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PAR Implementation Update #7 - March 2019

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Students in the Community Pathway Program (CPP) at M.M. Robinson focused on the theme “Change” for semester one of the 2018-2019 school year. The 7th Edition of the CPP Ram Review newsletter includes interviews with staff new to M.M. Robinson. The students have been a driving force in welcoming those new to M.M. Robinson. Take a look at some of the great things happening in the program via the M.M. Robinson school website under “Community Pathways” or linked here. 

Students in the Community Pathway Program (CPP) at M.M. Robinson focused on the theme “Change” for semester one of the 2018-2019 school year.
Science in the new Outdoor Learning Space at M.M. Robinson​​


Burlington Central, Nelson and Robert Bateman​​

200 plus staff from Burlington Central, Nelson and Robert Bateman collaborated at the recent February 15, 2019 Professional Activity Day. The principals of all 3 high schools designed the morning to provide staff with the opportunity to start/continue making connections. The morning together was spent exploring innovation, facilitated by Innovation Coaches from HDSB The Shift (video here). As well as providing learning with activities that could be used in classrooms, the activities were also designed to contribute to building a sense of community among these South Burlington High Schools.​

 ​200 plus staff from Burlington Central, Nelson and Robert Bateman collaborated at the recent February 15, 2019 Professional Activity Day.


​ ​Nelson and Robert Bateman

In semester 2 of 2018-2019, the grade 12 leadership class at Nelson High School will be visiting Robert Bateman High School and combining with the Community Pathway Program classes to support their Health and Physical Education program. The Nelson students will act as peer mentors in community activities by taking on a leadership role in teaching skills, games of low organization and teamwork with the Robert Bateman students to promote and encourage participation in healthy living. Students from both schools will further develop social skills and friendships for this year, as well as in  support of the students transitioning to Nelson in 2020.


200 plus staff from Burlington Central, Nelson and Robert Bateman collaborated at the recent February 15, 2019 Professional Activity Day.

​​​International Baccalaureate (IB) at Burlington Central High School​

​​Applicants for the Grade 9 Accelerated Learning Program have been notified of the status of their application for September 2019 at Burlington ​Central High School. These students were invited to attend the #CentralEdge on January 26, 2019. This event provided incoming students with the opportunity to hear about many of the extracurricular opportunities that are offered at the school. For further information regarding International Baccalaureate and the Accelerated Learning Program at Robert Bateman High School and Burlington Central High School, please refer to the www.hdsb.ca (search: “Robert Bateman H.S./Burlington Central H.S.”) or via here.​


Aldershot I-STEM

Students in the inaugural grade 9 class for I-STEM have been accepted and have submitted their option sheets for the 2019-2020 school year. As part of the application process, students were asked to respond to four questions:

  1. What excites you about innovation, science, technology, engineering and math?
  2. Describe your personal learning goals and reasons for wanting to be a part of the Aldershot School I-STEM Program.
  3. What are your passions and interests outside of school?
  4. What is one problem you would like to solve or big question you would like to explore as part of your learning in the I-STEM program? ​

The responses from student applications are inspiring!

On February 15, 2019, the leadership team at Aldershot worked with some of the members of the I-STEM Advisory Group to further develop the Engineer’s Toolkit, the Entrepreneur’s Toolkit and the Global Changemaker’s Toolkit. 

Advisors that were able to join us on Feb. 15 include:

  • Dr. Lotfi Belkhir, Associate Professor, W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology, McMaster University
  • Dr. Bonnie Schmidt, President, Let’s Talk Science Canada 2067
  • Dr. Robert Fleisig, Associate Professor, W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology, McMaster University
  • Dr. Chad Harvey, Associate Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Science, McMaster University
  • Rebecca White, Engineer’s of Tomorrow
  • Mike Hourahine, CEO & Co-founder, Edio HEADRush Learning
  • Nogah Kornberg, Associate Director, i-Think Initiative, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
  • Dr. Xavier Fazio, Professor of Education, Brock University
  • Diana Barbosa, Director, Education and Standards, Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC)
  • Nick Markettos, Assistant Vice President of Research Partnerships, McMaster University
  • Stephen Lippa, Director, Digital Experience Let’s Talk Science
  • John Carlan, Managing Director, Javelin Technologies
  • Karin Archer, Research and Evaluation at Let's Talk Science
  • Mohan Nadarajah, Founder and CEO, Play Lab Inc.

We are so thankful for the continued interest in supporting the development of this innovative program.

On February 20, 2019, members of the HDSB I-STEM Team toured Burlington’s Boehringer-Ingelheim. With Boehringer-Ingelheim’s focus on “Value through Innovation”, the team explored future opportunities for staff and student learning.

200 plus staff from Burlington Central, Nelson and Robert Bateman collaborated at the recent February 15, 2019 Professional Activity Day.
Principal McLellan, Vice Principal Dawson and HDSB Science Lead Cindy Cosentino with Uli Broedl, Vice President of Medical and Regulatory Affairs at Boehringer-Ingelheim
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​Past and Ongoing Communication

As a Board, we are committed to providing updates in a variety of formats. These include:

Board Meeting Presentations

Presentation #1 - Video of this presentation is available here.
Presentation #2 - Video of this presentation is available here.
Presentation #3 - Video of this presentation is available here.
Presentation #4 - Video of this presentation is available here.
Presentation #5 - Video of this presentation is available here.
Presentation #6 - Video of this presentation is available here.
Presentation #7 - Video of this presentation is available here.

PAR Implementation Newsletters 

Update #1, Update #2, Update #3, Update #4, Update #5, Update #6

Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) 

SEAC has included opportunities for updates and input as part of their meetings. Recordings of these meetings are available by video at the following links: SEAC Update #1,  SEAC Update #2  and SEAC Update #3.

With the formation of a new SEAC in January 2019, a request for a represen​​​​tative to join the Nelson/Robert Bateman Integration Committee was made at the inaugural meeting. This representative will provide updates to SEAC following the Integration Committee meetings. 

Ongoing Communication

Please continue to visit implementation updates, meeting agendas/records of action and Frequently Asked Questions sections by specific school community continue to be accessible via www.hdsb.ca (search: “PAR Implementation”).

If you have a specific question that is not answered at the webpage, please send an email via PARimplementation@hdsb.ca. ​​

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