LEAP – Ministry of Community and Social Services
http://www.mcss.gov.on.ca/en/mcss/programs/social/questions/leap.aspx :
If you are receiving Ontario Works and are a young parent between the ages of 16 and 25, we offer the Learning, Earning and Parenting (LEAP) program. LEAP can help you:
finish high school
improve your parenting skills, and
prepare for and find work so you can support yourself and your family.
Participation in LEAP is mandatory if:
you are a 16 or 17-year-old parent
you are receiving Ontario Works, and
you have not graduated from high school.
If you successfully complete the program, you may qualify for $500 to use toward:
your post-secondary education or a training program, or
investing in an education trust fund for your children.
If you're a parent between the ages of 18 and 25 receiving Ontario Works, and you have not completed high school, we also encourage you to take advantage of the LEAP program.
St. John Bosco
https://www.ugdsb.ca/programs/student-success/programs/
Our students are high school aged youth who, due to complex academic, social and emotional needs, require individual, specific programming and resources beyond what is available in their previous high school. Staff at our high school work closely with community agencies (CMHA, F&CS, John Howard Society etc.) and families to provide wrap around support for our youth. Students who live in Wellington County are eligible to be referred to St. John Bosco S.S.
Referral is necessary and can be giving by any high school in Wellington County or agency working with the young person.
Cadence
https://www.ugdsb.ca/programs/student-success/programs/
Location: Hope House, 75 Norfolk Street, Guelph
Cadence is a leadership program for students that are at risk of not graduating. This program comprises of a small community of teachers and students that work towards goals of regular attendance, increased skills and credit accumulation, with the ultimate goal of graduation. Students will achieve 4 credits during the semester, and complete their volunteer hours through community outreach projects. This program provides direct instruction, character development, and experiential leadership training.
New Way
Youth need to be involved with CMHA, F&CS, Wyndham House, or Youth Justice. Some times they can even be referred by the school board. To be eligible they need to be significantly disengaged, not attending school at all or currently suspended. They also need transportation to the program – bus passes can be reimbursed. Currently the program is waitlisted, it is best if agency can call and offer referral.
519-546-9644
Supervised Alternative Learning (SAL)
https://www.ugdsb.ca/programs/student-success/programs/
Location: all secondary schools, various off-site
SAL is a program designed to assist and support youth between the ages of 14-17 who find it very difficult to attend regular school. Admittance in to this program is suggested through school Principals who have tried other "re-engagement" strategies like "Alt Ed" or a "reduced timetable." SAL is always third or four on the list of school interventions to reengage the “non-attender”. SAL students can achieve credits through Co-op, Independent Learning Centre booklets, night school or eLearning.
To participate in SAL students need to speak with their vice principal and/or school social worker.
eLearning
https://www.ugdsb.ca/programs/student-success/programs/
Location: your own home
Upper Grand offers two kinds of eLearning opportunities. Through Student Success, secondary students have access to over 450 available courses offered in a secure, digital learning environment. Students and teachers use computers to communicate the majority of the course work, which typically follows school semesters. Students must contact a Guidance Counsellor at their school to enroll in an eLearning course offering. The Continuing Education Department also offers a range of eLearning secondary school credit courses for people of all ages, with flexible start dates and optional onsite facility.
Co-op Recall: 18-21 Year Olds
https://www.ugdsb.ca/programs/student-success/programs/
Location: workplaces
Co-op Recall is an outreach program for youth who find regular school attendance difficult to manage due to life circumstances. The major goal for Recall students is to gain co-op credits, usually at their place of work. Students can also complete some compulsory credits through night school, e-learning or correspondence booklets. To participate in Co-op Recall students need to speak with their vice principal and/or school social worker.
The Learning Centre - 207a George St, Arthur, ON N0G 1A0
Services North Wellington. Education programs in literacy and math - also GED test prep.
519-848-3462