All Saints High School St. Peter High School

Mark D. Mullan, Chairperson Julian Hanlon, Director of Education

Overview

Our Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) offers students the opportunity to explore a specific career interest in the Arts and acquire the skills and experience that will assist them in determining their postsecondary pathway. All post-secondary pathways are available with this program: Apprenticeship Training, College, University and the Workplace. Our SHSM in Arts and Culture enables students to build a foundation of sectorfocused knowledge and skills before graduating and entering apprenticeship training, college, university, or an entry-level position in the workplace. This makes the learning environment more engaging for students, focuses them on graduation and prepares them to pursue their career goals. “The three levels of government in Canada clearly recognize the value of supporting arts and cultural activities. Arts and cultural issues are often included in Throne Speeches, and departments, agencies and councils have been created across the country to foster and promote the arts. Governments also know that their

$7.7 billion investment in culture helps generate $40 billion in economic activity and creates 600,000 jobs.” (http://www. statcan.ca/english/IPS/Data/87C0033.htm)

The Experience

• Determine, while still in secondary school, whether the Arts & Culture sector is for you • Explore and identify career possibilities • Obtain real-life training through coop, experiential learning activities and reach-ahead opportunities • Attend workshops, conferences, and sector-related field trips • Acquire sector-related skills and knowledge • Network and build contacts with industry representatives within the community

What It’s All About - Requirements

2 - Arts & Culture Major Credits in Grade 11 2 - Arts & Culture Major Credits in Grade 12 2 - Cooperative Education Credits 1 - Grade 12 English Credit in the pathway 1 - Grade 11 or Grade 12 Business Studies or Canadian & World Studies Credit

Certification

• WHMIS Awareness • Level A CPR • Standard First Aid • Cosmetology • Service Excellence • Sound/Recording Technician

Reach Ahead Experiences & Experiential Learning

• Activities that refine your artistic abilities • Activities that will allow you to explore your post-secondary destination • Opportunity to apply your knowledge in a real world setting

Ontario Skills Passport

The OSP Work Plan documents the skills you have acquired while on the job and are validated by a supervisor or co-op employer.

Specialist High Skills Major

The Specialist High Skills Major - Arts and Culture enables students to customize their high school experience to suit their interests and talents, and prepare for a successful post-secondary transition to apprenticeship training, college, university, or employment, while meeting the requirements of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD).

For more Ministry Information visit www.edu.gov.on.ca/morestudent success/sector/5_ArtsCulture.pdf

Board of Trustees Mark D. Mullan, Chairperson Zone 8 (Alta Vista/Gloucester-Southgate) Ted J. Hurley, Vice-Chairperson Zone 2 (Kanata North-Kanata South) John Curry Zone 1 (West Carleton-March/ Stittsville-Kanata West/ Rideau-Goulbourn/Osgoode) Brian Coburn Zone 3 (Orléans/Cumberland) Alison Baizana Zone 4 (Barrhaven/Gloucester-South Nepean) Joanne M. MacEwan Zone 5 (Beacon Hill-Cyrville/Innes) Gordon Butler Zone 6 (Knoxdale-Merivale/College)

All Saints High School 5115 Kanata Avenue Kanata, Ontario K2K 3K5 Telephone: 613 271-4254 Fax : 613 591-8127 E-mail: [email protected]

St. Peter High School 750 Charlemagne Boulevard Orléans, Ontario K4A 3M4 Telephone: 613 837-9377 Fax: 613 837-7235 E-mail: [email protected]

Betty-Ann Kealey Zone 7 (Kitchissippi/Bay) Kathy Ablett, R.N. Zone 9 (River/Capital) Thérèse Maloney Cousineau Zone 10 (Rideau-Vanier/Rideau-Rockcliffe/Somerset)

Summer 2012

Potential Careers Apprenticeship Training

A work of art, which did not begin in emotion, is not art.

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Art is everywhere, except it has to pass through a creative mind.

Louise Nevelson

Entertainment Industry Power Technician Gem Setter Native Clothing and Crafts Artisan Painter/Decorator Patternmaker-Textile, Leather and Fur

College

Actor or Comedian Animator – Graphic Design and Illustration Announcer and Other Broadcasters Apparel Production Supervisor Artisan or Craftsperson Broadcast Technician Film or Video Camera Operator Graphic Arts Technician Graphic Designer or Illustrator Interior Designer Other Technical and Coordinating Occupations in Motion Pictures, Broadcasting, and the Performing Arts Photographer Technical Occupations Related to Museums and Art Galleries Theatre, Fashion, Exhibit, and Other Creative Designers Video Recording Technician

University

Author or Writer Conductor, Composer, or Arranger Conservator or Curator Dancer Painters, Sculptors, and Other Visual Artists Producer, Director, Choreographer, and Related Occupations Professional Occupations in Public Relations and Communications

Workplace

Camera, Platemaking, or Other Pre-Press Operations Desktop Publishing Operator and Related Occupations Entertainer Graphic Artist or Illustrator Musician or Singer Photographic and Film Processor Sign Maker Textile Colourist Weaver, Knitter, and Other FabricMaking Occupations