more that one July eLearning course?
No. A student may only register for one course in the July session.
Can a student enroll in co-op and an eLearning course?
No. A student may only register for one course because the summer session runs in a condensed period and there is not enough time for a student to properly earn an additional credit.
Can a student register for the bootcamp upgrade?
No. The DSBN is not offering bootcamp this summer.
Can a student register in a credit recovery course and a new credit course?
No. A student may only register for one course because the summer session runs in a condensed period and there is not enough time for a student to properly earn an additional credit.
Can a student register for more than one credit recovery course?
Yes. A school team can recommend a student attempt to recover more than one credit. You are asked to prioritize credits. With the condensed period for summer school, a student does not always complete all the recommended credit recoveries.
What is the timeframe to be eligible to complete a credit recovery option?
Credit recovery of a failed course must be completed within a two-year period from the date of the failed course. Courses that have been withdrawn are not eligible for credit recovery.
The 2 credit CO-OP timelines are different this year. How are we still able to achieve the 2 credits in the 4 week study period?
The focus of a cooperative education placement is not solely on the number of hours but includes the quality and depth of learning experiences. The extension of knowledge and further refinement of skills, such as inquiry skills, decision-making, and leadership, are integral to the learning goals and success criteria outlined in the Student’s Cooperative Education Learning Plan. By emphasizing these aspects, we believe students will be able to meet the requirements for earning two credits.
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