John Oliver Mini School（计算机类）

http://jo-online.vsb.bc.ca/mini/

这是一个给热爱计算机技术学生的5年的加速课程（8－12年级）。

Description

Established in 1999, the John Oliver Mini School offers a comprehensive, enriched, and in some subject areas accelerated academic program to students in Grades 8 through 12. The program provides students opportunities to take a wide variety of senior electives and advanced placement courses in their senior years. Field trips and outdoor education are integral components of this program and are used to enrich and enhance student learning. Student leadership and service to the school and community are essential requirements of the program.

Moving forward, the John Oliver Mini School seeks students who are highly motivated, creative, able to think critically and who have a strong desire to become well-rounded global digital citizens. Parental involvement is welcomed and encouraged. Students who are motivated, well-rounded, intellectually curious, academically capable, and with an interest in the pursuit of excellence, enrichment and new and challenging experiences should apply to the J.O. Mini School Program. Students and parents who wish to be part of the J.O. Mini School understand and accept the challenges and responsibilities, and that a 5 year commitment to the program is required. This program is not recommended for those who wish to transfer part-way through the 5 year commitment to another program.

Specifics

An emphasis is placed on learning and developing leadership skills, community service and social responsibility. As such, all mini school students enroll in the Leadership 10 course in their grade 9 year. Academic acceleration occurs in the subject areas of Mathematics and Social Studies. Technology and innovation are key components of the current grade 8 & 9 Infotech course.

As the program continues to evolve and endeavours to provide students with a technology supported and enhanced learning environment with the aim of nurturing students in their goal to learn, adapt, and thrive in our new technology rich world, beginning in 2010-11, each incoming student will work with a laptop in which he/she will be able to learn, build, and improve upon their skills and knowledge by learning through rich media and web-based delivered content in a wireless classroom. Computer technology will be integrated into the core academic areas and grade 8 students will also receive a block of Information Technology to support their learning. In the third year of the Technology Immersion Mini School, students will have the option to pursue an area of interest or passion in a year long course of their own design – an opportunity to explore an area of technological interest or produce an original work in their field of choice.

Skills and knowledge of various outdoor activities are developed through various field trips each year, with trips being linked either directly or indirectly to the specific curriculum of the various subject areas. Each year there are generally three major field trips, each usually a week long in duration. Destinations have included Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands, the Okanagan, the Canadian Rockies, Alberta, Washington State and Oregon. All students in the J.O. Mini School are expected to take advantage of the educational opportunities that each field trip provides; therefore, full participation is essential. For more information on some of the major field trip destinations please refer to the menu in the right sidebar. As well, specific subject areas may also include day-trips in their respective courses such as visits to the provincial legislature or Bard on the Beach. Many activities and challenges of the JO Mini School Program also compliment the objectives of the Duke of Edinburgh Award and students are encouraged to complete the various levels as suited to their specific endeavours.

All the curricular and extracurricular programs and facilities of John Oliver Secondary are accessible to students of the J.O. Mini School. In fact, J.O. Mini School students are expected to be involved in various aspects of the school community and student life, from athletics and fine arts to clubs, academic competitions and service.

John Oliver Mini School is seeking students who are entering Grade 8 and have a keen interest in computer technology, are highly motivated, creative, able to think critically and who have a strong desire to become well-rounded global digital citizens.

The Mini School offers accelerated academic learning for academically gifted students and endeavours to provide students with a technology supported and enhanced learning environment with the aim of nurturing students in their goal of becoming global digital citizens equipped to learn, adapt, and thrive in our new technology rich world.

Each incoming student will work with a laptop in which he/she will be able to learn, build, and improve upon their skills and knowledge by learning through rich media and web-based delivered content in a wireless classroom. Computer technology will be integrated into the core academic areas and grade 8 students will also receive a block of Information Technology to support their learning.

In the third year of the Mini School, students will have the option to pursue an area of interest or passion in a year long course of their own design – an opportunity to explore an area of technological interest or produce an original work in their field of choice.

Field trips, outdoor education and leadership are also integral components of this program. In grade 9 students are registered in a leadership course in which service to the school and community are required. As well as enriching and enhancing student learning, the outdoor education and leadership components are part of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards Program in which every Mini School student is registered.

For more detailed information about the John Oliver Mini School, please refer to our website at http://johnoliverschool.ca/mini/