This document provides information about enrichment opportunities available to gifted secondary school students. It discusses programs like ELOPE which offers workshop-style enrichment activities, curriculum compacting which allows students to complete course material faster to free up time for other courses, and Advanced Placement courses for university credit. It also mentions the WISE program at Western University, Interdisciplinary Studies courses, SPARK! conferences on various topics, and outreach opportunities with universities and other partners. The document advises students to plan their secondary school courses carefully to fulfill requirements and prerequisites while taking advantage of enrichment options.

1. Mrs. Gollan-Wills, Gifted Itinerant—Secondary Programming

2. PART I: Secondary Enrichment
 Enrichment Programming: ELOPE
 Curriculum Compacting
 WISE and AP (Advanced Placement)
 IDC 3O, 4O, 4U
 SPARK! Conferences
 Outreach, Community Partners
PART II: Secondary Courses
 Planning for Secondary School
 Choosing Courses

5.  Mix of credit and non-credit programs/services
 Enrichment Programming: ELOPE
 Curriculum Compacting
 WISE and AP (Advanced Placement)
 IDC 3O, 4O, 4U
 SPARK! Conferences
 Outreach, Community Partners
Note: every school offers enrichment in different capacities; these
are some of the enrichment opportunities available. Please get in
contact with either myself or the secondary school’s gifted teacher
contact to obtain more in-depth information on programs and
services offered at that particular school.

6.  Extended Learning Opportunities through
Progressive Enrichment
 Completely voluntary
 Workshop-style IN the school
 Student-interest driven
 Can lead to larger outreach opportunities
 Range of activities: novel studies, debates,
philosophical discussions, guest speakers, poetry,
critical thinking, problem-solving, among others

7.  COMPACTING: accommodation
(acceleration + enrichment)
 Student works through the curricular material at a
quicker pace with extension and enrichment
 Completes all assessment criteria
 Remains in teacher’s class (on role) or on roll of a
gifted teacher contact*, but can work in an alternate
area (supervised)
 Frees up time to complete other elective courses, AP,
enrichment opportunities, study for SATs, among
others
 *Importance of planning backward!
 New! Course bank through D2L/online

8.  Advanced Placement
 University level credit (and/or advanced standing) by exam
 Various phases of support/delivery
 Students:
 Purchase study guide/text
 Pay for exam fee ($93 USD 2017)
 Are set up with a mentor/master teacher in the subject area
 Write an exam in May
 Levels 4 and 5 are typically rewarded with a transfer credit*
 Postsecondary institutions decide what credit to award once
you are a university student

9.  Western’s Initiative for Scholarly Excellence
 Who can apply: high school students in Grades 11-12
(must have min 22 credits achieved; completed 1.0+
4U or 4M credits; overall 80% in Grades 10-12; 85%
average in Grades 10-11)
 What: pursue a university level credit at the
university campus or distance studies while in high
school (FREE tuition!)
 Please note that students must be nominated by a
guidance counsellor, teacher, and/or principal, which
is part of the application process

10.  Interdisciplinary studies; for credit; some* designated enriched classes at select
schools (1.0 credit each)
 IDC 3O/4O “Scholarly Productions”
 IDC 4U(T) “Honours Thesis”
 Three strands:
 Theory and Foundation (reading, concepts, perspectives, organization)
 Process and Methods of research (research, planning, and presentation of information)
 Implementation, Evaluation, Impacts, and Consequences (critiquing, evaluating, analysing,
communicating, writing, real-world applications)
 Student-interest focus for summative (ISP)
 Develop and consolidate the skills required for knowledge of different
subjects/disciplines:
 How to conduct proper research
 How to properly write about research conducted/ formulate effective research questions
 How to communicate findings and defend position
 NEW! Honours Thesis course; course housed in D2L b-learning

11.  Extension of ELOPE sessions; based solely on student-interest
 LARGE-scale enrichment conferences
 Again, completely voluntary
 Like-minded peers across the board
 Some currently available:
 Engineering SPARK! with PEO and IEEE “Communications Challenge: Real
World Issues”
 Economics, Business, Mathematics (EBM) SPARK!
 The Study of Food SPARK! (Science, Business, Health & Nutrition) at
Brescia UC;
 Interdisciplinary Studies SPARK! (SJPS, SW, DS, CSI) at King’s UC;
 The REAL Criminal Law SPARK! (Crown, Justice, Defence; AIDWYC; CCLET;
IHL/RedCross);
 The Representation of Crime through Lit and Soc SPARK! at King’s;
 Physics and Art of Sound SPARK! (Drummer and DJ);
 Earth Sciences SPARK! (Geophysics/Seismic Hazards; Soft Rock
Exploration; Paleontology; Meteorites) with Western;
 Ologies SPARK! with Brescia UC (Psych, Crim/Soc, Anthro, Poli Sci);
 Among others!

12.  Different faculties at universities (i.e. Western University: CPSX, Ivey, BMI,
Music, Anthropology, Linguistics etc.) and community partners
 Conducted onsite or offsite at the universities
 Some currently available:
 Active History at Huron UC at Western
 Anthropology Outreach at Western SS
 Linguistics Outreach at Western SS
 Gamer Outreach with Mikutech
 Dragon’s Den/Entrepreneurship at Ivey
 Engineering challenges with PEO
 Foundation Year/Liberal Arts with King’s
 Waterloo Unlimited (Grades 10-12)
 Queen’s ESU (formerly E-MC2)
 Shad Valley
 House of Commons Page Program (Jr. and Sr.)
 Encounters with Canada
 Among others…

15. 1. CHC 2P1
2. CGC 1D1
3. ADA 101
4. PPL 10F
5. ENG 3UE
6. ENG 4E1
7. CLU 3M1
8. MDM 4UA

16.  Secondary school works in credits attained; must have
30 credits to obtain O.S.S.D.
 Compulsory courses: required courses (18^)
 Elective courses: choice courses (12)
 ^ some elective courses are part of “Groups”
 =Group 1 (additional English, French, Social Science,
Canadian and World Studies, Guidance or Career, Coop
credit)
 =Group 2 (additional Phys. Ed., Arts, Business, French,
Coop credit)
 *=Group 3 (additional Science, Technology, French,
Computer Science, Coop credit)
 40 hours of community service
 OSSLT in Grade 10
 Keep prerequisites in mind

17.  You need 30 credits!!

18.  Step #1: Begin to fill-in your pre-planning chart with
your compulsory courses for Grade 9;
 Step #2: Look in the course calendar for Grade 9
electives (1.0 credit);
 Step #3: Begin to fill-in your pre-planning chart with
your Grade 10 compulsory courses;
 Step #4: Begin to look in the course calendar for Grade
10 electives (3.0 credits);
 Step #5: Consider the stream and destination for 11-
12 (only brainstorming here; this is not definite!)

19. M.Gollan-Wills@tvdsb.on.ca