Upper School January 15, 2026
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Upper School Highlights
Upper School Highlights
Friday, Jan. 16
👕 UCC spirit wear dress day
🕓 No classes for Year 12 students
🕓 Winterfest, student special schedule as per calendar
Monday, Jan. 19
Year 12 exams begin
Tuesday, Jan. 20
Year 12 exams
Wednesday, Jan. 21
🕓 Student late start
Year 12 exams
Thursday, Jan 22
Year 12 exams
Friday, Jan 23
👕 UCC spirit wear dress day
Year 12 exams
THIS WEEK AT THE UPPER SCHOOL
THIS WEEK AT THE UPPER SCHOOL
Upper School Leadership Team
Students, faculty and staff eased into the new year by taking part in the first Fun Friday of 2026, connecting with one another by playing a variety of tech-free wellbeing games. Monday’s Principal’s Assembly further developed on this theme by focusing on new beginnings. The community heard from a Lang Scholar and member of the Wellbeing Council, in addition to one of our faculty Wellbeing Coordinators, about the importance of resetting goals and practicing healthy habits. Speakers highlighted the key role of having a system in place to help centre oneself and help you strive towards being a better version of yourself, and recharge one's energy to achieve these goals.
The past week offered several meaningful opportunities for interaction between older and younger students in the Upper School. Year 11 mentors connected with their mentees during Fun Friday through a short game and conversation, while Year 12 students led an Advising Q&A session with Year 9. In addition, a group of students from Year 10 and below presented a proposal for a new initiative to the Board of Stewards, demonstrating strong student voice and leadership across year levels. Together, these moments reinforce a culture of mentorship, collaboration, and shared responsibility that strengthens community life across the Upper School. With student elections upcoming for Year 11 students, Fiona Marshall, director of the Lang Leadership Lab, presented on what leadership means at the College. The focus of the message was leadership as a practice, not a position. It was well-received by our future student leaders.
Course selection | Student requests and parent/guardian approval
Course selection | Student requests and parent/guardian approval
The course selection site for the 2026–27 academic year opened Tuesday, Jan. 13 for students entering Years 9, 10 and 11. Students will make selections in their Bluenet account.
Deadlines
Students must have course selections and online parent/guardian approval completed as follows:
Friday, Feb. 6 at 4 p.m. | Year 8 students entering Year 9
Friday, Feb. 6 at 4 p.m. | Year 9 students entering Year 10
Friday, Feb. 27 at 4 p.m. | Year 10 students entering Year 11
The Bluenet course request system for each year will be closed according to the schedule above.
Parent/guardian approval process
Please use the following steps to complete the approval process:
Review student choices in their Bluenet account.
Have your son log in to their Bluenet account and view selections.
There are specific directions available in a link in their Bluenet view.
Any course a student wishes to change can be deleted by using the "trash can icon". Then add the preferred course.
Approve course selections by the dates above.
Login to Bluenet with your parent/guardian account.
Click the yellow banner at the top of the page alerting you to the school form.
Click the REVIEW button next to the appropriate course selection approval for 2026–27 form. There are three separate forms — one for each year level.
Follow the prompts on the form in order to submit your approval. Only one parent/guardian needs to approve the course selection form.
You will receive a message upon submission of your approval.
If you would like to discuss your student’s choices before approving them, please contact one of the below:
MYP Coordinator, Emilia Martin, students entering Year 9
University Counsellors:
Alison Champ, Bremner's and Howard's
David Hanna, Jackson's
Stephanie Rose, McHugh’s, Mowbray’s, Martland’s (L-Z)
Nili Isaacs, Orr's, Scadding's, Martland’s (A-K)
Andrew Turner, Seaton's and Wedd's
Thank you for your ongoing support as we prepare for the 2026–27 academic year.
Step-by-step parents’ guide for SchoolCloud
Step-by-step parents’ guide for SchoolCloud
Step 1: Login
IMPORTANT LOGIN NOTES:
Title field: MUST be Parent/Guardian
Parent and student names MUST match the names in Bluenet
The year-level field MUST only be a number 1-12 or SK (do not write “year”)
Fill out the details on the page then click the Log In button.
A confirmation of your appointments will be sent to the email address you provide.
Step 2: Select a date
Click on the date you wish to book.
Unable to make all of the dates listed? Click I'm unable to attend.
Step 3: Select booking mode
Choose Automatic if you'd like the system to suggest the shortest possible appointment schedule based on the times you're available to attend. To pick the times to book with each teacher, choose Manual. Then press Next.
We recommend choosing the automatic booking mode when browsing on a mobile device.
Step 4: Select availability
Drag the sliders at the top of the screen to indicate the earliest and latest you can attend.
Step 5: Choose teachers
Select the teachers you’d like to book appointments with. A green tick indicates they’re selected. To deselect, click on their name.
Step 6: Book appointments (automatic)
If you choose the automatic booking mode, you'll see provisional appointments which are held for 2 minutes. To keep them, choose Accept at the bottom left.
If it wasn’t possible to book every selected teacher during the times you are able to attend, you can either adjust the teachers you wish to meet with and try again, or switch to manual booking mode.
Step 7: Book appointments
Click any of the green cells to make an appointment. Blue cells signify where you already have an appointment. Grey cells are unavailable.
To change an appointment, delete the original by hovering over the blue box and clicking Delete. Then choose an alternate time.
You can optionally leave a message for the teacher to say what you’d like to discuss or raise anything beforehand.
Once you’re finished booking all appointments, at the top of the page in the alert box, press click here to finish the booking process.
Step 8: Completion
All your bookings now appear on the My Bookings page. An email confirmation has been sent and you can also print appointments by pressing Print. Click Subscribe to Calendar to add these and any future bookings to your calendar.
To change your appointments, click on Amend Bookings.
Recording | Virtual Course Selection Information Evening (Jan. 13, 2026)
Recording | Virtual Course Selection Information Evening (Jan. 13, 2026)
Thank you to everyone who attended the Year 11 Course Information Evening on Tuesday, Jan. 13. We hope that the information shared by our Diploma Programme Coordinator, University Counselling Office and the Assistant Head of the Upper School offered valuable insight into what to expect for your student next year.
For any parents unable to attend, please review a recording of the evening presentation as well as the slide deck used during the session.
We are excited to continue the learning journey with your student as they prepare to enter Year 11 at UCC.
Sincerely,
Director of Academics
Thank you for supporting the Open Ice Initiative
Thank you for supporting the Open Ice Initiative
Dear UCC Community,
Thank you for supporting the Open Ice Initiative! Because of your incredible support, this year’s Hockey FUNdamentals Camp was a huge success. Your contributions allowed us to provide:
32 camper‑days of free programming
28 hours of instruction per child, focused on skill‑building, teamwork, and confidence
Full sets of hockey equipment for each child to keep
For those new to our program, the Open Ice Initiative provides children from under‑privileged families with completely free access to organized hockey. Our camp offered young players on‑ice instruction, skill development, and a supportive environment to grow both on and off the ice.
These experiences gave children the opportunity to try organized hockey for the first time, creating lasting memories and building self-confidence. The impact of your support has been remarkable, and we continue to hear from families about how meaningful this camp was for their children. More information and photos about the initiative is available at open-ice.org.
Looking ahead: Expanding our reach for future camps
Building on this success, we hope to welcome even more children in the program and continue providing fully funded programming that gives children a safe and supportive environment to grow.
If you would like to help make this possible, donations can be made here, and you can apply to volunteer here.
Your support bridges the gap between opportunity and access, and we are deeply grateful to have such a generous and engaged community behind this initiative.
With gratitude,
Andrew Adair, Year 10 Student
Founder, Open Ice Initiative
RSVP | Year-level Parents and Guardians Coffee hours
RSVP | Year-level Parents and Guardians Coffee hours
Please save the date for the following Year-level Parent and Guardian Coffee hours, which will be held in the Foster Hewitt Foundation Lounge (William P. Wilder ’40 Arena & Sports Complex) from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Class of 2026 photo frames
Class of 2026 photo frames
UCC graduation frames are available to order until Feb. 1. There are four styles of frames available:
Class composite
Diploma frames
Standard Portrait frames
House Portrait frames
Frames are available for viewing in the basement next to TUBS and the Lower Dining Hall. To order your frames, please visit the UCC Marketplace. Questions can be directed to Karinne Chan.
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