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We offer a variety of summer courses and programs to meet the needs of our elementary, secondary and adult students.
Continuing and Adult Education
Our Continuing and Adult Education program provides summer courses for students and adults. We offer a wide selection of courses to meet your needs. The courses available in the summer are as follows:
High School Summer Credits
We offer the following high school summer credits:
- Grade 8 Reach Ahead Program (Gr. 9 credit);
- Accelerated and eLearning Courses (Gr. 9-12);
- Grade 9 and 10 Credit Recovery Courses;
- Grade 11 and 12 Credit Recovery Courses; and
- Summer Cooperative Education.
For questions about high school credit classes, call the Oshawa Campus at (905) 438-0570.
Elementary Summer Programs
- Grade 7 and 8 - Summer Camps (Focus on Literacy and Numeracy).
- Elementary International Languages; and
- Head Start program for students transitioning to High School.
For questions about elementary summer programs or to register online (click on the links for each program)
or call our Ajax Campus at (905) 683-7713.
Beat Summer Brain Drain
Are you looking for ways to keep your child's learning active over the summer? We have some ideas on how you can prevent summer brain drain by using everyday activities to encourage learning.
School's Cool
School's Cool is a program that supports the transition into Kindergarten for children 3 to 5 years of age. School's Cool is offered in early July to mid-August on Monday - Thursday mornings for 8 weeks.
The program focus is to help children develop early reading and math skills. It prepares children for classroom routines and gives them an opportunity to socialize with their peers.
Stay and Play
Stay and Play is a school readiness program that is free to children 0 to 6 years of age and their caregiver. The program runs in July and August, one to two mornings per week at three of our elementary schools.
The program is facilitated by trained and qualified staff. No pre-registration is required, come as often as you wish.
Summer Rays Learning Program
Our Summer Rays Learning program is available to students who have completed Senior Kindergarten and are going into Grade 1 in September. Students are recommended to this program by their current classroom teacher.
Our four-week learning and recreation program focuses on improving students' literacy skills while offering all the benefits of activities such as field trips, arts and games.
Summer Rays is offered for 16 days during the month of July from Mondays to Thursdays. There is no school on Fridays.