eLearning
Night School
Summer School
** Guidance always recommends booking an appointment prior to registering for courses outside of day school to discuss your options. By examining your individual achievement and understanding your wants and needs, counsellors can help make suggestions or offer additional options you may not yet have considered **
Day School eLearning
Day School eLearning counts as a Day course, meaning you can have 2 courses at MSS and one online, and NOT be a Part Time student
Students should NOT be able to get the course in regular Day School
You must have the pre-requisite course, if necessary
Orientation and Exam take place in Richmond Hill - 36 Regatta Ave., Richmond Hill, ON L4E 4R1 (no direction yet re: exam/orientation for 2021/22)
You can work on the course at any time, but are expected to meet deadlines. Students are encouraged to work on the eLearning course during their spare for 75 minutes a day, in order to ease the evening burden of other courses and for greatest success. Courses are asynchronous
Sign up for Day School eLearning through your Guidance Counsellor. Review courses here.
Online Night School (eLearning - asynchronous)
Night School eLearning does NOT count as a Day course, meaning you must have 3 courses at MSS in the semester that you are taking eLearning in order to not be Part Time. As well, you cannot have 4 courses at MSS and a YRDSB eLearning course in one semester (REP counts as a 4th course)
Most exams will be virtual for 2023/2024 school year. Students will be notified otherwise.
You can work on the course at any time, but are expected to meet deadlines. Students are encouraged to work on the eLearning course during their spare for 75 minutes a day, in order to ease the evening burden of other courses and for greatest success. Courses are asynchronous
You must have the pre-requisite course, if necessary
View this link for Important Dates/Registration Deadlines
Courses can be viewed here.
Students sign up via myPathway Planner and choose CONTINUING EDUCATION in the left panel
You must also complete the Night School Google Form to be approved through Guidance.
NOTE: Guidance is not permitted to approve a course that we are able to offer you at MSS.
A full course load is 4 courses per semester. A 5th course would only be approved under exceptional circumstances - please come speak to Guidance if this is your request.
Grade 11 students are not permitted to have 3 courses with MSS and a Night School Remote/Online course, unless they have 17 credits at the start of semester 1, OR 21 or more credits by the end of semester 1, OR choosing a compulsory course that we are not able to offer at MSS.
Remote Night School
(Live Teacher Online - synchronous)
(Live Teacher Online - synchronous)
2023/2024 Night School will be virtual. These courses are synchronous
Classes run on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6:30 pm - 9:45 pm (3 1/4 hours)
Courses offered can be viewed here
Students sign up via myPathway Planner and choose CONTINUING EDUCATION in the left panel
You must also complete the Night School Google Form to be approved through Guidance.
You must have the pre-requisite course, if necessary
Summer School
Summer School course options typically open up on the YRDSB website around the beginning of April.
Students register via myPathwayPlanner under CONTINUING EDUCATION in the left panel. Please reference this Tip Sheet, if needed
Attendance is MANDATORY - no exceptions are made to adjust a Summative or exam for vacation purposes. If a student is ill more than 2 times, they are likely removed from the course
It is intensive. Be prepared.
Reminder that this is only ONE MONTH of foundation. If you are not strong in a subject, you may benefit more in the long run by having the course in Day School. Speak to your Guidance Counsellor for individual advice
Course cancellations CAN happen. Students will be notified by phone or email and may be offered to travel to another, less convenient site
Electives do not always run, as they are sometimes cancelled if not enough students register.
MSS does NOT run Summer School courses - closest schools are usually MDHS, PET and Milliken
NOTE: If you know you will be taking Summer School, do not put the course in your schedule for next year. DO put a note in to say what your plan is (especially if you need it as a pre-req). CAUTION: If you decide against taking the course in the end, you may have difficulty getting it back in your schedule
There will be a Google Form from Guidance you will need to complete. This will be available on the Google Classrooms when available.
Credit Recovery is only available to students who have been Approved. If you are not certain, speak to your Guidance Counsellor
CIVICS/CAREERS can be located in the REINFORCEMENT section. Be sure to choose 2 different sessions (ie, Civics Session 1, Careers Session 2) or they will run at the same time
Graduating students embarking on college or university should ask the colleges/universities if they accept Summer School courses after June. Some will; some will not
You must have the pre-requisite course, if necessary
Cost is $10 for an ID badge
See bottom of CO-OP page for Summer School CO-OP information
Review Additional Summer Program opportunities here, and the Youth Innovation By Design course
Summer School eLearning
↩ All requirements listed for Day School Summer School also apply to Summer eLearning - please review
Information about this option are still pending. Stay tuned. The informayion below pertains to the process that was in place for 2023.
Typically, Summer eLearning Orientation and Exam take place in Richmond Hill - 36 Regatta Ave., Richmond Hill, ON L4E 4R1. The exam date is non-negotiable - this is NOT applicable during COVID measures
Please watch closer to date for myBlueprint messages on how to attain Guidance Approval
CIVICS/CAREERS can be located in the REINFORCEMENT section. Be sure to choose 2 different sessions (ie, Civics Session 1, Careers Session 2) or they will run at the same time
IMPORTANT: Summer eLearning expects students to be ONLINE working on the course for the same hours per day as the Day Summer School courses. This means approximately 7 hours a day. It is just as intensive as Day Summer School, and can even offer additional challenges. Please keep this in mind when making your decisions. It is not realistic to assume you can travel and fit in the course
View this link for Summer School eLearning. Registration typically opens end of April
Cost is $20
International and Indigenous Languages
The International and Indigenous Languages program is available to all YRDSB and non-YRDSB students
No prior language is necessary
Classes run Tuesday to Friday evenings, and Saturday mornings
These are full-year courses. Information can be viewed here
Students register via myPathwayPlanner under CONTINUING EDUCATION in the left panel. Please reference this Tip Sheet, if needed
Registration is typically available for the next school year in May. If registering after September 25, myPathway Planner will not be available; therefore, download the Registration Form and submit it by email to your school guidance counselor for approval. Email a copy of approved registration form to international.languages@yrdsb.ca.
Advanced Standing is granted only to students who have recently arrived (6-12 months) in Ontario and have an equivalent courses prerequisites from the home province/country. If you do have the required prerequisites from a home province/country (ie. LKCBD or Form 4/ LKCCU or Form 5), you must provide proof to Guidance once you have registered for the Language course.