Special Programming

CASS has a number of special programs to meet the needs of a variety of learners throughout their high school years.

Earn a credit while enhancing your hockey skills!

Healthy Living and Large Group Activities (Hockey - Coed), Grade 10 and 11             

This co-ed course focuses on the development of a healthy lifestyle and participation through the sport of hockey and other enjoyable physical activities that have the potential to engage students’ interest throughout their lives. Students will be encouraged to develop personal competence in a variety of movement skills, and will be given opportunities to improve overall fitness, practice goal-setting, decision making, coping, social, and interpersonal skills. Students will also study the components of hockey theory and strategy, healthy nutrition, mental health, healthy relationships, and personal safety. 

Please note: There are course fees and individual equipment requirements for this course. Assistance with fees and equipment are available upon request. For more information, please speak to guidance staff or the school administration.

Students will have the opportunity to have ice time 2-3 days a week during the school day as part of this course

What is TAG?

The TAG program at CASS is designed for identified gifted and talented students who are interested in extended learning and seeking more diverse learning opportunities.  Students are invited to join this program based on their academic standing.

There are two components to the new and exciting Robotics program at CASS - a Grade 10 Robotics Automation and Industrial Production and Grade 11 and 12 Robotics course options.

College Avenue will be running the new Robotics Automation & Industrial Production program during the first semester of 2025-26. The program will consist of a five-credit Grade 10 bundle that students will complete throughout the entire semester.  Students in this program will be given an opportunity to learn about the robotics industry from a technical, scientific and industrial perspective. Through hands-on experience, students will have access to state-of-the-art robotics equipment and emerging technologies that are actively being used in today's industry. This program is ONLY offered at College Avenue for Oxford County students and is entered through an application process.  

Students will earn the following credits: 

Grade 10 Math

Grade 10 Science

Grade 10 Careers/Civics

Grade 10 Design Tech

Grade 11 Robotics and Control System Design

Grade 11 and Grade 12 Robotics Courses 

Students can continue their Robotics studies in Grade 11, or begin their study of Robotics at this time, through our Grade 11 and 12 Robotics course options.  These include:

• Manufacturing Technology: Robotics and Control Technician 

• Manufacturing Engineering Technology: Robotics and Control Systems 

• Technological Design: Robotics and Control System Design 

• Technological Design: Robotics

For more information, please contact our Guidance Department.

Check out this video about the Specialist High Skills Major program here at CASS!

What is an SHSM?

A Specialist High Skills Major is a program that bundles specific courses, industry-standard certifications and real world experiences outside of the classroom, for our CASS students. 

When Do SHSMs start?

SHSM programs begin in grade 11 so interested students should speak to a guidance counsellor or teacher within the subject area of interest when they are in grade 10 in order to plan required courses for grade 11.

Additional Information

Further details are available through TVDSB's Specialist High Skills Major Page.