BEYOND YORK - January 9, 2025

Happy New Year!

Course Selection is coming up!

Grade 9s will be introduced to grade 10 course options on January 21 and parents are invited to attend a virtual information session on January 23. An invitation to this will be sent out next week. 

Grade 10s will begin booking one on ones with their counsellor to present their university assignment from Careers class and we look forward to those discussions. Parents are encouraged to book a meeting with their child’s counsellor and child to talk with their counsellor about IB course selections. 

Grade 11s have begun meeting with their university counsellors and we hope to meet all of you, one on one, over the next couple of months. Please email Ms. Diano to book an appointment starting in the new year. An invitation to the university information evening for parents in mid-February will be sent out in late January.

Course selections information and forms will be sent to families next week and the completed form is due February 18, 2025

Interested in: Finance, Wall Street & Business? 

‘Teach Me Wall Street’ has programs that are IDEAL for students who …

  • Enjoy watching Shark Tank or other money related shows

  • Are interested in stock trading, investing and growing their money

  • Have a custodial account

  • Are excited to learn how to manage their money and plan their financial future

  • Looking for interesting and "fit to major" extracurriculars to enhance their College Application

  • Are interested in a career on Wall Street

Click HERE to learn more.

Thinking of applying to McGill, or wondering what to do after you've submitted your application? Join us for an online information session - exclusively for Ontario high school students - where we'll walk you through program selection, admission requirements, the application timeline, how to submit supporting documents, and scholarship and financial aid opportunities.

We'll also chat about campus culture, internship and job opportunities, student housing, and student life in safe, affordable Montreal.

This session will take place on Monday, January 13, 2025 from 7:00pm to 8:00pm.

The World’s Most Prestigious International Entrepreneurship Competition for High School Students Founded by a then high school student, Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneurs Corporation is a registered 501c(3) nonprofit organization in the State of Maryland, USA. Any high school student from around the world can compete in this virtual competition. 

Sign up to compete solo as a mighty team of one, or invite a few friends to join you to compete together. Every year teams of high-school students pitch their innovative business concepts to experienced entrepreneurs and business people, join a community of like-minded students, and compete for thousands in cash prizes!

The competition gives high school students the chance to present their innovative business ideas, hone their pitching skills, earn cash prizes, and build resumes that stand out from the crowd when applying for college. Most of all they learn how to create businesses that stand out from the competition, creating blue oceans of new market space. Click here to check out the pitch from a student in Toronto last year! And click here to learn more.

Keen on writing? Why not enter a competition? This is a great learning experience and something you might want to share in a university application. Check out this list of Writing Competitions and Publications.