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CTA offers 4 local special interest programs
CTA offers 4 local special interest programs
These interest programs are open to all CTA students, should they be interested in the varying commitments and program plans.
Arts Focus (local)
Student-curated course selections and extracurricular experiences in their art area(s) of interest, beginning with their one compulsory art requirement taken as part of our grade 9 program.
Advanced Placement (AP)
STEM-focused program beginning in grade 11 and culminating in grade 12 with College Board AP exams offered in Biology, Chemistry, and Calculus.
Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) in Business
Grade 11 and 12 program, with courses and experiential learning focused on social entrepreneurship and design.
Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) in Sports
Grade 11 and 12 program, with courses and experiential learning focused on sports media, sports management, and the science of sport.
Arts Focus (local)
Arts Focus (local)
CTA has been designated a site with a local special interest program in the visual and performing arts due to the abundance of course offerings available for students to explore throughout their high school experience.
CTA HeArts offers numerous courses in:
Visual Arts: Studio Art, Photography, Graphic Design
Drama: Studio and Production
Dance
Music: Vocal, Instrumental, and digital
Musical Theatre
Film & Video
Advanced Placement (AP) Program
Advanced Placement (AP) Program
The Advanced Placement Program (AP) enables willing and academically prepared students to earn Ontario high school university level credits while also covering first-year university content.
At CTA we offer a STEM-focused AP program starting in grade 11 (students will indicate interest in the program during the course selection period of their grade 10 year). Curriculum learning is supported by course work delivered by a CTA teacher, but also through rich on-line resources developed by the College Board.
The AP component of the courses culminate with an AP exam in early-May of the grade 12 course. (Current cost associated with each exam is CAD 140.00.)
Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM)
Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM)
The SHSM programs allow students to gain credits toward their Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) and focus their learning on a specific economic sector at the same time. Students who complete the SHSM program earn a Red Seal on their OSSD. CTA offers Business SHSM and Sports SHSM programs.
Program entry is by student interest, decision in January of grade 10, with program starting in grade 11.
Business SHSM
Business SHSM
Our Business SHSM (nicknamed 6IX Academy) focuses on social entrepreneurship and challenges students to solve pressing social, cultural, and environmental issues with the goal of making a positive change in the world.
Past projects include the Bata Shoe Museum Winter Sneaker Launch!
Sports SHSM
Sports SHSM
Our Sports SHSM program is designed to focus on areas of recreation and fitness leadership, sports management, and sports media and broadcasting.
Check out our Sports SHSM Visit to Sportsnet!
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